I just read on Pender’s blog that Canjet will be pulling out of the scheduled airline business effective Sept 10. This is horrible news from my perspective. Canjet had daily flights direct from Moncton to St. John’s, had good service, had a good rewards program, were always cheap… almost too good to be true.
Canjet being in the air gave the industry enough competition in Atlantic Canada to allow personal air travel to be provided at reasonable prices. Their departure will certainly spell increased prices for the little guy.
At least they had the decency to announce it in advance and not just bail out like Jetsgo did. I hope WestJet picks up the slack.
Oh me friggin’ nerves! This is such a piss off!
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Pender
September 5, 2006 at 5:15 pm
I think at one point moncton had a direct flight to st. john’s via both canjet and westjet, then westjet stopped. Maybe they’ll start again cause hey, no competition means they can gouge your ass for lots of ass money.
I liked the classy way in which you linked back to your own site. Smooth!
Ward Pike
October 7, 2006 at 5:25 pm
HI there,
Just discovered your blog and read this post on Canjet…or as the industry title goes, “Can’t Jet”.
Your remarks on Canjet neglect to mention (but do imply, I’l give you that) just how unrealistic their business model really was.
If you think operasting in thinkly populated regions with low load factors, low fares and fuel-guzzling old 737-500s is a good mix, the how about
10ยข per liter gasoline
$2 case beer
$1 per pound Prime Rib
$25,000 homes in metro areas
1% financing
Same things.
Cheers,
Ward
Steve
October 8, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Good point, Ward. As a consumer, it’s not really my job to make the business profitable. It’s my job to seek out and enjoy the lowest prices for the best service. CanJet made a loyal (and more frequent) customer out of my and my family, due to their low fares and great service.
Nowhere in my post did I criticize them, though. I do understand the challenge in providing this kind of value. In fact, I praise their decency in offering fair warning to those they were about to inconvenience.
Thanks for the comment. I checked out your site. Like it.