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Sunwing Airlines Inc. is a Canadian low-cost airline headquartered in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada,〔"(Privacy Policy )." Sunwing Airlines. Retrieved on September 3, 2012. "27 Fasken Drive Toronto, On M9W 1K6 Canada"〕 offering scheduled and charter services from Canada and the United States to destinations within the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, and domestic services across Canada during the summer months. It is a subsidiary of Sunwing Travel Group and a sister company to Sunwing Vacations/Vacances Sunwing, Signature Vacations/Vacances Signature and SellOffVacations, Canada's largest discount travel retailer.〔"(Contact us )." Sunwing. Retrieved on September 30, 2009.〕 Its main Canadian bases are at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Vancouver International Airport however it also operates seasonal flight services from over 30 local Canadian gateways. As of 2014, it also launched operations from Buffalo Niagara International Airport, catering to vacationers from both sides of the border. In Quebec, it offers seasonal flights from 5 different gateways and is also the only airline that offers direct flights to Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic departing from Bagotville Airport, Val-d'Or Airport and Sept-Îles Airport. ==History== Sunwing Vacations started its in-house airline in November 2005 using Boeing 737-800s to operate domestic flights and flights from Canada to the USA, Mexico, the Caribbean. Since then, its president is Mark Williams, who had been president of Skyservice and had worked with Wardair and Canadian Airlines. On September 29, 2009 Sunwing Airlines' parent company, Sunwing Travel Group, acquired Signature Vacations and SellOffVacations, consequently signed a partnership deal with United Kingdom-based TUI Group which acquired 49% of Sunwing Travel and a 25% voting interest in the venture.〔(Sunwing, Tui Make A Deal ). Expressvoyage.ca. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.〕 In December 2010, parent company Sunwing Travel Group also acquired Caribbean Nexus Tours (now known as NexusTours), one of the leading ground handlers and incoming tour operator in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, giving more destination tour choices and flexibility to the Sunwing Group. Sunwing began operating summer charter flights between Canada and European destinations during the summer of 2011. Two of the Boeing 737-800ER are leased to Thomson Airways, which are based at Dublin Airport and Belfast International Airport. Two Boeing 767-300ERs were leased from EuroAtlantic Airways for these services, which connected Toronto to Lisbon, London, Paris, Dublin, Rome, Porto and Amsterdam, and connected Montreal to Paris. In the summer of 2012, Glasgow and Barcelona were added to the list of European destinations. Since then, all flights from Montreal to Paris have been operated in partnership with sister company Corsairfly. As of 2015 Sunwing Airlines offers seasonal flights from Toronto and Amsterdam operated by Arkefly in addition to the Paris to Montreal service. In February 2012 Sunwing Travel Group announced the 100% acquisition of United States-based Vacation Express. This acquisition would allow Sunwing Airlines to have a more even revenue flow throughout the year, especially during the slower summer months in Canada, Vacation Express' peak selling period being during the summer months, counter-seasonal to Canada. As of April 2012, Sunwing Airlines employed over 1,800 staff. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sunwing Airlines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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