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Seair

Key people
  
Peter Clarke, CEO

Headquarters
  
Richmond, Canada

Fleet size
  
12

Destinations
  
8

Website
  
www.seairseaplanes.com

Founded
  
1980

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Hubs
  
Vancouver Int'l Water Airport

Profiles

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Seair Seaplanes is a scheduled and charter Canadian airline based in Richmond, British Columbia. The airline flies routes between the Vancouver International Water Airport and the Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport, as well as other Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia, primarily with float planes.

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Destinations

Seair Seaplanes serves the following destinations (at November 2009):

  • Canada
  • British Columbia
  • Galiano Island / Montague Harbour
  • Mayne Island / Miners Bay – Mayne Island Water Aerodrome
  • Nanaimo / Departure Bay – Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport
  • Pender Island / Port Washington – Port Washington Water Aerodrome
  • Saltspring Island / Ganges Harbour – Ganges Water Aerodrome
  • Saturna Island / Lyall Harbour
  • Thetis Island / Telegraph Harbour
  • Vancouver – Vancouver International Water Airport (Base) / Vancouver Harbour Airport
  • In addition to scheduled flights, Seair operates scenic flights, scheduled tours, and private charters. Small amounts of cargo may also be carried.

    Seair had plans to begin a service to the Victoria Inner Harbour Airport on May 25, 2011, but the service did not debut.

    Fleet

    The Seair fleet consists of 12 aircraft equipped with floats:

    Incidents and accidents

    On 29 November 2009 a DHC-2 Beaver operated by Seair crashed off the coast of Saturna Island. The accident occurred at approximately 4:10 p.m local time. Six passengers (including one infant) died, but the pilot and one other passenger survived.

    References

    Seair Seaplanes Wikipedia


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