Roots Air

Roots Air was a low-cost airline based in Canada. It started and ceased operations in 2001.

Code data

*IATA Code: 6J
*ICAO Code: SSV
*Callsign: Skytour

History

The airline was a brief experiment by clothier Roots Canada outside of its core business. The new discount airline was created in 2000 and service began in April 2001, but was suspended in May 2001 when Air Canada acquired a 30% equity interest and 50% voting stake in Roots Air operator Skyservice. All flights involving Roots Air were transferred to Air Canada.

Services

Roots Air serviced the Canadian cities of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. International connections were facilitated by partnerships with other airline companies.

Fleet

The Roots Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

*2 Airbus A320-200
*1 Airbus A330-300
*1 Boeing 727-200

Some aircraft were leased from Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter.

References

* [http://www.roots.com/new_canada/html/pr_aircan-skyserv.shtml Roots Air Intro]
* [http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?category=Business&story=/news/2000/06/07/rootsair000607 RootsAir Takes Off - CBC]

External links

* [http://www.roots.com Roots official Website]
* [http://www3.sears.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=10020&storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&rrc=10007 Roots @ Sears Canada]
* [http://www.roots-direct.com/ Roots USA]
* [http://roots.grey.net/ Roots Air] - Ghost Site of the inactive rootsair.com