Airline expands connections to Asia with introduction of year-round service
to Tokyo
787 Dreamliners provide access to more leisure
and sun destinations with enhanced service to London, Paris, Mexico
and Hawaii
CALGARY,
AB, May 13, 2024 /CNW/ - The WestJet
Group today announced significant enhancements to its transoceanic
and leisure travel offering with its winter 787 schedule, revealing
expanded year-round service between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Tokyo
Narita International Airport (NRT) and an increase to daily
connectivity between Calgary and
Paris Charles-de-Gaulle International (CDG) and London Heathrow
International (LHR) Airports. As The WestJet Group continues to
fortify its position as Canada's
leisure travel champion, the airline is also enhancing its 787
presence on popular leisure routes with service between
Canada, Mexico and Hawaii.
"Our 787 winter schedule reflects the growing demand for
year-round international options for business and leisure
travellers from our global hub in Calgary to Asia, Europe,
and North America," said
John Weatherill, WestJet Group
Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. "We will
continue to strategically position our Dreamliners to provide the
best global access between Western
Canada and the world."
Year-round service to Tokyo, Unlocked
Building on the existing summer seasonal service, WestJet is
investing in year-round service between Calgary and Tokyo. The service enhancement is a strategic
milestone for the airline, bringing more visitors to Alberta and strengthening global tourism
opportunities, while preserving Calgary's position as the most connected
mid-sized city in North America.
Through WestJet's longstanding codeshare agreement with Japan
Airlines guests will also have access to seven destinations
beyond Tokyo.
"This winter, WestJet will fly more than 60,000 seats between
Asia and Alberta, creating a catalyst for year-round
collaboration between our two unique economies and tourism hubs,"
continued Weatherill. "This route has proven to be an exceptional
conduit for transpacific leisure and business travellers connecting
to Calgary and Alberta."
Route
|
Frequency
|
Start
Date
|
Calgary-Tokyo
|
3x weekly
|
October 27,
2024
|
Strengthened year-round service to
Europe
This winter, WestJet is bolstering its European winter service
offering with daily connectivity to both London and Paris from the airline's global hub in
Calgary. While these routes were
previously served throughout the winter, frequency to Paris has been increased to daily to match
London, and to meet the
unprecedented demand for business and leisure travel between
Western Canada and Europe. Guests will also benefit from
WestJet's codeshare agreement with Air France, which unlocks 53
additional European destinations beyond Paris.
Route
|
Frequency
|
Start
Date
|
Calgary-London
|
7x weekly
|
October 27,
2024
|
Calgary-Paris
|
7x weekly
|
October 27,
2024
|
Leading the nation in leisure,
adding more access to Mexico
In line with The WestJet Group's strategy, the airline is
committed to providing Canadians with more affordable leisure
travel options than any other carrier in the country. This winter,
the airline is deploying its 787 aircraft on some of its most
in-demand leisure routes, including doubling its capacity between
Calgary and Cancun to twice daily and increasing to daily
service between Calgary and
Puerto Vallarta. Additionally, the
airline will continue to offer daily 787 service between
Toronto and Cancun and three times weekly service between
Calgary and Honolulu.
Route
|
Frequency
|
Start
Date
|
Calgary-Cancun
|
13x weekly
|
October 28,
2024
|
Calgary-Puerto
Vallarta
|
7x weekly
|
November 11,
2024
|
Calgary-Honolulu
|
3x weekly
|
November 16,
2024
|
Toronto-Cancun
|
7x weekly
|
October 28,
2024
|
About the Boeing 787
Dreamliner
As the largest aircraft in WestJet's fleet, the Boeing 787
Dreamliner can fly intercontinental journeys, carrying up to 320
guests per flight, making it ideal for European, Asian and
high-demand routes. It features a three-cabin configuration to
serve a variety of guest needs, and spacious seats with
entertainment systems at every seat for added comfort.
About WestJet
In 28 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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