Flair Airlines summer schedule to include new Canadian destinations

Route expansion aligns with airline’s commitment to provide affordable travel

Edmonton, Alberta, July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flair Airlines is thrilled to begin service in the cities of Prince George, Fort McMurray, Regina, and Saskatoon, with a much-anticipated return to Victoria. All flights are available for purchase at https://flyflair.com.

“We continuously receive requests from our passengers to service these communities,” says Jim Scott, CEO. “Many of these areas are experiencing reduced accessibility, and we know that Canadians need affordable air fares now more than ever. We are committed to supporting these communities across the country as they safely reopen to travel.”

As Flair continues to lead the way with affordable options, safety remains their highest priority. Passengers who choose to travel can expect to complete a visual mask check, answer a health check questionnaire, and have their temperature taken prior to boarding the aircraft.  Enhanced aircraft disinfecting measures and the use of HEPA filters will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. HEPA filters remove 99.99% of particles, including viruses, and circulate fresh air into the cabins every two to three minutes.

 As the country begins to reopen and travel demand increases, Flair is here to provide Canadians with affordable, friendly, dependable, and safe air travel. 

route	frequency
Calgary to Kelowna	Thursday/Sunday
Calgary to Toronto	Friday/Monday
Calgary to Vancouver	Friday/Monday
Calgary to Winnipeg	Friday/Monday
Edmonton to Kelowna	Friday/Monday
Edmonton to Prince George	Thursday/Sunday
Edmonton to Toronto	Thursday/Sunday
Edmonton to Vancouver	Thursday/Sunday
Fort McMurray to Toronto	Saturday/Wednesday
Fort McMurray to Vancouver	Saturday/Wednesday
Kelowna to Calgary	Friday/Monday
Kelowna to Edmonton	Thursday/Sunday
Kelowna to Vancouver	Saturday/Wednesday
Kelowna to Winnipeg	Saturday/Wednesday
Prince George to Edmonton	Friday/Monday
Prince George to Vancouver	Thursday/Sunday
Regina to Toronto	Friday/Monday
Regina to Vancouver	Friday/Monday
Saskatoon to Toronto	Thursday/Sunday
Saskatoon to Vancouver	Thursday/Sunday
Toronto to Calgary	Friday/Monday
Toronto to Edmonton	Thursday/Sunday
Toronto to Fort McMurray	Saturday/Wednesday
Toronto to Regina	Friday/Monday
Toronto to Saskatoon	Thursday/Sunday
Toronto to Winnipeg	Thursday/Sunday
Vancouver to Calgary	Friday/Monday
Vancouver to Edmonton	Thursday/Sunday
Vancouver to Fort McMurray	Saturday/Wednesday
Vancouver to Kelowna	Saturday/Wednesday
Vancouver to Prince George	Friday/Monday
Vancouver to Regina	Friday/Monday
Vancouver to Saskatoon	Thursday/Sunday
Vancouver to Victoria	Sunday/Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday
Vancouver to Winnipeg	Saturday/Wednesday
Victoria to Vancouver	Sunday/Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday
Winnipeg to Calgary	Thursday/Sunday
Winnipeg to Kelowna	Saturday/Wednesday
Winnipeg to Toronto	Friday/Monday
Winnipeg to Vancouver	Saturday/Wednesday

WestJet expands August schedule, updates July flying

From WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership 

Schedule highlights airline’s continued service to 39 Canadian cities from coast-to-coast

Airline’s stringent health and safety measures ensure Canadians can travel safely to 48 destinations

CALGARY, AB, July 13, 2020 /CNW/ – WestJet today released its updated August schedule featuring more than 200 daily flights to 48 destinations across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe. The schedule features service to 39 domestic airports and further highlights the airline’s commitment to ensuring air service and regional connectivity is available to Canadians from coast-to-coast.

