NewLeaf Travel Company today announces an expansion to its route map, with a new non-stop flight addition between Edmonton and Winnipeg. The new service will run on Thursdays and Sundays beginning August 21, 2016.“We are very happy to announce this new, economical route between the Manitoba and Alberta capital cities,” said NewLeaf Chief Executive Officer Jim Young.“Canadians have responded exceptionally well to our direct flights between destinations, and we are pleased to expand this service.”The new route expands NewLeaf Travel’s flight service out of Edmonton, which already runs direct flights from Edmonton to Hamilton, Kamloops and Abbotsford.As an ultra low cost travel company, NewLeaf works with Flair Airlines to offer base fares that are significantly less than other Canadian carriers. It achieves this through cost saving measures such as operating out of smaller airports with lower landing fees; flying a simple point to point network with minimal time between flights; and offering customers a la carte purchase of options such as carry-on and checked baggage, priority boarding, and call centre assistance for a fee.NewLeaf Travel Company is a privately-held Canadian company headquartered in Winnipeg. Flair Airlines is a Canadian airline with operations based in Kelowna, Calgary and Hamilton. In business since 2003,
