Underpinning its commitment to Canadians, airline increases domestic, leisure and international travel opportunities by 15 per cent year-over-year
CALGARY, AB, Feb. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced a significant increase in coast-to-coast travel options for Canadians with the initial release of its summer 2024 schedule. The airline is set to introduce 10 new routes and return or extend 16 routes that will continue to connect Canadians as part of its robust growth strategy. Publication of WestJet's full summer schedule will be completed over the coming week.
"Our 2024 summer schedule continues to deliver on our commitment to make critical investments across Canada, providing more affordable options for Canadians and international visitors to connect with the people and places that matter the most," said John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. "This summer will see the return of seasonal, leisure-focused flying, to connect Eastern and Western Canada, and substantial growth in service to sun destinations, further cementing our position as Canada's leading leisure airline. At our global hub in Calgary and cities across the country, WestJet's schedule supports Canada's visitor economy with more than 75,000 seats arriving each week from Europe, Asia and the United States."
In addition to the continued expansion of WestJet's network with 15 new routes to and from Western Canada, this summer Eastern Canada will benefit from 11 new routes including:
As Canada's top choice for leisure travel, the WestJet Group will offer more capacity than any other airline for Canadians looking to fly to popular sun destinations this summer. Highlights include:
Providing increased opportunities for two-way travel between Canada and the United States, WestJet will grow transborder seat capacity by 26 per cent this summer, including 70 per cent growth to Delta hubs.
Highlights of the transborder schedule include:
Through WestJet's longstanding codeshare partnership with Delta Air Lines, guests can access more than 100 U.S. destinations when connecting through the U.S. airline's hubs in Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Seattle.
WestJet guests can reach Delta's expansive U.S. network on a single purchased ticket with check-in for all flights at the first departure, baggage tagged to their final destination and lounge access for select guests. Additionally, frequent flyers of both airlines will continue to enjoy extensive reciprocal benefits anytime they fly with either carrier, including earning and redeeming WestJet dollars across the entire itinerary.
Summary of New Markets
New Routes | Returning Routes | Summer Extensions |
Edmonton-Atlanta | Halifax-Dublin | Calgary-Honolulu |
Edmonton-Nashville | Halifax-London (LGW) | Calgary-Maui |
Edmonton-San Francisco | Halifax-Orlando | Calgary-Punta Cana |
Vancouver-Detroit | St. John's-Orlando | Calgary-Varadero |
Halifax-Edinburgh | Toronto-Dublin | Vancouver-Phoenix |
St. John's-London (LGW) | Toronto-Edinburgh | Edmonton-Phoenix |
Regina-Minneapolis | Toronto-Providenciales | Edmonton-Orlando |
Calgary-Seoul | Toronto-Puerto Plata | |
Calgary-Reykjavik | Toronto-Moncton | |
Calgary-Deer Lake |
In 27 years of serving Canadians, WestJet has cut airfares in half and increased the flying population in Canada to more than 50 per cent. WestJet launched in 1996 with three aircraft, 250 employees and five destinations, growing over the years to more than 180 aircraft, 14,000 employees and more than 100 destinations in 26 countries.
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SOURCE WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership
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