Justfly
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Montreal,Canada |
| Area served | Global |
| Products | Travel agency Metasearch engine |
| URL | www |
Justfly (JustFly Inc)is a Canadian onlinetravel agencyandmetasearch engine.It is a subsidiary of FlightHub Group.
History
[edit]Justfly is a Canadian company and subsidiary of FlightHub Group. The company was founded in 2012 inMontreal[1]and justfly was created in 2014 to offer international and domestic travel options to American consumers.
In 2019, it had 5 million customers.[1]
In November 2018,Competition Bureau Canadabegan an investigation into the company's misleading marketing practices, culminating in a $5 million penalty for the company as well as $0.8 million of penalties for its directors.[2]In September 2019,Dennis Herrera,thecity attorneyofSan Franciscosued the company over hidden fees and other predatory scams.[3][4]
In 2020, to deal with a decline in travel during theCOVID-19 pandemic,the company filedbankruptcyunderChapter 15, Title 11, United States Code[5]and underwent a court-supervised restructuring process under theCompanies' Creditors Arrangement Act,which was completed in May 2021.
In 2022, FlightHub Group re-opened its head office in Montreal[6]and re-expanded its operations to meet the surge in customer demand for post-COVID-19 pandemic travel services.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Canadian travel firm FlightHub seeks creditor protection".CBC News.May 13, 2020.
- ^"Investigation of FlightHub ends with $5.8M in total penalties for company and directors"(Press release).Competition Bureau Canada.February 24, 2021.
- ^"Herrera sues JustFly and FlightHub over hidden fees and other predatory scams"(Press release).PR Newswire.September 19, 2019.
- ^Harris, Sophia (October 6, 2019)."California sues travel sites FlightHub, JustFly for 'swindling' customers and 'deceptive' fees".CBC News.
- ^Montgomery, Jeff (May 22, 2020)."COVID-19 Woes Land JustFly, FlightHub In Ch. 15 In Del".Law360.
- ^"ACDF outfits Montreal FlightHub office with vibrant colours".Dezeen.2020-08-13.Retrieved2022-06-15.
- ^"AAA forecasts summer travel surge at near pre-pandemic levels".news.yahoo.18 May 2022.Retrieved2022-06-15.
