WestJet has announced significant increases to its summer schedule bringing more seats and additional flights to routes across Canada, with nearly 600 daily departures during peak travel days.
John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, said, "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 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Regina
- 46 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Saskatoon
- 44 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Edmonton
- 42 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Winnipeg
- 27 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Calgary
- 13 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Kelowna
- 5 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Vancouver
Enhanced flight frequencies across popular domestic and transborder routes:
Route | 2023 peak summer | frequency2022 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 |