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Swoop

Logo: Swoop Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Ultra low-cost airline of Canada (2017–2023)

Swoop was a Canadian ultra low-cost airline owned by WestJet. The airline was headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and was named after WestJet's desire to "swoop" (or jump) into the Canadian market with a new business model.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2017Founded1

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C-FONK Swoop Boeing 737-8CT s n 40835 (39783249613)
Photo: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Swoop was a Canadian ultra low-cost airline owned by WestJet. The airline was headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and was named after WestJet's desire to "swoop" (or jump) into the Canadian market with a new business model.2

Corporate structure

Swoop is part of a group headed by WestJet. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 28, 2023Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2017Founded Founded in Calgary1

Sources

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