WestJet Winter Schedule Expands Service Worldwide and Introduces More Sun Destinations

WestJet has announced its winter schedule, offering more sun destinations and year-round routes.

John Weatherill, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer, WestJet Group, said, "This year's winter schedule is about providing Canadians with what they want: affordable sun destination getaways from across Canada; enhanced domestic connectivity from coast-to-coast; and the assurance that some of our most popular routes, previously operated exclusively in the summer, are available year-round."

Expansion of service to sun destinations

This winter, WestJet is introducing new service to several sun destinations, as well as reinstating four routes from the previous year. The winter schedule will include over 85 daily departures, on average, to sun destinations from various airports across Canada.

In addition, the company says it will offer the highest number of flights to more than 10 Mexican destinations from Canada due to increased demand for travel to Mexico.

The airline also announced new non-stop seasonal service between Toronto and Bonaire, beginning 12DEC, as Open Jaw reported.

Year-round extensions

WestJet is extending routes that have experienced demand during the summer to continue to operate year-round. Through codeshare partnerships with Air France and Delta, guests connecting through Paris, Atlanta, or Minneapolis will gain access to a network of European and U.S. destinations using a single purchased ticket.

Enhancing domestic connectivity

WestJet is extending two domestic routes from Calgary to Moncton and St. John's, transitioning them from summer-only service to year-round operations.

"We are more committed than ever to building on our momentum, strengthening Canada's east to west connectivity year-round," said Weatherill. "Strong connections fostered between Eastern and Western Canada are essential to the communities we serve and bolstering business and tourism opportunities throughout our country."

WestJet Group capacity

As part of the WestJet Group, Sunwing Airlines is also increasing leisure and sun flying options throughout Canada. Together, WestJet and Sunwing will offer 230 nonstop routes from 26 Canadian communities to 55 sun destinations in the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America this winter.

Sunwing's winter schedule reflects a focus on eastern provinces, with capacity increases of 26 per cent in Atlantic Canada, 15 per cent in Quebec, and 9 per cent in Ontario compared to 2022.

"As we work towards our eventual airline integration, the complementary winter schedules of both WestJet and Sunwing Airlines demonstrate early signs of a vibrant future for the WestJet Group that will see a significantly expanded footprint in Eastern Canada and bring even more affordable and seamless sun and leisure travel opportunities to Canadians across the country," said Weatherill.