WestJet expands August schedule, updates July flying

Schedule highlights airline's continued service to 39 Canadian cities from coast-to-coast

Airline's stringent health and safety measures ensure Canadians can travel safely to 48 destinations

CALGARY, AB, July 13, 2020 /CNW/ - WestJet today released its updated August schedule featuring more than 200 daily flights to 48 destinations across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe. The schedule features service to 39 domestic airports and further highlights the airline's commitment to ensuring air service and regional connectivity is available to Canadians from coast-to-coast.

The updated schedule is supported by the layered framework WestJet has built to ensure Canadians can continue to travel safely and responsibly through the airline's Safety Above All hygiene program. The airline continues to provide flexibility in booking, change and cancellation policies for guests.

"With the many safeguards and procedures in place, we are certain Canadians can safely resume travel to destinations across our network," said Arved von zur Muehlen, WestJet Chief Commercial Officer. "We continue to adapt our schedule to meet the needs of our guests and through our continued investments economies can begin to recover with the support of domestic tourism driven by air travel."

Between July 15 through to September 4, 2020, WestJet will increase domestic frequencies and offer operations to 48 destinations including 39 in Canada, five in the U.S., two in Europe, one in the Caribbean, one in Mexico.

The airline will reintroduce non-stop Dreamliner service from Calgary to London (Gatwick) and Paris effective August 20, 2020 and will continue to serve five key transborder destinations including Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York (LaGuardia) and Orlando. The airline will also offer service to Cancun, Mexico and will resume operations once-weekly to Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Continued von zur Muehlen, "Despite these headwinds, we are committed to ensuring air travel remains affordable and accessible to Canadians from coast-to-coast during this difficult time. While an increase in flying is a positive sign, we are prudently monitoring our guests loads to ensure we are managing our airline and the health of our guests and crew responsibly."

The August schedule reflects approximately a 10 per cent increase in flying from July, but a decrease of 75 per cent less flying from August 2019. It also includes select frequency reductions and temporary domestic route suspensions between stations across Canada due to continued border closures and provincial travel restrictions.  

"The patchwork of domestic travel restrictions and quarantine periods that are currently in place within our own borders are severely limiting Canada's economic recovery and putting hundreds of thousands of jobs in our critical industry at risk," said von zur Muehlen. "We must standardize intra-provincial travel advice to ensure Canadians can move safely and freely across our country."

At this time, the airline is planning on operating the following domestic routes and frequencies from July 16 to September 4. The below frequencies represent peak service within this time frame:

ALBERTA AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Calgary-Abbotsford	2x daily
Calgary-Comox	1x daily
Calgary-Cranbrook	4x weekly
Calgary-Fort St. John	2x daily
Calgary-Kamloops	1x daily
Calgary-Kelowna	3x daily
Calgary-Nanaimo	1x daily
Calgary-Penticton	1x daily
Calgary-Vancouver	7x daily
Calgary-Victoria	2x daily
Calgary-Edmonton	6x daily
Calgary-Fort McMurray	3x daily
Calgary-Grande Prairie	3x daily
Calgary-Lethbridge	3x weekly
Calgary-Lloydminster	2x weekly
Calgary-Medicine Hat	2x weekly
Calgary-Yellowknife	4x weekly
Calgary-Brandon	3x weekly
Calgary-Regina	3x daily
Calgary-Saskatoon	3x daily
Calgary-Winnipeg	3x daily
Calgary-Hamilton	4x weekly
Calgary-Kitchener/Waterloo	4x weekly
Calgary-Toronto	6x daily
Edmonton-Comox	2x weekly
Edmonton-Kelowna	6x weekly
Edmonton-Vancouver	3x daily
Edmonton-Victoria	1x daily
Edmonton-Calgary	6x daily
Edmonton-Fort McMurray	6x weekly
Edmonton-Grande Prairie	6x weekly
Edmonton-Regina	5x weekly
Edmonton-Saskatoon	6x weekly
Edmonton-Winnipeg	6x weekly
Edmonton-Toronto	3x daily
Fort McMurray-Calgary	3x daily
Fort McMurray-Edmonton	6x weekly
Grande Prairie-Calgary	3x daily
Grande Prairie-Edmonton	6x weekly
Lethbridge-Calgary	3x weekly
Lloydminster-Calgary	2x weekly
Medicine Hat-Calgary	2x weekly
Yellowknife-Calgary	4x weekly

BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKON

Abbotsford-Calgary	2x daily
Comox-Calgary	1x daily
Cranbrook-Calgary	4x weekly
Fort St John-Calgary	2x daily
Fort St John-Vancouver	4x weekly
Kamloops-Calgary	1x daily
Kelowna-Vancouver	1x daily
Kelowna-Calgary	3x daily
Kelowna-Edmonton	6x weekly
Nanaimo-Calgary	1x daily
Penticton-Calgary	1x daily
Prince George-Vancouver	3x daily
Terrace-Vancouver	1x daily
Vancouver-Kelowna	1x daily
Vancouver-Prince George	3x daily
Vancouver-Terrace	1x daily
Vancouver-Victoria	2x daily
Vancouver-Calgary	7x daily
Vancouver-Edmonton	3x daily
Vancouver-Winnipeg	6x weekly
Vancouver-Toronto	4x daily
Victoria-Vancouver	2x daily
Victoria-Calgary	2x daily
Victoria-Edmonton	1x daily

