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Pascan Aviation and Ufly have announced the start of two return scheduled daily flights from Montreal St-Hubert Longueuil Airport to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, beginning April 10.
Ufly, a new business class travel experience, will sell the exclusive flights between Billy Bishop and St-Hubert airports from Monday to Friday. Numerous advantages such as online bookings at a fixed rate, last minute boarding, and quick and easy access to aircraft will be offered.
Business needs
Based on the results from independent studies, these new flights will respond to a real demand.
“It has been a couple of years that this project is in our plans,” said Julian Roberts, president of Pascan Aviation. “The business clientele on the south shore and downtown Montreal is increasing its travelling in downtown Toronto, and Pascan Aviation has the assets, know-how and infrastructure to service this business segment. The drive to Pierre Elliot Trudeau [International Airport] has become a trip of its own! We will get our clients from the St-Hubert airport to Billy Bishop in the same time it will take them to beat the traffic from the south shore to Trudeau airport. We also hope that these flights will stimulate the demand from the downtown Toronto business community.”
Committed to the development of the St-Hubert Longueuil Airport, the city of Longueuil granted $70,000 to the carrier, and Développement économique de l’agglomération de Longueuil (DEL) granted $30,000 to help Pascan Aviation establish the connection to Toronto.
“The support from the city and DEL really helps us to have the means of our ambitions. Above and beyond these financial grants, the city and DEL have demonstrated a real vision for the development of the territory and we are proud to be part of it,” said Yani Gagnon, executive vice-president at Pascan Aviation.
An accessible, exclusive and efficient service
Ideal for frequent business flyers, Ufly truly demonstrates full executive treatment: comfortable, exclusive and luxurious. Thanks to its unprecedented service offering, Ufly members can take advantage of a VIP lounge, a dedicated phone reservation line, a mobile application, and free parking near the priority security checkpoint and check-in.
“Business travellers are spending too much time in airports waiting. We want to change this,” said David Brochu, guest experience manager at Ufly. “Our corporate membership format is designed to help business travellers spend more time with clients instead of spending at the airport. Pascan Aviation is the carrier best suited for this kind of project with their executive-type aircraft and VIP client service approach.”
As a high-end luxury service provider, Ufly sells seats on private nine-seat Pilatus PC-12 planes, the safest on the market, equipped with comfortable, large leather seats that are operated by Pascan Aviation. Available on a member-only basis, Ufly proposes several membership types to meet every traveller’s corporate budget.
Furthermore, ticket prices do not fluctuate throughout the year, allowing users to benefit from fixed rates that include snacks and beverages and an unlimited number of flights.
