It was a busy week for the WestJet Group, which celebrated its return to Fredericton and inaugurated new service between Halifax and Edinburgh.

Fredericton - Calgary 

Nonstop service between Fredericton and Calgary has begun following the departure of flight WS315 on June 20. The flight is scheduled to operate twice per week throughout the summer and fall, from June 20 to Oct. 24, 2024.

From Atlantic Canada this summer, WestJet has grown its overall seat capacity by 71% compared to last summer, with 149 peak weekly departures. Including the addition of seasonal service between Fredericton and Calgary, the airline’s domestic seat growth in Atlantic Canada will grow by 50% alone.

• Fredericton-Calgary, 2x/weekly
• Moncton-Calgary, daily
• Moncton-Edmonton, 4x/weekly
• Moncton-Toronto, 5x/weekly
• St. John’s-Calgary, daily
• St. John’s-Edmonton, daily
• St. John’s-Toronto, daily
• Deer Lake-Calgary, 4x/weekly
• Deer Lake-Toronto, 4x/weekly
• Charlottetown-Calgary, 5x/weekly
• Charlottetown-Edmonton, 1x/weekly
• Charlottetown-Toronto, 3x/weekly
• Halifax-Calgary, daily
• Halifax-Edmonton, daily
• Halifax-Vancouver, 4x/weekly
• Halifax-Winnipeg, daily
• Halifax-Toronto, daily

Halifax - Edinburgh 

Also taking off on June 20 was WestJet’s inaugural service between Halifax and Edinburgh, which followed the return of nonstop service between Halifax and Dublin on June 19.

WestJet’s summer transatlantic capacity from Halifax includes the following:

• Halifax-Edinburgh, 3x/weekly, June 20-Oct. 13, departing 10:35 p.m., arriving 8:10 a.m.
• Edinburgh-Halifax, 3x/weekly, June 21-Oct. 13, departing 9:35 a.m., arriving 11:41 a.m.
• Halifax-Dublin, 4x/weekly, June 19-Oct. 13, departing 10:30 p.m., arriving 7:55 a.m.
• Dublin-Halifax, 4x/weekly, June 20-Oct. 14, departing 9:30 a.m., arriving 11:38 a.m.
• Halifax-London (Gatwick), 4x/weekly, April 28-Oct. 25, departing 11:00 p.m., arriving 9:00 a.m.
• London (Gatwick)-Halifax, 4x/weekly, April 29-Oct. 26, departing 11:00 a.m., arriving 1:46 p.m.

Source: Travelweek