ONTARIO

Hamilton-Calgary	4x weekly
Kitchener/Waterloo-Calgary	4x weekly
London, ON-Toronto	6x weekly
Ottawa-Calgary	6x weekly
Ottawa-Toronto	4x daily
Ottawa-Halifax	2x weekly
Thunder Bay-Winnipeg	2x weekly
Thunder Bay-Toronto	6x weekly
Toronto-Vancouver	4x daily
Toronto-Calgary	6x daily
Toronto-Edmonton	3x daily
Toronto-Regina	3x weekly
Toronto-Saskatoon	3x weekly
Toronto-Winnipeg	3x daily
Toronto-London, ON	6x weekly
Toronto-Ottawa	4x daily
Toronto-Thunder Bay	4x weekly
Toronto-Montreal	4x daily
Toronto-Quebec City	4x weekly
Toronto-Charlottetown	6x weekly
Toronto-Deer Lake	4x weekly
Toronto-Fredericton	5x weekly
Toronto-Halifax	3x daily
Toronto-Moncton	5x weekly
Toronto-St. John's (NL)	1x daily

SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA

Brandon-Calgary	3x weekly
Regina-Calgary	3x daily
Regina-Edmonton	5x weekly
Regina-Toronto	3x weekly
Saskatoon-Calgary	3x daily
Saskatoon-Edmonton	6x weekly
Saskatoon-Winnipeg	2x weekly
Saskatoon-Toronto	3x weekly
Winnipeg-Vancouver	6x weekly
Winnipeg-Calgary	3x daily
Winnipeg-Edmonton	6x weekly
Winnipeg-Saskatoon	2x weekly
Winnipeg-Thunder Bay	2x weekly
Winnipeg-Toronto	3x daily

QUEBEC

Montreal-Calgary	6x weekly
Montreal-Toronto	4x daily
Quebec City-Toronto	4x weekly

ATLANTIC CANADA

Charlottetown-Toronto	6x weekly
Deer Lake-Toronto	4x weekly
Fredericton-Toronto	5x weekly
Halifax-Calgary	1x daily
Halifax-Ottawa	2x weekly
Halifax-Toronto	3x daily
Halifax- St. John's (NL)	1x daily
Halifax-Sydney	2x weekly
Moncton-Toronto	5x weekly
St. John's (NL)-Toronto	1x daily
St. John's (NL)-Halifax	1x daily
Sydney-Halifax	2x weekly

At this time, the airline is planning on operating the following transborder and international routes from July 16 to September 4, 2020.

Market	Planned frequency
Calgary - Los Angeles	3x weekly
Calgary – Las Vegas	2x weekly
Calgary - Atlanta	4x weekly
Calgary – London Gatwick	3 weekly effective August 20
Calgary – Paris	2x weekly effective August 20
Vancouver – Los Angeles	3x weekly
Toronto - LaGuardia	5x weekly
Toronto - Orlando	1x weekly
Toronto - Cancun	1x weekly
Toronto – Montego Bay	1x weekly

Temporary domestic route suspensions for July 16 – September 4, 2020.

Market	Previous frequency
Vancouver – Nanaimo	2x daily
Vancouver – Comox	1x daily
Vancouver – Saskatoon	1x daily
Vancouver – Cranbrook	1x daily
Vancouver - Ottawa	2x daily
Vancouver - Montreal	13x weekly
Vancouver - Halifax	6x weekly
Kelowna – Victoria	2x daily
Calgary - Prince George	1x daily
Calgary – London, ON	2x daily
Calgary – Quebec City	4x weekly
Calgary - Charlottetown	4x weekly
Calgary - St. John's	1x daily
Edmonton – Yellowknife	1x daily
Edmonton - Ottawa	4x weekly
Edmonton - Montreal	3x weekly
Edmonton – Halifax	10x weekly
Edmonton - St. John's	4x weekly
Winnipeg – Regina	1x daily
Winnipeg – Ottawa	1x daily
Winnipeg – Montreal	1x daily
Winnipeg - Halifax	1x daily
Toronto - Victoria	4x weekly
Toronto – Kelowna	1x daily
Toronto – Sydney	6x weekly
Halifax - Montreal	2x daily

About WestJet 
WestJet and WestJet Encore continue to connect all 39 of the airline's domestic airports, with a reduced frequency, to ensure essential travel, trade and cargo can continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, WestJet has maintained its status as one of the top-10 on-time airlines in North America as named by Cirium.

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