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Flair Airlines: Expert advice and recommendations

Expert travel writer John Walton shares all you need to know before booking a flight with Flair Airlines.
John Walton
September 17, 2024

Flair Airlines is a Canadian ultra-low-cost airline flying mostly within Canada and to snowbird destinations in the southern US, Central America and the Caribbean.

Ultra-low-cost means seats are packed tight and there’s a fee for anything beyond a basic seat and a small personal item, like a shoulder bag or backpack. If you’re willing to work with that and set your expectations right, you can build yourself the travel experience you want on Flair. Here’s what you’ll find.

The Flair Airlines model

Flair is the ultimate example of an ultra-low-cost carrier. The tickets are all sold unbundled, which means that everything from seat selection and using the airport check-in desks to carry-on bags and a drink of water on the plane are separated as extra fees rather than being included in the ticket price.

Whenever considering a flight with Flair, I always make sure to compare the price with other airlines only after I add in all the extras I need for a fair comparison.

In the past, Flair had a reputation for delays, mainly because its timetables and turnarounds are rather tight in order to keep costs low. Recently, though, the airline has made big improvements in this area, and I don’t consider delays to be any more of an issue for Flair Airlines than any of its low-cost competitors anymore.

Flair has 2 separate apps you’ll want to use if flying with the airline. The Flair Travel app is used for booking and managing flights, and the Flair Inflight app is for onboard ordering and watching streaming in-flight entertainment. Make sure you have both downloaded before your flight.

You can book connecting flights either between Flair flights or to and from other airlines using the airline’s Flair Connect network of partner airlines. Connections aren’t Flair’s core business, though, so you’ll probably need to claim and recheck your bags during a layover. If connecting with Flair, be sure to double check that your trip is protected by a missed connection guarantee in the event one of your flights is delayed or canceled.

Fare bundles and baggage details

Flair is an all-economy airline, so there are no premium cabins for built-in extras.

When you select your flight, Flair offers you 3 kinds of bundle packages for add-ons to upgrade your experience: Bare, Basic and Big. The bundles save you roughly a third on buying all the options separately, but if you only want one or two perks you don’t necessarily need a bundle – it is often cheaper to just pay for the ones you want individually.

The Bare bundle lets you bring a 15.4-pound (7-kilogram) personal item that’s no larger than 6 x 13 x 17 inches (15 x 33 x 43 centimeters). And that’s it.

The Basic bundle adds a carry-on bag and a checked bag, while the Big bundle also adds priority boarding and the airline’s TravelFLEX free-changes option. Unusually for a low-cost airline, none of the bundles offer an included seat selection option.

Carry-on bags must weigh less than 22 pounds (10 kilograms) and measure no more than 8.5 x 16 x 22 inches (22 x 40 x 55 cm). You can also check this size of bag for the same price. A 50.7-pound (23-kilogram) checked bag allowance is also available for purchase. This bag must be less than 62 inches (158 linear centimeters), which is the sum total of all 3 dimensions of your bag – height, width and depth.

If you’re bringing certain sporting equipment like bikes, golf clubs, skis, snowboards or hockey gear, you’ll need to pay a separate fee to check these.

Flair also offers several flexibility and service add-ons, including TravelFLEX. This lets you adjust the date, time and route one time, provides a disruption rebooking or refund guarantee (which I would definitely select if I were connecting), priority boarding and a discount on the airline’s airport check-in fee.

Seats, onboard experience and in-flight entertainment

Seats on Flair are as bare bones as the rest of the experience. Expect a very simple seat with minimal legroom, no recline, no seatback screens and no at-seat power options. Download your own entertainment to a personal device in advance, and consider packing an extra power bank, as well. The newer slimline seats in some Flair planes do carve out a bit of extra legroom in the otherwise tight rows, though.

Flair is in the process of updating the in-flight app, which includes some light streaming entertainment and at-seat ordering via your own device. There’s a web version of this app, but you’re much better served by downloading the app on your phone. Note that this doesn’t include in-flight internet connectivity – all the entertainment and ordering is via the onboard server, not the wider Wi-Fi.

Flair seat selection options

Flair seat selection is an extra charge, of course, and prices differ depending on the kind of seat you choose.

XL seats are the most expensive, with the priciest being in the front row of the plane, as well as at the overwing exit rows. Other XL seats are found in some of the other forward rows of the plane, and these offer some extra legroom.

Note that passengers at the overwing exit rows must be over 12, not pregnant, not deaf, blind or mobility impaired, and must not need a seat belt extension or be flying with a pet. Passengers in the front row can’t be flying with a pet either.

All other seats on the plane are Standard seats, and prices vary across the plane with forward seats more expensive than those toward the back. Counterintuitively, some rows are priced with the window seats only slightly more expensive than the middles, which are oddly more expensive than the aisles. The cheapest option on Flair is usually the aisle seats toward the back of the plane.

When booking, be aware that Flair’s seat reservation page pre-selects a paid seat for you. If you’d rather not pay for this and be assigned random seats for everyone in your traveling party, you need to click on this random seat to unselect yourself and avoid paying for the seat reservation.

