Edmonton is definitely having a moment. Heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers are setting new records, as is the new WestJet schedule for YEG this winter.
On 04JUN, WestJet revealed highlights of its Edmonton winter 2024/2025 flight schedule, outlining significant growth and commitment to the region, including record-level domestic investments. Boosting its overall capacity by more than 20% compared to winter 2023, WestJet will operate the city's largest-ever network to and from Edmonton. This winter, Edmonton will have access to 16 nonstop WestJet destinations in Canada, nine transborder, including Hawaii, and five options to Mexico.
"Serving a total of 30 non-stop destinations from Edmonton International Airport in the winter season, WestJet is proud to bring more connectivity to the city than ever before," said John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer.
Building on the momentum of WestJet's summer schedule currently in service and WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech's recent visit to the region, the airline will increase frequencies on key domestic routes that are critical to business and leisure travellers connecting to Alberta's capital city.
- This winter, WestJet will operate approximately 313 flights out of Edmonton International Airport per week
- Edmonton is one of the most connected cities in WestJet's network and will see new or increased flight frequency on 10 of 16 domestic routes
Domestic Schedule (Winter 2024/205)
| Route | Peak Winter Departures | Winter 2024 vs. 2023 Increases |
| Edmonton-Ottawa | 11x weekly** | New |
| Edmonton-Montreal | 5x weekly** | New |
| Edmonton-Winnipeg | 16x weekly* | +10 weekly flights |
| Edmonton-Vancouver | 42x weekly* | +8 weekly flights |
| Edmonton-Abbotsford | 9x weekly* | +4 weekly flights |
| Edmonton-Regina | 10x weekly* | +4 weekly flights |
| Edmonton-Victoria | 11x weekly* | +4 weekly flights |
| Edmonton-Saskatoon | 9x weekly* | +2 weekly flights |
| Edmonton-Kelowna | 19x weekly* | +1 weekly flights |
| Edmonton-Comox | 5x weekly* | +1 weekly flight |
| Edmonton-Calgary | 54x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Toronto | 27x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Fort McMurray | 8x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Grande Prairie | 4x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Halifax | 3x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Yellowknife | 2x weekly |
**New route *Increased frequency
Domestic schedule highlights and notable winter frequency increases:
- New year-round connectivity between Edmonton and Montreal and Ottawa
- 167% frequency increase between Edmonton and Winnipeg
- 67% frequency increase between Edmonton and Regina
- 29% frequency increase between Edmonton and Saskatoon
- Increased connectivity to all B.C. destinations, including Vancouver, Kelowna, Comox, Abbotsford and Victoria
- 80% frequency increase between Edmonton and Abbotsford
- 57% frequency increase between Edmonton and Victoria
- 25% frequency increase between Edmonton and Comox
- 24% frequency increase between Edmonton and Vancouver
- 6% frequency increase between Edmonton and Kelowna
While all routes are currently available for booking in winter 2024/25, new flight frequencies will be available for sale after WestJet's full winter schedule is published in July.
Daily flights to Atlanta opens gateway to U.S. destinations
WestJet is bolstering its transborder winter service this winter by providing daily connectivity to Atlanta. Through direct connectivity to Atlanta and Minneapolis, guests will enjoy the advantages of WestJet's codeshare agreement with Delta Airlines, granting access to hundreds of additional U.S. destinations from two of Delta's busiest hubs.
| Route | Peak Winter Departures | Winter 2024 vs. 2023 Increases |
| Edmonton-Atlanta | 7x weekly** | New |
| Edmonton-Las Vegas | 10x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Los Angeles | 6x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Minneapolis | 5x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Phoenix | 10x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Palm Springs | 7x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Orlando | 2x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Honolulu | 2x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Maui | 2x weekly |
**New route
Escape to the sun: WestJet connects Edmonton to Mexico's top destinations
In addition to the airline's robust domestic and transborder offerings, WestJet will enhance frequencies on some of its most popular sun destinations, including Huatulco and Cancun.
| Route | Peak Winter Departures | Winter 2024 vs. 2023 Increases |
| Edmonton-Huatulco | 3x weekly* | +1 weekly flight |
| Edmonton-Cancun | 9x weekly* | +1 weekly flight |
| Edmonton-Puerto Vallarta | 10x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Los Cabos | 3x weekly | |
| Edmonton-Mazatlán | 2x weekly |
*Increased frequency
Notable winter frequency increases to sun destinations include a 50% increase between Edmonton and Huatulco and a 13% increase between Edmonton and Cancun.
