Popular Canadian airline, WestJet, has announced 20 new routes, including a trio of new U.S. destinations. Beginning in the Summer of 2023, travelers will have more frequent options to fly across Canada or connect across the border with the neighboring U.S. WestJet’s major hub is based in Calgary. From there, passengers will now have the …
Start planning your sunny winter getaway, Canada! WestJet will be relaunching even more flight routes that were previously suspended over two years ago. The Canadian low-cost airline announced earlier this week that 17 of its sun routes will return just in time for the winter travel season 2022/2023. We’ve got all the details below. Restoring …
Canadian airlines such as Air Canada and WestJet have been accused of making up excuses in order to avoid paying compensation to travelers. As anyone who has traveled over the past few months will admit, the travel industry is a mess right now. From spiraling flight costs to flights that are delayed or canceled completely …
For most of air travel history, Canadians have gotten the shaft when it comes to flight availability, cheap tickets, and cool far-flung routes. We’ve watched our neighbor to the south get the most amazing flight connectivity, while we’ve had to pay higher prices for less exciting destinations. However, as of 2022 there are now more …
Airlines are ramping up flights to new destinations around the world, and Canadian airlines are no different. This week, the major Canada-based airlines WestJet and Air Transat announced the launch of some inaugural nonstop routes to European destinations. The new flights include services to Rome, Amsterdam, and London’s Gatwick International Airport. We’ve got all the …
WestJet has announced 14 new flights to Europe and 3 new flights to the United States, just in time for Spring and Summer breaks. After two years of poor connectivity in and out of Canada, this is excellent news for all travel-hungry Canucks and anyone transiting through the country. The flight annoucements restores WestJet’s summer …
Canadian Airline Calls For Overhaul Of Current COVID Restrictions The Canadian Airline WestJet has confirmed it will be extending its schedule reductions into March because of current COVID restrictions affecting the country. The cancellations are set to impact 20% of all scheduled March flights. All impacted travelers will be notified well in advance via email …
WestJet Airlines announced Monday that it will be adding more routes in December to meet the increased demand for travel. These new routes happen to also coincide with the fact that the Canadian government has lifted its global advisory to avoid non-essential international travel. The announcement could not come at a better time as Canadians …
Planning your winter vacation just got a little easier this week, as airlines are set to ramp up a number of flight routes between Canada and Jamaica. Beginning November 1st, major Canadian airlines will be operating 50 direct flights a week from cities in Canada to destinations throughout Jamaica in an effort to boost tourism …
Sweeping government restrictions relating to travel have sternly impeded operations of Canadian airline carriers. In the most recent development, Calgary-based WestJet has announced it will be moving to temporarily suspend the services for four routes. Destination cities which will be affected are St. John’s N.L, London Ontario, and Lloydminster and Medicine Hat in Alberta. Route suspensions are …
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Last week’s governmental approval of Air Canada’s proposed bid to acquire rival Air Transat for $190 million did not sit well with others in the industry, particularly WestJet. The President and CEO of the Calgary-based carrier, Edward Sims, expressed his disdain of the approval in a blog post released late last week. Sims alleged that …
WestJet has announced a significant reduction in its flight capacity as the introduction of new COVID-19 testing requirements for all arrivals to Canada continues to wreak havoc on the air travel industry. The decision by WestJet to slash its operations follows a sharp fall in new bookings and an increase in cancellations since the Canadian …