Play Airlines is pulling out of Canada less than two years after entering the market.
The discount airline’s schedule shows that starting in late April it will suspend its four weekly flights from Hamilton, Ontario, to its home base in Reykjavik, Iceland, which it uses as a stopover for its trips to Europe.
Hamilton-based Tripcentral.ca founder Richard Vanderlubbe says the updated schedule means Play is exiting the Canadian market.
Several trade publications have reported that the airline will leave Canada.
The suspension also comes amid a narrowing of the low-cost airline field after Lynx Air filed for creditor protection last February and WestJet added Swoop to its core operation in 2023.
Play did not immediately respond to questions about why it is withdrawing or whether customers with reservations after April will receive refunds.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 13, 2025.
