Together as the WestJet Group, WestJet and
Sunwing Airlines will provide Canadians with access
to 63 transborder and sun destinations this
winter
CALGARY,
AB, July 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the WestJet
Group announced its complete 2024/2025 winter schedule further
positioning the airline as Canada's number one choice for leisure travel
with expanded service to popular sun, transborder and transoceanic
destinations.
"Our winter schedule is building on our ambitions to ensure
Canadians benefit from a comprehensive network of affordable
domestic air service, while providing seamless access to fulfill
cold-weather escapes to the most popular sun destinations," said
John Weatherill, WestJet Group,
Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. "As we bring
more seats and affordable fares across our entire network, we are
giving Canadians choice and flexibility this winter."
Canadians continue to benefit from The WestJet Group's growth
story
Together as the WestJet Group, WestJet and Sunwing Airlines will
provide more seats to the sun than any other Canadian airline,
across 320 nonstop routes to 63 popular destinations in the U.S.,
Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America this winter. With more than 16
million seats available to 37 domestic, 21 transborder, 42 sun and
three intercontinental destinations this winter, The WestJet Group
will increase its overall capacity by nine percent versus 2023 with
growth across all regions including:
- 48 per cent increase in intercontinental capacity
- 15 per cent increase in domestic capacity
- Five per cent increase in transborder capacity
- Three per cent increase in Latin-Caribbean capacity
Domestic growth highlights:
With more than 323 domestic daily departures, WestJet will
provide service on 71 unique domestic routes, while continuing to
enhance east-to-west connectivity across the country,
including:
- Significant domestic capacity growth vs. winter 2023 in
Winnipeg (44 per cent),
Regina (24 per cent), Saskatoon (27 per cent), Edmonton (32 per cent), Kelowna (14 per cent), Vancouver (16 per cent), Calgary (6 per cent)
- A 53 per cent seat share of all domestic air service operating
in the West within and between Alberta and British
Columbia
- More unique routes between Eastern
Canada and Western Canada
than any other airline
Leisure growth highlights:
On the heels of announcing winter service to Tulum, Mexico and the Caribbean Island of
Grenada, WestJet continues to
elevate its leisure offering, through the following sun and
transborder investments this winter, including:
- Leading with a 63 per cent share of all flights connecting
Canada to Hawaii
- Offering the most flights to Arizona and Las
Vegas, with a 57 per cent and 44 per cent share of seats,
respectively
- Notable capacity increases to Latin Caribbean destinations from
Kelowna (68 per cent),
Winnipeg (37 per cent),
Regina (27 per cent), Victoria (27 per cent), Calgary (10 per cent), Edmonton (Nine per cent)
Beyond providing Canadians with unparalleled access to sun
destinations, WestJet will enhance service to its most popular
intercontinental destinations throughout the winter with non-stop,
year-round service to Tokyo, and
daily connectivity to Paris and
London via its global hub in
Calgary.
Increasing capacity to Delta hubs by 42 per cent
year-over-year
Across the winter season, WestJet guests will benefit from
seamless access to codeshare partner, Delta Air Lines' hubs
including Atlanta and Minneapolis, providing single-connect access
to more than 100 U.S. destinations via the U.S. carrier's robust
network. Flights are available from Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
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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SOURCE WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership