I flew on Canada's newest low-cost carrier from Calgary to Vancouver on its inaugural flight in April 2022. Lynx Air offers a no-frills experience with some of Canada's cheapest airfare prices, which has historically been needed to compete with Air Canada and WestJet's unchecked monopoly.

Lynx Air currently has 9 aircraft (all Boeing 737 MAX-8), with plans to order 38 more over the next few years. Although having just one class of service helps keep operating costs down for the airline, lacking any buy-on-board menu is disappointing, especially for Lynx's longer flights such as Vancouver-Orlando or Toronto-San Francisco.

UPDATE
As of February 22, Lynx Air is filing for bankruptcy and will be shutting down, blaming rising costs, unfavorable exchange rates, and competitive tension for its demise. For me personally, I believe Lynx had poor leadership, weak brand identity, and unprofitable routes with tickets actually priced too cheap. But this marks the turning point in Canada's low-cost airline market to a point of no return. Canada's failure of a Federal Competition Bureau enables Air Canada (and somewhat WestJet) to own a monopoly on the entire country's air travel. Ticket prices have always been very high, and Air Canada gets away with ripping off travelers while offering a cheap product. Every time a low-cost carrier tries to make it in Canada, it usually fails rather quickly. And now in 2024, with Flair Airlines drowning in financial woes, Swoop's recent shutdown, Sunwing being dissolved into its acquirer WestJet, Canada Jetlines struggling to expand, and WestJet's rising prices, it has turned Canada's hopes at keeping a low-cost airline pretty dim. It's a shame the government enables this to happen.

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FLIGHT INFORMATION
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Airline: Lynx Air
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8 (C-GJSL)
Seat: 16F (Economy)
Flight Number: Y9102
Route: Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Flight Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Date of Travel: April 7, 2022

PRICING
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Total Price: $90 USD
Total Routing: YYC-YVR
Booking Location: flylynx.com

TIMESTAMPS
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00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Calgary Airport
02:02 - Lynx CEO Speech
06:26 - Boarding
08:03 - Taxi
08:34 - Takeoff
10:40 - Seat Review
11:28 - Inflight
14:13 - Descent
15:41 - Landing
16:06 - Ratings

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