Flair Airlines, a Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier, has announced a new 'all you can fly' pass. The pass, to be offered throughout the spring, costs from under $500 and allows travel for 90 days from February 13th to May 13^th, 2020.

Flair’s all you can fly pass

Canadian low-cost carrier Flair has announced a spring travel pass scheme which will allow passengers unlimited travel for the validity period. The pass, called the Go Travel pass, allows for an unlimited number of flights across the Flair network for a period of 90 days.

Sarah Riches, director of commercial for Flair Airlines, commented in a press release,

"We are thrilled to offer our passengers the freedom and flexibility to travel with our unlimited pass. Whether you are a student who needs to visit home, a small business owner on a budget, a family needing to connect or an adventure seeker looking for your next thrill; all Canadians deserve to travel without hesitation.

"This pass is for the people and speaks to our mission of making air travel more accessible, affordable and desirable for all."

The pass, the airline says, allows for one checked bag as well as the flight itself. The passes are not transferable, so are only for the registered holder, and passengers will still need to pay taxes, add ons and fees.

Details of the pass

Flair's new pass is available in two flavors. The cheaper version, priced at $499CAD ($375), allows for unlimited travel on Flair for the 90 days but excludes travel on Fridays and Sundays. It also blocks travel during Family Day long weekend (February 14^th to 17^th), spring break (March 20^th to 30^th) and Easter long weekend (April 10^th to 13^th). You also don’t get a checked bag.

For those wanting to travel on the shoulder days of the weekends or on these high traffic days, an upgraded pass is available for a price of $699CAD ($526). The full price pass allows truly unlimited flights across the full three months, with no dates blacked out. Passengers also get a free checked bag on each flight.

With the two passes on offer, it seems worth it to buy the more expensive version. At least that way you don’t need to limit your travel, or worry about packing to avoid the checked bag. The pass is a big investment to make, but for those looking to fly more than a handful of times in the next three months, it could be a frugal option.

Currently, Flair flies to Vancouver, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto.

Is it good value?

Back in the 80s and 90s, many airlines would offer all you can fly passes to passengers. For example, Northwest had one for $499 a month. Delta, American Airlines and many more all offered similar unlimited travel passes. But, by the turn of the millennium, most had vanished. The reason being most airlines found they cost them more money than they made.

AirAsia tried their hand at an unlimited pass, but found that it didn’t really work for them. Wizz Air is rumored to be launching a subscription-based pass later this year. And Azul lets tourists to Brazil take as many domestic flights as they want for just $399 for 10 days or $499 for 21 days.

Flair’s flight pass seems to be keenly priced in comparison with the very few other examples we’ve found. To compare it to Flair’s pay as you go pricing, a trip from Abbotsford to Calgary in March is priced from around $79CAD ($59) and up. Edmonton to Toronto, as another example, is from $99CAD ($74) and up. Neither includes a checked bag.

At these prices, you’d only need to take around eight to 10 flights over the course of the 90 days to make the pass worth it. It will be interesting to see how it performs, and whether it works out financially for Flair.

Would you invest in Flair’s all you can fly pass? Let us know in the comments.