Harmony Airways

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Harmony Airways (formerly known as HMY Airways) is a full service airline based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Harmony offers advance seat selection, a full meal service, complimentary beverages, and in-flight entertainment and vacation packages (through its tour operator, Harmony Vacations).

Contents

1 History
2 Destinations

2.1 Former destinations

3 Services

3.1 harmonyone
3.2 Harmony Vacations

4 Fleet
5 Partner airlines
6 Affinity programs
7 External links

History

Originally established and started operations as "HMY Airways", in 2002 by Canadian entrepreneur Dr. David T.K. Ho, the airline was renamed "Harmony Airways" in 2004 in a marketing attempt to make the brand more memorable; the airline's operating company still retains the name HMY. A key HMY spokesperson was Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan. In 2004, former British Columbia Finance Minister Gary Collins resigned to become Chief Executive Officer of Harmony. As of January 2005, Harmony discontinued service to Los Angeles and began flights to Palm Springs, California.

In May 2005, Harmony announced:

Harmony Airways has received designation for the scheduled operation of passenger air service to China
Direct service from Calgary and Kelowna to Hawaii
All flights would now have "harmonyone" business class
Purchase of a fourth aircraft.

Throughout the summer of 2005, Harmony provided additional direct service from Abbotsford and Victoria to Hawaii.

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It will inaugurate nonstop service on June 2006 as follows :

Vancouver-Oakland on : 2 flights a week, on Thu/Sun, using its Boeing 757-200s.
Vancouver-New York JFK on : daily flight using its Boeing 757-200s.

Due to the introduction of "harmonyone" business class, all Harmony aircraft have phased out the Companion Class premium economy/coach class service.

In May 2006, Harmony Airways and CanJet announced a partnership to start June 1st allowing passengers to transfer between the two airlines in Toronto. Harmony and CanJet will offer one-stop booking and luggage check-through between the two airlines.

In June 2006, Harmony Airways and Hawaiian Airlines filed a codeshare application with the US Department of Transportation. Hawaiian will codeshare Harmony's flights from Vancouver to Honolulu and Kahului, and Harmony wishes to put its code on some of Hawaiian's interisland flights from Honolulu and Kahului, as well as Hawaiian's sole Australian flight, from Honolulu to Sydney. This would put Harmony in direct competition with Air Canada's Australian flights, which also route Vancouver-Honolulu-Sydney. [link]

Destinations

Harmony Airways flies from Vancouver, British Columbia to:

Las Vegas, Nevada
Palm Springs, California (Seasonal service)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Toronto, Ontario (Daily service)
Calgary, Alberta (Daily service)
Oakland, California (Seasonal service)
New York City, New York (Daily service)

From Calgary, Alberta to:

From Toronto, Ontario to:

Vancouver, British Columbia

From Victoria, British Columbia to:

Honolulu, Hawaii (Seasonal service)

From Kelowna, British Columbia to

Honolulu, Hawaii (Seasonal service)

From Edmonton, Alberta to:

Maui, Hawaii (Seasonal service)

Former destinations

Harmony Airways no longer provides service to:

Services

All economy passengers on Harmony Airways receive rows with a 32" seat pitch, meal and beverage service (including a glass of BC wine), in-flight movies and music (including free headphones) and free advance seat selection.

harmonyone

harmonyone is the business class service offered by Harmony Airways. Passengers receive express check-in, boarding priority, three- or four-course meals prepared by a chef that are served on china, wider seats than economy (with a 52" seat pitch), an amenity kit, a spa gift card, Harmony Airway's "Interlude" hand-held entertainment system, and laptop plug-ins.

Harmony Vacations

Harmony Vacations (formerly Companion Holidays) is the tour operator for Harmony Airways offering package vacations to the Hawaiian Islands, California and Nevada, and offers connecting flights throughout British Columbia with Hawkair and Pacific Coastal Airlines. They also have an agreement with Air North for flights to and from Whitehorse. From Oahu and Maui, there are connecting flights with Hawaiian Airlines to the other Hawaiian Islands.

Harmony Vacations offer packages to: Las Vegas, Primm (Primm Valley), Palm Springs (seasonally), Honolulu, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii ("The Big Island").

Fleet

As of May 2006:

4 Boeing 757-200
Bombardier CRJ-100 (operated by Voyageur Airways for Harmony on the Vancouver - Calgary route).

Partner airlines

Affinity programs

Harmony Airways does not offer a benefits program. However, members of Japan Airlines Mileage Bank and Air Miles may redeem flights on Harmony Airways. Members of these programs cannot earn points while flying with Harmony.

External links

Airlines of Canada

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