Jetsgo

Jetsgo (IATA: SG, ICAO: JGO, and Callsign: Jetsgo) was a Canadian low-cost carrier based in Montreal, which served 19 destinations across Canada, 10 destinations in the United States, and 12 scheduled weekend-charter destinations in the Caribbean. Jetsgo abruptly ended service and entered bankruptcy protection on March 11, 2005, leaving thousands of passengers stranded, right at the beginning of the busy March-break travel season.

Soon after its demise, the company pledged to make a comeback as a charter-only airline, but on May 13, 2005, the airline officially declared bankruptcy, cancelled plans to relaunch service, and began the process of liquidation. The airline jets have now been repainted into Air Canada jets.

History

Jetsgo was launched on June 12, 2002 and abruptly ceased operations on March 11, 2005. The airline was Canada's third largest airline at the time with up to 10% of the domestic market. Expert analysts widely blame the airline itself for poor management. Founder Michel Leblanc had previously founded Royal Airlines, which he later sold to Canada 3000.

On March 11, 2005, Jetsgo abruptly announced that it had ceased operations. The action stranded hundreds of passengers in airports and at their travel destinations with no way home, the defunct airline having made no arrangements with other carriers to handle their passengers. This occurred on the Friday morning before the March Break holiday season, one of the busiest air travel days in 8 of 10 provinces. 1200 employees also lost their jobs. Jetsgo accumulated $55 million in debt in the last eight months before it closed abruptly. Employees were finally paid for the time prior to the airline's shutdown on March 14, 2005.

Staff

The following is a list of employees employed at the time of the airline's insolvency:

  • 1,200 full-time
  • 1,350 part-time
  • 550 pilots and flight attendants
  • 430 maintenance and ramp crew
  • 220 customer service representatives

Source: Toronto Star March 14 ,2005 p A7

Incidents and Accidents

In March 2005 Transport Canada said that investigators found issues with the operating methods of Jetsgo. The deficiencies were discovered during "a special inspection" into engine problems revealed after a forced landing in January 2005.

Here is a list of incidents reported about Jetsgo:

  • Year # of incidents
  • 2002 - 5
  • 2003 - 15
  • 2004 - 32
  • 2005 - 7
  • Total (2002-2005): 60

Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada / Toronto Star March 17, 2005 p C9

On 20 January 2005 a Jetsgo McDonnell Douglas MD-83 landing in poor weather and low visibility at Calgary International Airport, Canada, veered left off runway 34 and hit a runway hold sign, damaging landing gear and flaps. The plane then declared a missed approach, took off and landed again. There were no casualties (ref: Flight International, July 2005).

Destinations

Canada

  • Alberta
    • Calgary
    • Edmonton
    • Fort McMurray
  • British Columbia
    • Abbotsford
    • Kelowna
    • Prince George
    • Vancouver
    • Victoria
  • Manitoba
    • Winnipeg
  • Newfoundland
    • Stephenville
    • St. John's
  • Nova Scotia
    • Halifax
    • Sydney
  • New Brunswick
    • Moncton
  • Prince Edward Island
    • Charlottetown
  • Ontario
    • Ottawa
    • Toronto
  • Quebec
    • Montreal
    • Quebec City
  • Saskatchewan
    • Saskatoon

United States of America

  • California
    • Los Angeles
  • Florida
    • Fort Lauderdale
    • Fort Myers
    • Sanford (Orlando)
    • Sarasota/Bradenton
    • St. Petersburg
    • West Palm Beach
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas
  • New Jersey
    • Newark
  • New York
    • New York LaGuardia

Jetsgo was in competition with other carriers, such as Air Canada, WestJet, Canjet, American Airlines, and United Airlines.

Charter operations

Jetsgo also operated weekend scheduled charter services from Toronto and Montreal to destinations in:

Cuba

  • Cayo Coco
  • Havana
  • Manzanillo
  • Santa Clara
  • Santiago
  • Varadero

The Dominican Republic

  • La Romana
  • Puerto Plata
  • Santo Domingo
  • Santiago

Mexico

  • Cancún
  • Cozumel

Fleet

Jetsgo operated a fleet of 14 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and 15 Fokker F100; three more Fokker 100s were due for delivery in 2005. All aircraft were configured in an "all-economy" setting typical of low-cost carriers. Jetsgo also had special "comfort plus" sections on most of their planes which featured more leg room on seats A and B in rows 1 - 12, as well as no middle seat.

Slogan

"Jetsgo. Pay for little. Fly a lot."


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Cozumel. In Italy, cannelloni are made from pancake batter or noodle dough. Cancún. Sweet wine can also be added to the batter. Santiago. They are served as a main dish or as a dessert, depending on the filling. Santo Domingo. In Hungary, palacsinta are made from flour, milk, sugar, and eggs.

Puerto Plata. In Ethiopia, injera is made from a fermented sourdough batter of buckwheat or the more traditional teff. La Romana. In the Alsace-Lorraine region of Northeastern France, eirkuckas have jelly and cream mixed in the batter. Varadero. In France, crêpes are made from flour, milk, and eggs. Santiago. In Russia, Poland and Ukraine, blintz and blini are made from wheat or buckwheat flour, yeast, butter, eggs and milk.

Santa Clara. There are other interesting variations, such as those made with soya bean partially replacing the flour. Manzanillo. In Malaysia and Singapore a pancake-like snack is made with a filling, usually cheese or kaya but occasionally bean paste, ground peanut, blueberry or custard. Havana. However, some variations employ baking soda and occasionally a small amount of vineger as raising agents. Cayo Coco. Generally, vegan pancakes emulate the American pancake by using direct substitutes such as egg replacer and soy milk.

