WestJet NS24 Long-Haul Network Expansion
Published at 1230GMT 15NOV23
WestJet in Northern summer 2024 season schedules long-haul network expansion, featuring resumed European service from Eastern Canada: Toronto, Halifax and St. John’s NFLD. The airline will also add service to Iceland, as it secured approval from Canadian Transportation Agency on 18OCT23. Filed in the timetable listing since 18/1900hrs GMT yesterday (14NOV23) and announced by the airline today (15NOV23), planned network expansion includes the following:
Calgary – Reykjavik Keflavik 15MAY24 – 02SEP24 4 weekly 737 MAX 8
WS038 YYC1955 – 0925+1KEF 7M8 x246
WS039 KEF0945 – 1043YYC 7M8 x357
Halifax – Dublin eff 19JUN24 4 weekly 737 MAX 8 (Last served until October 2022; Schedule below 01JUL24 – 31AUG24)
WS050 YHZ2230 – 0755+1DUB 7M8 x246
WS051 DUB0930 – 1132YHZ 7M8 x357
Halifax – Edinburgh 20JUN24 – 03SEP24 3 weekly 737 MAX 8
WS046 YHZ2240 – 0804+1EDI 7M8 246
WS045 EDI0930 – 1138YHZ 7M8 357
Halifax – London Gatwick eff 28APR24 4 weekly 737 MAX 8 (Last served until August 2022)
WS024 YHZ2300 – 0900+1LGW 7M8 x246
WS025 LGW1100 – 1346YHZ 7M8 x357
St. John’s NFLD – London Gatwick eff 01MAY24 3 weekly 737 MAX 8 (Last served until October 2017; Air Canada discontinued St. John’s NFLD – London Heathrow in March 2019)
WS052 YYT0015 – 0900LGW 7M8 357
WS053 LGW1100 – 1315YYT 7M8 357
Toronto – Dublin eff 01MAR24 1 daily 737 MAX 8 (Last served until October 2022. Schedule below 28APR24 – 31MAY24)
WS034 YYZ2200 – 0955+1DUB 7M8 D
WS035 DUB1115 – 1409YYZ 7M8 D
Toronto – Edinburgh 14MAY24 – 12OCT24 1 daily 737 MAX 8 (5 weekly from 01SEP24, 4 from 10SEP24, 3 from 01OCT24; Last served until October 2022)
WS016 YYZ2215 – 1005+1EDI 7M8 D
WS017 EDI1125 – 1359YYZ 7M8 D
The carrier will expand operational frequencies on selected long-haul routes to/from Calgary:
Calgary – Barcelona eff 30APR24 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly (16MAY24 onward; previous scheduled from 04MAY24)
Calgary – Edinburgh eff 12MAY24 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly (Seasonal service previously scheduled from 15MAY24)
Calgary – Rome Fiumicino eff 13MAY24 Peak season increase from 5 to 6 weekly
Calgary – Tokyo Narita eff 29APR24 Increase from 3 to 7 weekly, 787-9 (Seasonal service in 2024 begins on 03APR24 as initially filed)
Separately, the airline is removing following routes in 2024, gradually closed for reservation during the week of 06NOV23:
Calgary – London Gatwick Planned 1 daily service resumption from 28APR24 closed for reservation since 0200GMT 12NOV23
Edmonton – London ON Seasonal service from 17MAY24 closed for reservation, 2 weekly
Edmonton – Penticton Seasonal service 29JUN24 – 02SEP24 closed for reservation, 1 daily
Toronto – Montreal Previously scheduled to resume on 28APR24, 1 daily
Toronto – Ottawa Last flight available for reservation from Toronto on 25APR24, Ottawa on 26APR24. This route is scheduled 1 daily
