Summary
- WestJet has launched a nonstop flight from Calgary to Tampa as a part of its winter schedule for sun destination getaways.
- The airline is expanding its services and announced additional routes, including a thrice-weekly service to Seoul, South Korea.
- With over 230 destinations, WestJet follows the low-cost carrier model and is Canada’s second-largest airline by passengers carried.
Santa isn’t the just one making the rounds on the day before Christmas. WestJet has added a brand new nonstop flight from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Tampa International Airport (TPA). The airline flew to the airport for the primary time on December twenty third and can proceed to achieve this once per week.
When the route was announced in June, the Chief Industrial Officer of WestJet Group, John Weatherill, said:
“This 12 months’s winter schedule is about providing Canadians with what they need: reasonably priced sun destination getaways from across Canada; enhanced domestic connectivity from coast to coast; and the reassurance that a few of our hottest routes, previously operated exclusively in the summertime, can be found year-round.”
Together with several others, the airline launched this route as a part of its service to the Sun program. The passengers on the inaugural flight were greeted with a gate party in Tampa. You possibly can book your trip on the WestJet website.
Expansion efforts
The airline has been steadily growing its list of destinations and announced additional routes this coming summer, including a thrice-weekly service to Incheon International Airport (ICN) in Seoul, South Korea, using its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
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Korea is now the second Asian destination that WestJet services, with the primary being Japan. The route was not serviced by any airline and was last offered by Korean Airlines over a decade ago. Including the flight to Korea, the airline announced nine long-haul routes for the 2024 Summer.
WestJet now flies to greater than 230 destinations across Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Canada’s second-largest airline began service in 1996 and followed Southwest Airlines’ model to develop into Canada’s most successful low-cost carrier.
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Based on Statista, the airline carried a complete of 26 million passengers in 2019, earning itself ninth place within the list of top ten airlines in North America by passengers carried. The airline’s foremost hub is in Calgary, with secondary hubs in Toronto and Vancouver.