The updated schedule is supported by the layered framework WestJet has built to ensure Canadians can continue to travel safely and responsibly through the airline’s Safety Above All hygiene program. The airline continues to provide flexibility in booking, change and cancellation policies for guests.

“With the many safeguards and procedures in place, we are certain Canadians can safely resume travel to destinations across our network,” said Arved von zur Muehlen, WestJet Chief Commercial Officer. “We continue to adapt our schedule to meet the needs of our guests and through our continued investments economies can begin to recover with the support of domestic tourism driven by air travel.”

Between July 15 through to September 4, 2020, WestJet will increase domestic frequencies and offer operations to 48 destinations including 39 in Canada, five in the U.S., two in Europe, one in the Caribbean, one in Mexico.

The airline will reintroduce non-stop Dreamliner service from Calgary to London (Gatwick) and Paris effective August 20, 2020 and will continue to serve five key transborder destinations including Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York (LaGuardia) and Orlando. The airline will also offer service to Cancun, Mexico and will resume operations once-weekly to Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Continued von zur Muehlen, “Despite these headwinds, we are committed to ensuring air travel remains affordable and accessible to Canadians from coast-to-coast during this difficult time. While an increase in flying is a positive sign, we are prudently monitoring our guests loads to ensure we are managing our airline and the health of our guests and crew responsibly.”

The August schedule reflects approximately a 10 per cent increase in flying from July, but a decrease of 75 per cent less flying from August 2019. It also includes select frequency reductions and temporary domestic route suspensions between stations across Canada due to continued border closures and provincial travel restrictions.  

At this time, the airline is planning on operating the following domestic routes and frequencies from July 16 to September 4. The below frequencies represent peak service within this time frame:

ALBERTA AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Calgary-Abbotsford	2x daily
Calgary-Comox	1x daily
Calgary-Cranbrook	4x weekly
Calgary-Fort St. John	2x daily
Calgary-Kamloops	1x daily
Calgary-Kelowna	3x daily
Calgary-Nanaimo	1x daily
Calgary-Penticton	1x daily
Calgary-Vancouver	7x daily
Calgary-Victoria	2x daily
Calgary-Edmonton	6x daily
Calgary-Fort McMurray	3x daily
Calgary-Grande Prairie	3x daily
Calgary-Lethbridge	3x weekly
Calgary-Lloydminster	2x weekly
Calgary-Medicine Hat	2x weekly
Calgary-Yellowknife	4x weekly
Calgary-Brandon	3x weekly
Calgary-Regina	3x daily
Calgary-Saskatoon	3x daily
Calgary-Winnipeg	3x daily
Calgary-Hamilton	4x weekly
Calgary-Kitchener/Waterloo	4x weekly
Calgary-Toronto	6x daily
Edmonton-Comox	2x weekly
Edmonton-Kelowna	6x weekly
Edmonton-Vancouver	3x daily
Edmonton-Victoria	1x daily
Edmonton-Calgary	6x daily
Edmonton-Fort McMurray	6x weekly
Edmonton-Grande Prairie	6x weekly
Edmonton-Regina	5x weekly
Edmonton-Saskatoon	6x weekly
Edmonton-Winnipeg	6x weekly
Edmonton-Toronto	3x daily
Fort McMurray-Calgary	3x daily
Fort McMurray-Edmonton	6x weekly
Grande Prairie-Calgary	3x daily
Grande Prairie-Edmonton	6x weekly
Lethbridge-Calgary	3x weekly
Lloydminster-Calgary	2x weekly
Medicine Hat-Calgary	2x weekly
Yellowknife-Calgary	4x weekly

BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKON

Abbotsford-Calgary	2x daily
Comox-Calgary	1x daily
Cranbrook-Calgary	4x weekly
Fort St John-Calgary	2x daily
Fort St John-Vancouver	4x weekly
Kamloops-Calgary	1x daily
Kelowna-Vancouver	1x daily
Kelowna-Calgary	3x daily
Kelowna-Edmonton	6x weekly
Nanaimo-Calgary	1x daily
Penticton-Calgary	1x daily
Prince George-Vancouver	3x daily
Terrace-Vancouver	1x daily
Vancouver-Kelowna	1x daily
Vancouver-Prince George	3x daily
Vancouver-Terrace	1x daily
Vancouver-Victoria	2x daily
Vancouver-Calgary	7x daily
Vancouver-Edmonton	3x daily
Vancouver-Winnipeg	6x weekly
Vancouver-Toronto	4x daily
Victoria-Vancouver	2x daily
Victoria-Calgary	2x daily
Victoria-Edmonton	1x daily

ONTARIO

Hamilton-Calgary	4x weekly
Kitchener/Waterloo-Calgary	4x weekly
London, ON-Toronto	6x weekly
Ottawa-Calgary	6x weekly
Ottawa-Toronto	4x daily
Ottawa-Halifax	2x weekly
Thunder Bay-Winnipeg	2x weekly
Thunder Bay-Toronto	6x weekly
Toronto-Vancouver	4x daily
Toronto-Calgary	6x daily
Toronto-Edmonton	3x daily
Toronto-Regina	3x weekly
Toronto-Saskatoon	3x weekly
Toronto-Winnipeg	3x daily
Toronto-London, ON	6x weekly
Toronto-Ottawa	4x daily
Toronto-Thunder Bay	4x weekly
Toronto-Montreal	4x daily
Toronto-Quebec City	4x weekly
Toronto-Charlottetown	6x weekly
Toronto-Deer Lake	4x weekly
Toronto-Fredericton	5x weekly
Toronto-Halifax	3x daily
Toronto-Moncton	5x weekly
Toronto-St. John’s (NL)	1x daily

SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA

Brandon-Calgary	3x weekly
Regina-Calgary	3x daily
Regina-Edmonton	5x weekly
Regina-Toronto	3x weekly
Saskatoon-Calgary	3x daily
Saskatoon-Edmonton	6x weekly
Saskatoon-Winnipeg	2x weekly
Saskatoon-Toronto	3x weekly
Winnipeg-Vancouver	6x weekly
Winnipeg-Calgary	3x daily
Winnipeg-Edmonton	6x weekly
Winnipeg-Saskatoon	2x weekly
Winnipeg-Thunder Bay	2x weekly
Winnipeg-Toronto	3x daily

QUEBEC

Montreal-Calgary	6x weekly
Montreal-Toronto	4x daily
Quebec City-Toronto	4x weekly

ATLANTIC CANADA

Charlottetown-Toronto	6x weekly
Deer Lake-Toronto	4x weekly
Fredericton-Toronto	5x weekly
Halifax-Calgary	1x daily
Halifax-Ottawa	2x weekly
Halifax-Toronto	3x daily
Halifax- St. John’s (NL)	1x daily
Halifax-Sydney	2x weekly
Moncton-Toronto	5x weekly
St. John’s (NL)-Toronto	1x daily
St. John’s (NL)-Halifax	1x daily
Sydney-Halifax	2x weekly

At this time, the airline is planning on operating the following transborder and international routes from July 16 to September 4, 2020.

Market	Planned frequency
Calgary – Los Angeles	3x weekly
Calgary – Las Vegas	2x weekly
Calgary – Atlanta	4x weekly
Calgary – London Gatwick	3 weekly effective August 20
Calgary – Paris	2x weekly effective August 20
Vancouver – Los Angeles	3x weekly
Toronto – LaGuardia	5x weekly
Toronto – Orlando	1x weekly
Toronto – Cancun	1x weekly
Toronto – Montego Bay	1x weekly

Temporary domestic route suspensions for July 16 – September 4, 2020.

