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Four planes flown by Flair Airlines were seized Saturday morning at Canadian airports after the discount air carrier fell behind on lease payments, ...

Arnot said that seasonal flux is typical in the aviation business, where operational costs — pilots, fuel aircraft — are high. Arnot said he didn’t anticipate that two others also leased from the same company would be seized since payments on those were up to date. “That kind of action is pretty wild in the airline industry.

It was unclear Saturday how many other Flair flights might be cancelled if the leasing dispute continues.

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","type":"text","isParagraph":true,"isHeading":false},{"text":"Jeff Outhit is a Waterloo Region-based general assignment reporter for The Record. ","type":"text","isParagraph":true,"isHeading":false},{"type":"textBreakPoint","insertAt":"contentMiddleBreakPoint"},{"type":"ad","heading":"ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW","name":"ArticleSecondBigBox","display":"medium-down","pos":"2","interstitial":true,"sizes":[[300,250]]},{"text":"Flair currently operates two jetliners out of the Breslau airport and plans to add a third in June. ,"type":"text","isParagraph":true,"isHeading":false},{"type":"slimcut"},{"text":"A spokesperson for Waterloo regional government said Saturday that “we are aware of the situation that Flair Airlines is currently managing” but declined to comment further, directing questions to the airline. A Flair spokesperson said the airline intends to “minimize the impacts on passengers” by activating three spare airplanes. 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The airline was behind on leasing payments. Flair Boeing 737 8 MAX C-FFLZ Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying.

The lessor had reportedly informed Flair of its intentions to cancel its agreement on Friday, but the carrier claimed it had no idea the planes were to be seized. The airline will continue to welcome more Boeing 737 MAXs as part of The airline has promised that any passengers flying in the next 72 hours will be accommodated on a Flair flight, or a flight with another airline at Flair's expense if this isn't possible. "We called the customer service line and they said that the flight had been canceled due to mechanical issues. One of the seized 737s was spotted on the apron at the Region of Waterloo International Airport with its engines covered, while two aircraft were seized in Toronto and another in Edmonton. The carrier was behind on payments for the planes and claims it had no warning of the seizures.

DALLAS — Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines (F8) has had four of its aircraft seized. The airline was a few days behind in the payments to its ...

“Flair Airlines will continue to engage in a consensual mediation with the lessor to fix the situation,” the report read. He added that passengers traveling within 72 hours would be accommodated on their flights or another flight, and F8 would pay for it. DALLAS — Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines (F8) has had four of its aircraft seized.