{"id":51371,"date":"2023-11-16T15:54:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T10:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=51371"},"modified":"2024-06-25T13:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T07:31:05","slug":"westjet-enhances-long-haul-network-with-new-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/16\/westjet-enhances-long-haul-network-with-new-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"WestJet Enhances Long-Haul Network with New Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CANADA- <\/strong>In the upcoming Northern summer 2024 season, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=West+Jet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WestJet (WS)<\/a> is set to implement a significant expansion of its long-haul network. The expansion includes the resumption of European services from Eastern Canada, specifically from <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Toronto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toronto<\/a>, Halifax, and St. John\u2019s NFLD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the airline will introduce a new service to Iceland, having obtained approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency on October 18, 2023. This expansion plan has been officially filed in the timetable listing since November 14, 2023, at 1900hrs GMT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WestJet_C-GUDO_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_49589111106-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"WestJet is set to implement a significant expansion of its long-haul network. The expansion includes European services from Eastern Canada\" class=\"wp-image-35980\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499267935578331;width:775px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WestJet_C-GUDO_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_49589111106-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WestJet_C-GUDO_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_49589111106-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WestJet_C-GUDO_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_49589111106-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WestJet_C-GUDO_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_49589111106-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WestJet_C-GUDO_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_49589111106-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WestJet_C-GUDO_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_49589111106-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WestJet_C-GUDO_Boeing_787-9_Dreamliner_49589111106.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia &#8211; WestJet, C-GUDO, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=87491707<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-westjet-loug-haul-routes\">WestJet Loug Haul Routes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WestJet will operate a 4-times-weekly service between Calgary and Reykjavik Keflavik using the 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The outbound flight, WS038, departs Calgary at 19:55, arriving in Reykjavik 09:25 the next day, operating on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The return flight, WS039, leaves Reykjavik at 09:45, landing in Calgary at 10:43, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Halifax \u2013 Dublin<\/strong> (Effective 19JUN24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequency: 4 weekly (Last served until October 2022; Schedule below 01JUL24 \u2013 31AUG24)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aircraft: 737 MAX 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WS050 YHZ2230 \u2013 0755+1DUB 7M8 x246<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WS051 DUB0930 \u2013 1132YHZ 7M8 x357<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Halifax \u2013 Edinburgh<\/strong> (20JUN24 \u2013 03SEP24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequency: 3 weekly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aircraft: 737 MAX 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WS046 YHZ2240 \u2013 0804+1EDI 7M8 246<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WS045 EDI0930 \u2013 1138YHZ 7M8 357<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Halifax \u2013 London Gatwick<\/strong> (Eff 28APR24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequency: 4 weekly (Last served until August 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aircraft: 737 MAX 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WS024 YHZ2300 \u2013 0900+1LGW 7M8 x246<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WS025 LGW1100 \u2013 1346YHZ 7M8 x357<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>St. John\u2019s NFLD \u2013 London Gatwick<\/strong> (Eff 01MAY24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequency: 3 weekly (Last served until October 2017; Air Canada discontinued St. John\u2019s NFLD \u2013 London Heathrow in March 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aircraft: 737 MAX 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WS052 YYT0015 \u2013 0900LGW 7M8 357<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WS053 LGW1100 \u2013 1315YYT 7M8 357<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Toronto \u2013 Dublin<\/strong> (Eff 01MAR24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequency: 1 daily (Last served until October 2022. Schedule below 28APR24 \u2013 31MAY24)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aircraft: 737 MAX 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WS034 YYZ2200 \u2013 0955+1DUB 7M8 D<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WS035 DUB1115 \u2013 1409YYZ 7M8 D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Toronto \u2013 Edinburgh<\/strong> (14MAY24 \u2013 12OCT24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequency: 1 daily (5 weekly from 01SEP24, 4 from 10SEP24, 3 from 01OCT24; Last served until October 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aircraft: 737 MAX 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WS016 YYZ2215 \u2013 1005+1EDI 7M8 D<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WS017 EDI1125 \u2013 1359YYZ 7M8 D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1080px-Westjet_Boeing_737-700_W_7055257257-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47812\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499267935578331;width:777px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1080px-Westjet_Boeing_737-700_W_7055257257-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1080px-Westjet_Boeing_737-700_W_7055257257-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1080px-Westjet_Boeing_737-700_W_7055257257-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1080px-Westjet_Boeing_737-700_W_7055257257-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1080px-Westjet_Boeing_737-700_W_7055257257.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo:- By BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada &#8211; Westjet Boeing 737-700 (W), CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=25906507<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-westjet-to-enhance-frequencies-on-select-routes\">WestJet to Enhance Frequencies On Select Routes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WestJet Announces Increased Frequencies on Select Long-Haul Routes from\/to Calgary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Calgary \u2013 Barcelona: Enhanced to 4 weekly starting April 30, 2024 (Effective from May 16, 2024, onwards; previously scheduled from May 4, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calgary \u2013 Edinburgh: Augmented to 4 weekly starting May 12, 2024 (Initially planned as seasonal service from May 15, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calgary \u2013 Rome Fiumicino: Peak season frequency increased from 5 to 6 weekly starting May 13, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calgary \u2013 Tokyo Narita: Expanded to 7 weekly flights starting April 29, 2024, utilizing the 787-9 aircraft (Seasonal service in 2024 begins on April 3, 2024, as initially filed)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the airline is discontinuing the following routes in 2024, gradually closing for reservations during the week of November 6, 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Calgary \u2013 London Gatwick: Planned daily service resumption from April 28, 2024, closed for reservation since 02:00 GMT on November 12, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edmonton \u2013 London ON: Seasonal service from May 17, 2024, closed for reservation, operating twice weekly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edmonton \u2013 Penticton: Seasonal service from June 29, 2024, to September 2, 2024, closed for reservation, operating daily<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toronto \u2013 Montreal: Previously scheduled to resume on April 28, 2024, with one daily flight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toronto \u2013 Ottawa: Last flight available for reservation from Toronto on April 25, 2024, and from Ottawa on April 26, 2024. This route is scheduled for one daily flight.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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