Sunwing Airlines No Longer Exists: What to Know if the Name Still Appears in Your Vacation Package

History and positioning

Sunwing Airlines, founded in 2005 as a Canadian leisure carrier based in Toronto, operated charter routes for almost twenty years, with a minority stake held by the tourism group TUI. In 2023 the WestJet group completed its acquisition, and after a gradual integration the airline ceased flight operations on May 28, 2025. The Sunwing Vacations brand continues to operate as a tour operator, now using WestJet's fleet and staff.

The fleet (historical)

Until its operational closure, Sunwing flew a fleet of Boeing 737-800s, used both on charter routes to the Caribbean and Mexico and, in season, on European destinations.

Routes and network (historical)

The network was built around vacation packages: year-round sun destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico, with a seasonal extension to Europe in the summer months.

What changes for anyone booking today

Anyone who books a Sunwing-branded package today gets a flight operated by WestJet, no longer by a Sunwing aircraft: a detail often overlooked by those who look only at the brand name at the time of purchase.

• Competitive fares on vacation packages to sun destinations, historically its main strength.
• Simple but adequate onboard service for medium-length leisure flights, according to pre-2025 reviews.

• Pre-2025 reviews of the flight itself are no longer representative of the current experience.
• The "vacation" part of the package (hotel, transfers) is instead managed as before by the tour operator Sunwing Vacations.

Anyone booking a Sunwing Vacations package today should know that the flight will be operated by WestJet, no longer by the original Sunwing airline, which ended flight operations in May 2025. There is therefore no point in judging the trip on the old reviews specific to the Sunwing aircraft: it is better to look into WestJet's current standards for the flight portion, while the hotel portion is managed as before by the tour operator.