{"id":81529,"date":"2025-01-14T03:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T22:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=81529"},"modified":"2025-01-14T03:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T22:03:25","slug":"top-20-busiest-routes-of-westjet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/top-20-busiest-routes-of-westjet\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Busiest Routes of WestJet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CALGARY-<\/strong> Top 20 busiest routes of WestJet (WS)<\/a> analysis reveals significant market dynamics across major Canadian corridors, with notable variations in performance between domestic and international routes through Q3 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AvBench<\/a> data highlights both challenges and opportunities in the airline’s network strategy, particularly in its western Canadian stronghold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia – 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

20 Busiest Routes of WestJet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The airline demonstrates particularly strong market share positions in Western Canada routes, maintaining dominant positions of over 90% in markets like Kelowna-Calgary<\/a> (90%) and Regina-Calgary (99%), while major transcontinental routes show more competitive pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The below table shows the Top 20 busiest routes of WestJet (WS) by Passenger carried:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank<\/th>Route<\/th>Total Passengers<\/th>Market Share<\/th>WestJet Passengers Carried<\/th>YoY Growth Rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Vancouver-Calgary<\/td>581,000<\/td>50%<\/td>290,500<\/td>4.9%<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Kelowna-Calgary<\/td>270,000<\/td>90%<\/td>243,000<\/td>27.3%<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Calgary-Victoria<\/td>260,000<\/td>89%<\/td>231,400<\/td>23.1%<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Toronto-Calgary<\/td>509,000<\/td>37%<\/td>188,330<\/td>0.7%<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Winnipeg-Calgary<\/td>248,000<\/td>78%<\/td>193,440<\/td>16.3%<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Edmonton-Vancouver<\/td>244,000<\/td>40%<\/td>97,600<\/td>-1.3%<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Regina-Calgary<\/td>151,000<\/td>99%<\/td>149,490<\/td>6.4%<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Saskatoon-Calgary<\/td>163,000<\/td>98%<\/td>159,740<\/td>10.9%<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Edmonton-Winnipeg<\/td>147,000<\/td>85%<\/td>124,950<\/td>18.4%<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Edmonton-Toronto<\/td>243,000<\/td>30%<\/td>72,900<\/td>6.5%<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Edmonton-Kelowna<\/td>150,000<\/td>64%<\/td>96,000<\/td>9.9%<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Cancun-Calgary<\/td>150,000<\/td>68%<\/td>102,000<\/td>8.7%<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Las Vegas-Calgary<\/td>148,000<\/td>61%<\/td>90,280<\/td>6.3%<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Edmonton-Calgary<\/td>143,000<\/td>59%<\/td>84,370<\/td>-4.3%<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Abbotsford-Calgary<\/td>148,000<\/td>51%<\/td>75,480<\/td>5.0%<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Toronto-Vancouver<\/td>338,000<\/td>21%<\/td>70,980<\/td>0.7%<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Cancun-Toronto<\/td>218,000<\/td>22%<\/td>47,960<\/td>6.7%<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Toronto-Winnipeg<\/td>193,000<\/td>28%<\/td>54,040<\/td>0.8%<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Punta Cana-Toronto<\/td>184,000<\/td>24%<\/td>44,160<\/td>13.5%<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Orlando-Toronto<\/td>149,000<\/td>22%<\/td>32,780<\/td>6.6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. Vancouver (YVR) – Calgary (YYC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n