OWG explained

OWG, standing for Off We Go, is a Canadian virtual airline and division of charter airline Nolinor Aviation. It operates flights to leisure destinations from Montréal Trudeau and Toronto Pearson airports.

History

On July 6, 2020, Nolinor Aviation announced OWG as its new airline.^[2] The airline planned to operate a fleet of Boeing 737-400 aircraft in an all-economy configuration of 158 seats,^[3] targeting leisure travel to southern destinations.^[4] On July 13, 2020, OWG announced that it would partner with Canadian travel operator Hola Sun Holidays to operate dedicated flights to Cuba on behalf of the company.^{[5] [6]} Its inaugural flight to Cuba departed on December 18, 2020,^[7] having originally been planned for August 31, 2020,^[8] while the airline operated charter flights within Canada for an interim period beginning on October 18, 2020.^[9]

The company ceased its flights to the Caribbean in 2021 at the request of the Canadian government, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10] The company planned to restart flights in late 2021 using one Boeing 737-800 aircraft,^[10] although the 737-800 did not enter service until 2022.

Destinations

, OWG has operated to the following destinations:

Country	City	Airport	Start date	End date	Notes	class=unsortable
Canada	Montréal	Montréal–Trudeau International Airport	December 18, 2020	Present
	Toronto	Toronto Pearson International Airport	December 18, 2020	Present
Cuba	Cayo Coco	Jardines del Rey Airport	July 3, 2022	Present		[11]
	Holguín	Frank País Airport	June 30, 2022	Present		[12]
	Santa Clara	Abel Santamaría Airport	December 18, 2020	Present
	Varadero	Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport	July 2, 2022	Present		[13]

Fleet

The OWG fleet, which is operated by Nolinor Aviation under its air operator's certificate (AOC), comprises the following aircraft :^[14]

OWG fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Boeing 737-400	2	—	158
Boeing 737-800	1	—	189
Total	3	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us. OWG. October 15, 2020.
2. Web site: Gordon . Lisa . OWG poised for takeoff . Skies Magazine . July 11, 2020.
3. Web site: Our Fleet . OWG . July 10, 2020.
4. Web site: July 7, 2020 . New Quebec airline OWG targets sun destinations . Tomesco . Frédéric . July 10, 2020 . Montreal Gazette . en-CA.
5. Web site: New Canadian airline OWG to launch with Cuba flights . Wert . Jacob . July 13, 2020 . July 13, 2020 . International Flight Network.
6. Web site: OWG Outlines Toronto/Montreal. Liu. Jim. Routesonline. Informa Markets. July 22, 2020. October 15, 2020.
7. Web site: Canada's OWG launches with initial flight to Cuba . Wolfsteller . Pilar . . . December 18, 2020 . December 19, 2020.
8. Web site: OWG reinvents the travel experience by taking its travellers to heart. . OWG . July 19, 2020.
9. Web site: Canada's OWG launches operations. ch-aviation. October 20, 2020. August 17, 2022.
10. Web site: OWG Adds 737NG. August 28, 2021. Canadian Aviator. August 28, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210828175018/https://canadianaviator.com/owg-adds-737ng/?utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&utm_campaign=Aviator_Newsletter_-_382_-_Aug28&utm_medium=email. August 28, 2021.
11. Web site: Aeropuerto Jardines Del Rey recibe el vuelo inaugural de la aerolínea canadiense OWG. Jardines Del Rey Airport receives the inaugural flight of Canadian airline OWG. ES. Jardines del Rey Airport. Facebook. July 3, 2022. August 17, 2022.
12. Web site: New airline arrived in eastern Cuba. Ruiz Miyares. Jorge. Radio Havana Cuba. July 1, 2022. August 17, 2022.
13. Web site: Llegó primer vuelo de Off We Go al Aeropuerto de Varadero en 2022. The first flight Off We Go flight arrived at Varadero Airport in 2022. ES. Lemus Domínguez. Yenli. July 2, 2022. August 17, 2022.
14. Web site: OWG Fleet Details and History. Planespotters.net. August 15, 2022. August 17, 2022.