WestJet Executives Gathering Input for Airline’s 'Ambitious' Growth Plan

WestJet Group CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech recently visited Regina to discuss the airline's growth strategy for Western Canada with local community leaders, reports Regina Leader-Post.

A focus was on enhancing transborder connectivity to countries south of Canada. After acquiring Sunwing Airlines, WestJet plans to integrate it to bolster resilience, offering six non-stop routes from Regina to destinations like Varadero and Mazatlan this winter.

Regina Airport Authority CEO James Bogusz highlighted WestJet's dominance in Regina, constituting 60% of the airport's total capacity. Despite Air Canada discontinuing direct flights from Regina to Calgary, WestJet seized the opportunity, surpassing pre-COVID capacity levels between the two cities.

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