Justfly.com
Founded2012 (2012)
HeadquartersMontreal, Canada
Area servedGlobal
ProductsTravel agency
Metasearch engine
URLwww.justfly.com

Justfly.com (JustFly Inc) is a Canadian online travel agency and metasearch engine. It is a subsidiary of FlightHub Group.

History

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

  1. 1 2 "Canadian travel firm FlightHub seeks creditor protection". CBC News. May 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Investigation of FlightHub ends with $5.8M in total penalties for company and directors" (Press release). Competition Bureau Canada. February 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Herrera sues JustFly and FlightHub over hidden fees and other predatory scams" (Press release). PR Newswire. September 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ Harris, Sophia (October 6, 2019). "California sues travel sites FlightHub, JustFly for 'swindling' customers and 'deceptive' fees". CBC News.
  5. ↑ Montgomery, Jeff (May 22, 2020). "COVID-19 Woes Land JustFly, FlightHub In Ch. 15 In Del". Law360.
  6. ↑ "ACDF outfits Montreal FlightHub office with vibrant colours". Dezeen. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  7. ↑ "AAA forecasts summer travel surge at near pre-pandemic levels". news.yahoo.com. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
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