WestJet today announced significant increases to its summer schedule bringing more seats and additional flight frequencies to popular 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.
“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,” said John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer. “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 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Regina
• 46 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Saskatoon
• 44 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Edmonton
• 42 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Winnipeg
• 27 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Calgary
• 13 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Kelowna
• 5 percent 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 |
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- • 64 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Regina• 46 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Saskatoon• 44 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Edmonton• 42 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Winnipeg• 27 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Calgary• 13 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Kelowna• 5 percent increase in seat capacity to/from Vancouver.
- “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,”.
- “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.
