The low-cost long-haul scheduled market place is thriving according to Zoom Airlines, which has contributed to the growing number of international scheduled routes from the UK to Canada.

Since it’s creation in 2003, low-cost Canadian airline, Zoom, has achieved success in the UK, transforming transatlantic travel for hundreds of thousands of holiday makers and visitors on both sides of the Atlantic, with an outstanding 500,000 seats being sold since it began.

Bookings have doubled each year since 2003 with Zoom experiencing a record-breaking sales week at the start of 2006 with over 2000 seats booked every day.

Direct flights were introduced from Cardiff, Manchester and Belfast throughout 2005 unlocking latent demand from passengers who were keen to travel direct from their local airport to a much wider choice of international destinations.

Zoom operates full serviced scheduled flights at low-cost from five UK hubs to eight Canadian destinations. All flights are high quality at a fraction of the normal transatlantic fares, a factor which has proven to be extremely popular with the UK travelling public.

Debbie Marshall, UK Director of Zoom Airlines said: “We pride ourselves in being the only low-cost scheduled airline operating direct services between the UK and Canada all-year-round. We have proved, against any industry scepticism, that long-haul, low-cost scheduled travel does work, and the unprecedented level of demand and repeat business we enjoy is testament to this.”

“The number of passengers flying with us during 2005 was outstanding. As well as increasing the frequency of our most popular routes to meet demand, we have also been delighted at the level of demand for our regional services and as such have introduced additional routes for summer 2006 including services to Vancouver from both Cardiff and Belfast.”