Justfly.com
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Montreal, Canada |
| Area served | Global |
| Products | Travel agency Metasearch engine |
| URL | www |
Justfly.com (JustFly Inc) is a Canadian online travel agency and metasearch engine. It is a subsidiary of FlightHub Group.
History
[edit]Justfly.com is a Canadian company and subsidiary of FlightHub Group. The company was founded in 2012 in Montreal[1] and justfly.com 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 Canada began 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, the city attorney of San Francisco sued the company over hidden fees and other predatory scams.[3][4]
In 2020, to deal with a decline in travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company filed bankruptcy under Chapter 15, Title 11, United States Code[5] and underwent a court-supervised restructuring process under the Companies' 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]- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "AAA forecasts summer travel surge at near pre-pandemic levels". news.yahoo.com. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
