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WestJet Boosts Summer Schedule with Up to 64% More Seats

WestJet has announced significant increases to its summer schedule bringing more seats and additional flights to routes across Canada, with nearly 600 daily departures during peak travel days.

John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, said, "With more seats available for booking and added capacity on popular routes, our summer schedule reflects a strengthened commitment to providing seamless domestic and transborder connectivity for our guests."

Highlights of WestJet's summer schedule increases over 2022:

  • 64 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Regina
  • 46 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Saskatoon
  • 44 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Edmonton
  • 42 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Winnipeg
  • 27 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Calgary
  • 13 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Kelowna
  • 5 per cent increase in seat capacity to/from Vancouver

Enhanced flight frequencies across popular domestic and transborder routes:

Route 2023 peak summerfrequency 2022 peak summerfrequency
Edmonton – Las Vegas 11x weekly 4x weekly
Edmonton – Los Angeles 7x weekly 4x weekly
Calgary – Denver 4x weekly 2x weekly
Calgary – Houston 13x weekly 7x weekly
Calgary – New York (JFK) 7x weekly 4x weekly
Vancouver – Saskatoon 7x weekly 4x weekly
Vancouver – Ottawa 11x weekly 5x weekly
Calgary – Yellowknife 14x weekly 7x weekly
Calgary – Windsor 7x weekly 3x weekly
Calgary – London, Ont. 14x weekly 7x weekly
Calgary – Montreal 20x weekly 13x weekly
Edmonton – Kelowna 35x weekly 27x weekly
Edmonton – Winnipeg 20x weekly 6x weekly
Edmonton – Yellowknife 7x weekly 3x weekly
Edmonton – Saskatoon 14x weekly 6x weekly
Edmonton – Regina 14x weekly 6x weekly
Edmonton – Victoria 20x weekly 13x weekly
Edmonton – Halifax 13x weekly 7x weekly
Winnipeg – Thunder Bay 13x weekly 7x weekly
Winnipeg – Saskatoon 12x weekly 7x weekly
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