Swoop

✅ Trip Verified | . No complaints. This is a fine discount airline. Good value for price (more than half off major airlines) Friendly flight staff. Clean plane. Seats ok. Food ok. You have to pay for bags, food and internet. Free in flight movies and shows with Swoop app. All fine considering price of ticket. If you arrive on time (90 minutes before minimum) and have checked in online it's fast at the airport to get through. I give it an 8 out of 10 only because the seat comfort is ok and the in flight food could be better. That being said I have taken worse flights and paid way more with major airlines.

✅ Trip Verified | Abbotsford to Edmonton. First time flying with Swoop. The price was incredible and the flight was also great. Everything was like I expected and we even arrived early. The aircraft was clean and comfortable and the crew were very helpful. I will definitely be flying with Swoop again.

Not Verified | Hamilton to Abbottsford. I flew with my husband, autistic toddler, and my 3 month old son. We had a great experience. I had to call a head to make sure they were aware of my sons disability and they were very accommodating! It is a "get what you pay for" airline and I had pre booked all our bags and our seats so there were no surprise fees. At the check in gate they did not have that I paid for 2 checked bags, but I showed them my confirmation letter and they quickly fixed it for me, no harm done. Free entertainment if you download their app before the flight, so there are options for you available you just have to look into before. The flight crew was friendly and the flight was smooth. Overall I will recommend their services in the future!

✅ Trip Verified | Abbotsford to Edmonton. I would totally travel with Swoop again. The price was incredible, staff was great, comfy seats, and inflight entertainment was awesome. Thank you for getting me to Edmonton and back! Looking forward to more adventures

✅ Trip Verified | Edmonton to Phoenix booking cancelled. Their $100 refund charge seemed reasonable to me, but when I also purchased the ModiFLY option, I thought I was buying some protection for changes. Turns out that any additional fees you pay, if you cancel, are NOT refundable, you pay for the $100 and ModifLY charges, and any other add-ons. Also, the $100 is not just per booking, but per flight per person. My first experience with Swoop is that they would not reason, they will not budge on what they feel is policy, and they will take your money and run. I was charged $241.96 for what I thought would be a $100 cancellation fee. This was my first experience with them. I had bought the Modifly option, and they did not acknowledge it, or offer a solution to rebook or reschedule. On their main website, there is no link to sign into your account! You have to find your booking confirmation number, and use that in order to get to a webpage where you can sign in. Then, that's where I discovered that I was being charged, not $100, but $241.96. If you feel you can take the risk, then I hope it works out for you. This seemed extremely unbelievable. I feel like I was robbed.

✅ Trip Verified | Hamilton to Halifax. Flew Swoop for the first time, round trip Hamilton to Halifax. Check in and luggage check in were the smallest lines of both airports, and all the staff and crew were very friendly. Both flights were on time (within 20 min) and flight was smooth and comfortable. Just make sure you read all the rules (regarding carry ons and getting there early enough) and you’ll be fine. My only complaint would be that the Swoop app is a little buggy if you wish to check in using the app.

✅ Trip Verified | Hamilton to Winnipeg. Airfare is cheap. Everything needs to paid of course. Flight crew are nice except for the ground crews who are not accomodating and courteous. Not fit to be in that position.

Not Verified | Abbotsford to Hamilton. Pretty awful customer service. I've flown these economy airlines before (like Spirit) and you do get what you pay for. However, I've never seen such a lack of organization, and lack of care. After specifically having a conversation at the check-in counter in Abbotsford, BC about me checking in early for my flight to Hamilton, the attendant seemed very confused. She was instructed by another agent to highlight my bag tag and speak to baggage crew to ensure it did not get put on an earlier flight. Instead, there was a black marker scribble on it when I found it. Luckily my travel partner, who took an earlier flight to Winnipeg, spotted my bag on the baggage carousel when he arrived there. He retrieved it for me and brought it to the attendant there. I spoke to her over the phone and chose the fastest option to get my bag back: It would be on the earliest flight into Hamilton the next day with a rushed/flagged order on it and I would be contacted when it arrived. I opted not to get it shipped to my home in Hamilton based on the lack of competence thus far. I also confirmed with an agent at the Abbotsford airport that I would definitely receive a phone call right when my bag arrived. I was assured this was the case. I received no call at all the next day, and when I tried to call Swoop, waited on hold for 30 minutes without anyone answering the phone. Their phone hours then ended at 4:30 PM on Saturday, so I was unable to even get through to be on hold, and they were closed on Sunday. After speaking to security at the Hamilton airport, I decided to just drive out there at 10 PM that night, since a Swoop flight was arriving. There were no Swoop agents at the front desk. Security directed me to an agent, and I found my bag sitting in the back room with two agents, not locked, and still no phone call to inform me. This Swoop agent also seemed confused, saying she thought this bag was getting shipped off to Edmonton. Thank goodness I went to take matters into my own hands. I'm not sure anyone would have ever called me. Moral of the story: Cheap flights. Lots of promises with no action. Do not check bags with them (which you pay for). Will not answer phone calls (and if they do, they try to charge you a $15 "service fee").

✅ Trip Verified | Edmonton to Hamilton. Swoop surpassed my expectations. I was prepared with water and snacks as I didn't want to purchase these things on board. I am 6 feet tall, and was expecting the legroom to be lacking, but I was comfortable! I did not upgrade seats. There were a couple of inches between my knees and the seat in front of me. The under-seat space for my personal item was ample. I brought a very large purse and a small backpack for my daughter, both fit with room to spare. The seats were comfortable and roomy. I also noticed that my seat didn't recline, and I don't think it was because it was broken. I didn't see anyone reclining their seats, so I believe this feature was not built into these seats. And I actually prefer it that way, as travelling with young children, they are on your lap and moving quite a bit, and reclining seats take up valuable space. The biggest issue that came up involved our car seat. We checked it in oversized luggage in Edmonton, and it did not make it on to our plane. There was another family in the same situation when we arrived in Hamilton. Swoop offered us replacements for the missing car seat, and boosters for the other family. On the spot, we were issued new in-the-box seats and a follow-up and return of our missing equipment was promised. This situation went from panic, (as it is illegal and unsafe to transport a young child without a car seat, so we were effectively stranded) to a reasonable and fair solution. We were held up for a few minutes while the airline staff wrote out our forms and organized things, but I give Swoop big credit for stepping up and fixing things since, as I mentioned, this was not their fault. I would fly Swoop again. The key to enjoying this airline is knowing your baggage limitations, and being prepared for the no-frills service.

✅ Trip Verified | Edmonton to Abbotsford. I am a pregnant 26 year old with a back injury due to a car accident and decided to try and fly with Swoop last week to go visit friends and family. They assured and reassured me over the phone that after I arrived in Edmonton, AB from a different airline they would have someone from their airline to pick me up at my gate with a wheelchair, take me to baggage and back up to the Swoop counter in time to catch my flight. When my plane landed there was no one there to pick me up so the other airline had to deliver me to baggage and then had an information agent take me up to the Swoop counter, where there was no one available to check in my bag. So due to all the misled information I received over the phone by Swoop I ended up missing my flight and was left stranded at the Edmonton airport alone overnight and now the company refuses to take responsibility or honour any type of remuneration to rectify the situation. Don’t fly Swoop unless you want to receive the worst customer service you’ve ever experienced.