Airlines

WestJet Bolsters Summer Schedule

WestJet has announced significant increases to its summer schedule bringing more seats and additional flight frequencies to routes across its network.

With nearly 600 daily departures during peak travel days, WestJet’s summer schedule enhancements will bring more opportunities for Canadians to travel seamlessly across the airline’s domestic, transborder and international network this summer.

John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, said that: “Providing our guests with even more opportunity to travel across our network this summer comes as a result of a thoughtfully designed schedule that balances the high demand for travel alongside a reliable and resilient operation.”

And Weatherill added: “With more seats available for booking and added capacity on popular routes, our summer schedule reflects a strengthened commitment to providing seamless domestic and transborder connectivity for our guests.”

Highlights of WestJet’s summer schedule increases over 2022:

  • 64% increase in seat capacity to/from Regina
  • 46% increase in seat capacity to/from Saskatoon
  • 44% increase in seat capacity to/from Edmonton
  • 42% increase in seat capacity to/from Winnipeg
  • 27% increase in seat capacity to/from Calgary
  • 13% increase in seat capacity to/from Kelowna
  • 5% increase in seat capacity to/from Vancouver

Enhanced flight frequencies across popular domestic and transborder routes:

Route 2023 peak summer
frequency
2022 peak summer
frequency
Edmonton – Las Vegas 11x weekly 4x weekly
Edmonton – Los Angeles 7x weekly 4x weekly
Calgary – Denver 4x weekly 2x weekly
Calgary – Houston 13x weekly 7x weekly
Calgary – New York (JFK) 7x weekly 4x weekly
Vancouver – Saskatoon 7x weekly 4x weekly
Vancouver – Ottawa 11x weekly 5x weekly
Calgary – Yellowknife 14x weekly 7x weekly
Calgary – Windsor 7x weekly 3x weekly
Calgary – London, Ont. 14x weekly 7x weekly
Calgary – Montreal 20x weekly 13x weekly
Edmonton – Kelowna 35x weekly 27x weekly
Edmonton – Winnipeg 20x weekly 6x weekly
Edmonton – Yellowknife 7x weekly 3x weekly
Edmonton – Saskatoon 14x weekly 6x weekly
Edmonton – Regina 14x weekly 6x weekly
Edmonton – Victoria 20x weekly 13x weekly
Edmonton – Halifax 13x weekly 7x weekly
Winnipeg – Thunder Bay 13x weekly 7x weekly
Winnipeg – Saskatoon 12x weekly 7x weekly

Go to www.westjet.com for more.