Checking in for Flair flights and the airport experience

Online check-in is free, but checking in at the airport comes at an extra charge, although there’s a discount if you book this service in advance. Pro tip: If you try to check in online but encounter an issue, take a screenshot or a photo of the error message so that the airport staff don’t try to charge you the airport check-in fee.

The rest of the airport experience is fairly standard for the airports it serves, although one of the low-cost elements of Flair operations is that it doesn’t have the number and variety of airport customer service staff that other airlines do. That’s usually not an issue, but in the event of a delay, cancelation or other issue I’m always prepared to call the customer service hotline rather than expect solutions at the airport itself.

In-flight food and drinks

Onboard food and drink is fee-based, as you’d guess, but you might not expect the additional small charge for a plastic cup, too. I recommend bringing your own. My trusty refillable water bottle gets filled up for the flight after security, and if it’s a long flight I might even bring a larger empty plastic bottle from home to fill up, too.

Pricing for snacks and drinks in the sky on Flair is not cheap, although there are a few combo bundles that’ll save you a bit on multiple items. Payments are by American Express, MasterCard and Visa only – no cash.

There are some basic options on board, like chips, chocolate and muffins, as well as some limited hot options like instant cup noodles. I definitely recommend bringing something from home for better variety and cost. On some flights, hot breakfast sandwiches or mini pizzas are available, but even an airport sandwich will be a better deal.

This KAYAK-commissioned article is presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the article are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others. Find more perspectives in our user reviews below.

FAQs about flying with Flair Airlines

  • What is Flair Airlines' carry-on size allowance?

    On board Flair Airlines flights, cabin baggage should not exceed 21x15x9in. If your hand luggage is bigger, the Flair Airlines assistance team will most likely ask you to pay extra for checked luggage.

  • Where does Flair Airlines fly to?

    Flair Airlines offers direct flights to 29 cities in 5 different countries. Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton are the most popular cities covered by Flair Airlines.

  • What is Flair Airlines’ primary hub?

    Flair Airlines concentrates most of its flight operations in Toronto.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on Flair Airlines flights?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine, meaning that we continuously look across the web to find the best deals for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from all airlines, including Flair Airlines.

  • What’s the cheapest route that Flair Airlines flies?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest route flown by Flair Airlines found on KAYAK was from Vancouver to Kelowna, with a price of $58 for a round-trip.

  • What are the most popular airports for Flair Airlines flights to depart from?

  • Is Flair Airlines part of an airline alliance?

    No, Flair Airlines is not part of an airline alliance.

  • How many destinations does Flair Airlines fly to?

    In total, Flair Airlines flies to 30 destinations.

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Flair Airlines customer reviews

6.0
OkayBased on 220 verified guest reviews
4.4Entertainment
4.7Food
5.8Comfort
6.4Boarding
6.8Crew

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2.0 Poor
YHZ-YUL
Worst crew
V
2.0 Poor
YKF-YVR
The worst airlines I have seen in my life they don’t respect anyone they don’t care about anyone they lost our luggage and no one is responding. We waited for five hours to get our luggage back.🤬🤬🤬👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
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2.0 Poor
YYZ-JFK
Horrific airline. This trip didn't even happen!! We got to the airport and were told at check-in that our tickets were canceled WITHOUT NOTICE! I begged the agents for more info and was told we were blacklisted for using a fraudulent credit card. The card was debit and the funds were already taken out! The desk agents all left, and we were left with zero solution. We had to book another flight with a different airline which cost us $2300 in addition to the $550 Flair already took from us. I have been on the line for 30 minutes to speak to an agent. Does not look promising. AVOID FLAIR AT ALL COSTS.
R
2.0 Poor
YVR-YYZ
They make you pay for everything:- hand carriage, seat, check-in and don't even offer you a cup of water! It turnout much more expensive than AC !
M
8.0 Very good
YKF-YVR
I try to buy water the cabin crews told me I had to wait for them to come around with the trolley I waited over 2 hours !!!!! Literally 2 hours I was so thirsty .
M
10.0 Wonderful
YXX-YEG
It was on time.
L
2.0 Poor
YVR-CUN
Seat rows so close together no one dares to put their seats back. Knees pressed against the seat in front, had to find a position putting my legs under the seat in front. But for 6 hours keeping that one position was ridiculous. All savings on the purchase price are taken back through charge backs for luggage $200 each way, Seat selection $44 per seat or you are seated by a computer randomly. Wife sat 5 rows away. Would avoid Flair in the future
H
2.0 Poor
YYC-YKF
I don't like anything. The crew was so bad. Misbehaved badly. The worst flight.
T
2.0 Poor
YHZ-YYZ
It’s a shameful company. It ask as to go to counter to take the boarding pass, they simply send it by email, just to check the bags’ size in a smaller than normal template. DONT USE FLAIR! It will be more expensive than normal airlines at the end.
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2.0 Poor
FLL-YYZ
Can't be happy with a 5 hour delay. Only given $10 voucher for food and still EVERYTHING was an upcharge during the flight.

