Airways Magazine

LONDON – WestJet has added more than 40 flights to its Summer 2019 schedule from destinations such as Toronto, Halifax, St. John’s, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.

Services to the likes of Portland and Austin, as well as new services between Edmonton and St. John’s, will be added, bringing together more transborder destinations for the carrier’s passengers.

Commenting on the summer schedule itself was Arved von zur Muehlen, WestJet’s Chief Commercial Officer, who explained the reasoning for the route enhancements.

“This summer, WestJet again enhanced our schedules to offer travellers more convenience and connectivity to well-loved vacation destinations and major business markets across Canada, the U.S. and beyond,” he said.

“With the addition of Austin and Portland this summer and a new route between St. John’s and Edmonton, we continue to create convenient ways to enjoy unique and interesting travel opportunities while supporting strong economic ties.”

The Calgary-Portland services will operate on a daily basis from April 29 this year, with services to Austin from Calgary operating twice weekly from May 2.

Edmonton-St John’s will operate on a thrice weekly basis from June 25 this year also.

The summer will see over 750 daily flights operate to 92 destinations globally. It also includes services to the likes of Atlanta, Barcelona, Gatwick, Paris and Dublin from Calgary all previously announced.

The carrier also listed some of the main upgrades from each airport in Canada.

Calgary

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Route	Upgrade Details
Houston	12 weekly to 13 weekly.
Gatwick	Two additional weekly flights with 787 Dreamliners.
Orlando	Once to twice weekly.
Phoenix	Once daily to twice daily.
Puerto Vallarta	Three weekly to four weekly.
San Diego	Three weekly to four weekly.
San Francisco	Once daily to twice daily.
Kitchener	Daily to eight weekly.

Edmonton

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Route	Upgrade Details
St John’s	New thrice weekly service.
Halifax	Nine weekly to ten weekly.

Toronto

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Route	Upgrade Details
Nashville	Seven weekly to 10 weekly.
Grand Cayman	Once weekly to twice weekly.
Kingston	Thrice weekly to four weekly.
Liberia	Once weekly to twice weekly.
Montego Bay	11 weekly to 12 weekly.
Nassau	Six weekly to seven weekly.
Saint Maarten	Once weekly to twice weekly.
Halifax	Adding five weekly flights for seven times daily service Monday to Friday.
Charlottetown	Two additional weekly flights.
Gatwick	Twice daily to thrice daily.

Vancouver

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Route	Upgrade Details
Orlando	Extending the once weekly winter seasonal service to the Summer.

Halifax

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Route	Upgrade Details
Winnipeg	Four weekly to five weekly.
Edmonton	Nine weekly to 10 weekly.
Toronto	Adding five weekly flights for seven times daily service Monday to Friday.

It remains clear that WestJet’s strategy for 2019 is something that includes significant growth.

As more 787 Dreamliners are delivered to the Canadian carrier, it will be with no doubt that the international portfolio will expand even further to enhance better growth and efficiency savings.