The WestJet Group, which includes both the mainline carrier and Sunwing Airlines, has announced its complete 2024/25 winter schedule, providing Canadians more non-stop sun destination routes than any other airline, the company says.
Together, the two airlines will offer 320 nonstop routes to 63 popular destinations in the US, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, this winter with more than 16 million seats available. Featured will be 37 domestic, 21 transborder, 42 sun, and three intercontinental destinations. Moreover, overall capacity will increase by 9% versus 2023 with growth across all regions including:
- 48% increase in intercontinental capacity
- 15% increase in domestic capacity
- 5% increase in transborder capacity
- 3% increase in Latin-Caribbean capacity
Domestic growth
Additionally, with more than 323 domestic daily departures, WestJet will provide service on 71 unique domestic routes, while continuing to enhance east-to-west connectivity across the country, including:
- Significant domestic capacity growth vs. winter 2023 in Winnipeg (44%), Regina (24%), Saskatoon (27%), Edmonton (32%), Kelowna (14%), Vancouver (16%), Calgary (6%)
- A 53% seat share of all domestic air service operating in the West within and between Alberta and British Columbia
Leisure growth
On the heels of announcing winter service to Tulum, Mexico, and the Caribbean Island of Grenada, WestJet continues to elevate its leisure offering, through the following sun and transborder investments this winter, including:
- Leading with a 63% share of all flights connecting Canada to Hawaii
- Offering the most flights to Arizona and Las Vegas, with a 57% and 44% share of seats, respectively
- Notable capacity increases to Latin Caribbean destinations from Kelowna (68%), Winnipeg (37%), Regina (27%), Victoria (27%), Calgary (10%), Edmonton (9%)
WestJet will also enhance service to its most popular intercontinental destinations throughout the winter with non-stop, year-round service to Tokyo, and daily connectivity to Paris and London via its global hub in Calgary.
Delta codeshare
Meanwhile, across the winter season, WestJet says it will increase capacity to Delta hubs by 42% year-over-year, with guests benefitting from seamless access to its codeshare partner in hub destinations such as Atlanta and Minneapolis, which provide onward single-connect access to more than 100 US destinations. Flights are available from Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.
“Our winter schedule is building on our ambitions to ensure Canadians benefit from a comprehensive network of affordable domestic air service, while providing seamless access to fulfill cold-weather escapes to the most popular sun destinations,” says WestJet Group, Executive VP John Weatherill. “As we bring more seats and affordable fares across our entire network, we are giving Canadians choice and flexibility this winter.”