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All Flair Airlines flight routes

Flight #Departure AirportArrival AirportDurationSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
809Calgary (YYC)Vancouver (YVR)1h 40m
2100Montreal (YUL)Cancún (CUN)4h 58m
2101Cancún (CUN)Montreal (YUL)4h 20m
826Vancouver (YVR)Edmonton (YEG)1h 35m
808Vancouver (YVR)Calgary (YYC)1h 30m
604Vancouver (YVR)Toronto (YYZ)4h 40m
640Winnipeg (YWG)Toronto (YYZ)2h 30m
702Abbotsford (YXX)Edmonton (YEG)1h 30m
502Abbotsford (YXX)Calgary (YYC)1h 25m
1876Vancouver (YVR)Las Vegas (LAS)2h 50m
503Calgary (YYC)Abbotsford (YXX)1h 40m
622Calgary (YYC)Toronto (YYZ)3h 50m
2610Toronto (YYZ)Cancún (CUN)4h 30m
633Toronto (YYZ)Edmonton (YEG)4h 20m
650Toronto (YYZ)Halifax (YHZ)2h 10m
601Toronto (YYZ)Vancouver (YVR)5h 20m
641Toronto (YYZ)Winnipeg (YWG)2h 45m
623Toronto (YYZ)Calgary (YYC)4h 20m
1877Las Vegas (LAS)Vancouver (YVR)3h 0m
651Halifax (YHZ)Toronto (YYZ)2h 40m
827Edmonton (YEG)Vancouver (YVR)1h 50m
2611Cancún (CUN)Toronto (YYZ)4h 0m
632Edmonton (YEG)Toronto (YYZ)3h 55m
703Edmonton (YEG)Abbotsford (YXX)1h 40m
1101Fort Lauderdale (FLL)Montreal (YUL)3h 25m
2801Puerto Vallarta (PVR)Vancouver (YVR)5h 20m
1602Toronto (YYZ)Fort Lauderdale (FLL)3h 25m
1603Fort Lauderdale (FLL)Toronto (YYZ)3h 10m
2800Vancouver (YVR)Puerto Vallarta (PVR)4h 55m
2810Vancouver (YVR)Cancún (CUN)6h 0m
1100Montreal (YUL)Fort Lauderdale (FLL)3h 50m
663Toronto (YYZ)Abbotsford (YXX)5h 10m
1849San Francisco (SFO)Vancouver (YVR)2h 25m
1614Toronto (YYZ)New York (JFK)2h 15m
1615New York (JFK)Toronto (YYZ)1h 45m
2811Cancún (CUN)Vancouver (YVR)6h 40m
841Toronto (YKF)Vancouver (YVR)5h 10m
759Edmonton (YEG)Kelowna (YLW)1h 20m
1848Vancouver (YVR)San Francisco (SFO)2h 30m
758Kelowna (YLW)Edmonton (YEG)1h 20m
662Abbotsford (YXX)Toronto (YYZ)4h 30m
1775Las Vegas (LAS)Edmonton (YEG)3h 15m
672Saskatoon (YXE)Toronto (YYZ)3h 15m
2661Guadalajara (GDL)Toronto (YYZ)4h 40m
1774Edmonton (YEG)Las Vegas (LAS)3h 10m
2660Toronto (YYZ)Guadalajara (GDL)5h 25m
2855Guadalajara (GDL)Vancouver (YVR)5h 25m
862Vancouver (YVR)Kelowna (YLW)1h 0m
2854Vancouver (YVR)Guadalajara (GDL)5h 0m
673Toronto (YYZ)Saskatoon (YXE)3h 45m
863Kelowna (YLW)Vancouver (YVR)1h 10m
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Overview of Flair Airlines

Beginning scheduled flights in 2017, Flair Airlines is a budget carrier that operates predominantly domestic flights across Canada. International flights to the United States are also offered on a seasonal basis. The carrier is able to provide budget-friendly travel to customers by linking less frequented destinations across Canada with limited onboard amenities. Ideal for vacation hoppers, flight schedules are adjusted to fit demand and reach some of Canada’s more isolated destinations.

The majority of the fleet is based at their hub in Edmonton, but there is also a secondary hub in Winnipeg. Flair Airlines has exclusively used the Boeing 737 family of jets since opening flights to the public. The arrangement of their cabins allows for upwards of 150 passengers per flight. In 2019 the company introduced a new design for their planes, with light green featuring on the engines and the underbelly.

All customers are seated within Economy, meaning there is no class separation or beneficial cabin. Priority seating is available as an added extra, allowing speedier boarding and seat selection. Exit row seats at the front and the middle of the cabin offer the most legroom. A carry-on bag measuring 6 in x 13 in x 17 in and weighing up to 15 lb is permitted regardless of whether you upgrade and pay for a checked bag, and must be stored underneath the seat in front. As overhead cabin baggage is not provided complimentarily, the boarding and deplaning processes are simplified.

Flair Airlines operates a number of non-stop flights that other carriers don’t, making it a fantastic choice for passengers aiming to minimize their time in the air.

Flair Airlines information

IATA CodeF8
Routes126
Top routeCalgary to Vancouver Intl Airport
Airports served30
Top airportToronto Pearson Intl

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