New York LaGuardia. Vegan pancakes are not associated with any nationality, however they are a distinct and popular type of pancake. New York

    . Both the latter kinds are eaten traditionally with pork rinds and/or lingonberry jam. Newark. If the actual pancake batter is left out, the fried cakes of grated potatoes are called rårakor. New Jersey
      . These contain shredded raw potato and, sometimes, other vegetables.

      Las Vegas. There are also potato pancakes, called raggmunk. Nevada

        . Others resemble German pancakes but include fried pork in the batter; these are cooked in an oven. West Palm Beach. Some resemble British pancakes with a tiny diameter; these are called plättar, and they are fried several at a time in a special pan. Petersburg. Traditional Swedish variations can be somewhat exotic.

        St. They are traditionally served with jam and/or icecream, although they may also be served as a main dish with a variety of savory fillings. Sarasota/Bradenton. Scandinavian pancakes are similar to British pancakes. Sanford (Orlando). Similar pancakes with similar names can be found throughout the former Austria-Hungary (today Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia), see Palatschinken. Fort Myers. In Austria pancakes are called Palatschinken, a word derived from Latin placenta, and are usually filled with apricot jam.

        Fort Lauderdale. In Swabia, cut pancakes (Flädle) are a traditional soup ingredient. Florida

          . They are called Pfannkuchen, although in some areas that is instead the local name for Berliner, a type of doughnut. Los Angeles. The pancakes eaten in Germany, however, are of the British variety. California
            . They are commonly eaten with lemons and powdered sugar, although jam is sometimes used as well.

            Saskatoon. German pancakes often served in American pancake houses, are shaped as a bowl, come in a variety of sizes, some quite large and nearly impossible for one person to complete. Saskatchewan

              . In Scotland, they are rarely served as a breakfast item, but are more commonly considered a dessert item. Quebec City. silver dollar (with Eisenhower on the face, no longer minted). Montreal. these are known as "silver dollar pancakes" since the individual pancakes are each about the size of a U.S.

              Quebec

                . In the U.S. Toronto. They can be served with jam and cream or just with butter. Ottawa. Pancakes similar to the North American pancake but smaller (usually about 3.5in / 9cm across) are known in Britain and Ireland as Scotch pancakes or (after the traditional method of dropping batter onto a griddle) drop-scones, and in Australia and New Zealand as pikelets. Ontario
                  . A typical portion served in restaurants is 3 to 4 pancakes; a smaller number may be ordered by requesting a "short stack".

                  Charlottetown. In the U.S., pancakes can also be referred to as hotcakes, griddlecakes, or flapjacks. Prince Edward Island

                    . According to Rastapapoulos, an American chef must shout "yee-haw" while flipping pancakes (in contemporary American culture this would be considered silly and is not done), much like "Opa" is shouted upon the Greek dish Saganaki. Moncton. The resulting pancakes are very light in texture and are often served at breakfast topped with maple syrup and butter. New Brunswick
                      . The raising agent causes bubbles to rise to the uncooked side of the pancake, at which point they are ready to be flipped.

                      Sydney. This batter is either spooned or poured onto a hot surface, and spreads to form a cake about 1/4 or 1/3 inch (1 cm) thick. Halifax. Canadian or American pancakes contain a raising agent, usually baking soda, and different proportions of eggs, flour and milk which create a thick batter. Nova Scotia

                        . However, in Scotland pancakes, known as Scotch pancakes or drop scones in the rest of Britain, are more like the American variation and are served as such (see below). John's. British pancakes are similar to the French crêpes, and Italian crespelle, but are not "lacy" in appearance.

                        St. When baked instead of fried, this batter rises (depite having no raising agents – it rises because the air beaten into the batter expands) and is known as Yorkshire pudding. Stephenville. These pancakes may be eaten sweet with the traditional topping of lemon juice and sugar, or wrapped around savoury stuffings and eaten as a main course. Newfoundland

                          . It may form some bubbles during cooking, which result in a pale pancake with dark spots where the bubbles were, but the pancake does not rise. Winnipeg. The batter is quite runny and forms a thin layer on the bottom of the frying pan when the pan is tilted.

                          Manitoba

                            . British pancakes have three key ingredients: plain flour, eggs and milk. Victoria. . Vancouver.
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                            Kelowna. The oldest surviving recipe in the English language dates from the 15th century. Abbotsford. The batter of the Ethiopian injera is left to ferment in order to achieve a similar effect. British Columbia

                              . In some countries, such as Egypt, Canada and the United States, pancakes contain a raising agent, such as baking soda or yeast. Fort McMurray. and potato pancakes are also popular in various European countries, such as Germany and Poland.

                              Edmonton. Most types of pancake batter contain some kind of flour, most commonly wheat flour, or buckwheat flour, and a liquid ingredient, such as water, milk, or ale, although pancakes are sometimes made with cornmeal in the U.S. Calgary. Pancakes can be eaten hot or cold, and are generally filled or topped with a sweet or savoury sauce or condiment. Alberta

                                . A pancake is a batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle with oil or butter. Total (2002-2005): 60.

                                2005 - 7. 2004 - 32. 2003 - 15. 2002 - 5.

                                Year # of incidents. 220 customer service representatives. 430 maintenance and ramp crew. 550 pilots and flight attendants.

                                1,350 part-time. 1,200 full-time.