MONTREAL — Whether you're catching a flight, opening a new bank account or picking up groceries, a small group of big names takes up most of the market share. Competition Ltd.
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As recently as October, Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. were flying a combined 540 flights between Calgary and Saskatoon each month, according to aviation data firm Cirium. While a spate of upstart airlines has made domestic plane travel cheaper than ever overall — particularly in the busiest corridors — passengers face higher prices and scarcer trip options in many regions and on international routes. And it's unclear how many entrants will survive in the long run.
That's owing partly to the retirement of smaller aircraft, as airlines try to pack in as many passengers as possible per flight, Dee said. Ultra-low-cost airlines hope to open the gate on already popular corridors to a new demographic, as well as revive withered spoke-to hub routes. However, a sample of regional routes reveals pricier tickets on most of them, with flight numbers far below 2019 levels.
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