Westjet Adding Dozens of New Flights

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It seems the sky is truly the limit for Canadian airliners this year. 

A month after Air Canada announced it had introduced a record-breaking number of new international flights this summer, Westjet will also be adding dozens of new flights to its 2016-2017 winter schedule.  

"WestJet has been Canada's low-fare leader for 20 years with a proven track record of bringing safe, affordable and stress-free air travel to communities across the country," said Bob Cummings, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Commercial. "The addition of dozens of new flights demonstrates our commitment to invest in communities and serve Canadians now and in the future, a commitment backed by our established, trusted brand and caring, people-driven service. These increases enable communities to stimulate development, improve infrastructure and grow their economies. As our network of more than 100 destinations in over 20 countries continues to expand, we remain committed to offering our guests more choices, better connectivity and the opportunity to fly with Canada's highest-rated airline for customer service." 

Winter Schedule Highlights

• Starting Oct. 27, 2016, the airline will begin new service between Regina and Orlando, Florida.

• Westjet is launching a number of new routes from Toronto, including ones to Vancouver, Ottawa, Moncton, Myrtle Beach, Aruba, Kingston (Jamaica), San Jose and Liberia (Costa Rica), Port of Spain and St. Martin.

• From Vancouver, there will be 41 new weekly flights to Kelowna, Prince George, Toronto, Honolulu, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas and Los Angeles.

• Kelowna will see 19 new flights per week, including the ones to Vancouver as well as two new flights per week to Calgary.

• Service from Halifax is also increasing; passengers will enjoy seven new weekly connections to Sydney, Nova Scotia. Daily flights added this summer will now continue through the winter.

• Existing seasonal services, including Vancouver-Montreal; and Toronto to Gander, Nashville, Los Angeles and Brandon will now also continue through the winter season.

• The airline is also adding new domestic and international flights from Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg.

• The new non-stop flights from London Gatwick to Calgary and Toronto will now operate on year-round basis through the winter.

During the winter season, WestJet will operate an average of 642 daily flights to 95 destinations including 36 in Canada, 25 in the United States and 34 in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Europe. For the entire year, the number climbs to an average of 639 daily flights to 101 destinations.

For more information on all routing information, visit www.westjet.com/winterschedule.

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