Low Cost Airline PLAY Launches Flights Starting at $129 From Hamilton to 26 European Destinations

Published by To Do Canada On January 10, 2023

A new low-cost airline will launch this summer in Canada.

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PLAY will operate flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to 26 European destinations starting June 22, 2023.

PLAY is a low-cost airline operating flights between Iceland and Europe, and North America as of 2022.

Founded in Reykjavík in 2019, the company operates flights on new Airbus A321NEO and A320NEO aircraft and offers a no-frills service without costly features such as magazines, Wi-Fi, and entertainment.

As per the news release, travellers can now book tickets from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to 26 European destinations including London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin, Brussels, Stockholm, Gothenburg and more.

Credit: PLAY

To celebrate its inaugural flights from Canada, PLAY is offering travellers tickets for as low as $169 to 13 destinations across Europe, including Berlin Brandenburg (BER), Brussels (BRU), Copenhagen (CPH), Dublin (DUB), Göteborg Landvetter (GOT), London Stansted (STN), Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and to Keflavik (KEF) for only $129.

This deal is valid for Canadian departing flights with roundtrip booking for flights scheduled between August and October 2023. The $129 and $169 price is inclusive of all mandatory taxes, fees and carrier charges, and is available today through Jan 31 at midnight Eastern Time.

PLAY says the airline flew 800,000 passengers across Europe and North America in 2022 with an on-time arrival rate of over 96 per cent.