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Lynx Air ceased to fly this week, the latest in a long line of discount carriers to bite the departures dust brought down in part by stiff competition, high fees and Canada’s vast geography.
Lynx, which filed for creditor protection, marks at least the 8th budget airline to take off and then fizzle out since 2000, joining the ranks of Roots Air, CanJet and Swoop.