Market	Previous frequency
Vancouver – Nanaimo	2x daily
Vancouver – Comox	1x daily
Vancouver – Saskatoon	1x daily
Vancouver – Cranbrook	1x daily
Vancouver – Ottawa	2x daily
Vancouver – Montreal	13x weekly
Vancouver – Halifax	6x weekly
Kelowna – Victoria	2x daily
Calgary – Prince George	1x daily
Calgary – London, ON	2x daily
Calgary – Quebec City	4x weekly
Calgary – Charlottetown	4x weekly
Calgary – St. John’s	1x daily
Edmonton – Yellowknife	1x daily
Edmonton – Ottawa	4x weekly
Edmonton – Montreal	3x weekly
Edmonton – Halifax	10x weekly
Edmonton – St. John’s	4x weekly
Winnipeg – Regina	1x daily
Winnipeg – Ottawa	1x daily
Winnipeg – Montreal	1x daily
Winnipeg – Halifax	1x daily
Toronto – Victoria	4x weekly
Toronto – Kelowna	1x daily
Toronto – Sydney	6x weekly
Halifax – Montreal	2x daily

3 flights to Vancouver International Airport possibly exposed to COVID-19

News from CTV News – link to story

Regan Hasegawa, Multi-skilled Journalist, CTV News Vancouver | July 2, 2020

Planes are seen on the tarmac at YVR in this photo from April 2019. (Gary Barndt / CTV News Vancouver)

VANCOUVER — Health officials are warning passengers on three flights that recently landed at Vancouver International Airport YVR to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is not sharing which seats on the planes were affected. As a result, everyone who was on the flights is asked to self-isolate for two weeks from the day they landed in Vancouver.

These are the affected flights:

•  Air Canada flight 217 from Saskatoon on June 16.
•  Air Canada flight 557 from Los Angeles on June 18.
•  Flair Airlines flight 8102 from Toronto on June 21.

Travellers on the flights won’t be contacted directly, as health officials stopped that practice back in March.

All airline passengers are encouraged to check the BCCDC website regularly for two weeks after they arrive back in B.C. to ensure their flight has not been exposed to the virus.  

Air Canada Discontinues Service on 30 Domestic Regional Routes and Closes Eight Stations in Canada

From Air Canada

Regional flying rationalized due to COVID-19 and government travel restrictions, part of airline’s Cost Reduction Program to reduce cash burn

MONTREAL, June 30, 2020  /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada said today that it is indefinitely suspending service on 30 domestic regional routes and closing eight stations at regional airports in Canada. 

These structural changes to Air Canada’s domestic regional network are being made as a result of continuing weak demand for both business and leisure travel due to COVID-19 and provincial and federal government-imposed travel restrictions and border closures, which are diminishing prospects for a near-to-mid-term recovery.

As the company has previously reported, Air Canada expects the industry’s recovery will take a minimum of three years. As a consequence, other changes to its network and schedule, as well as further service suspensions, will be considered over the coming weeks as the airline takes steps to decisively reduce its overall cost structure and cash burn rate.

A full list of route suspensions and station closures is below.

As a result of COVID-19, Air Canada reported a net loss of $1.05 billion in the first quarter of 2020, including a net cash-burn in March of $688 million. The carrier has undertaken a range of structural changes including significant cost savings and liquidity measures, of which today’s announced service suspensions form part. Other measures include:

• A workforce reduction of approximately 20,000 employees, representing more than 50 per cent of its staff, achieved through layoffs, severances, early retirements and special leaves;
• A company-wide Cost Reduction and Capital Deferral Program, that has to date identified around $1.1 billion in savings;
• A reduction of its system-wide capacity by approximately 85 per cent in the second quarter compared to last year’s second quarter and an expected third quarter capacity reduction of at least 75% from the third quarter of 2019;
• The permanent removal of 79 aircraft from its mainline and Rouge fleets;
• And raising approximatively $5.5 billion in liquidity since March 13, 2020, through a series of debt, aircraft and equity financings.

Further initiatives are being considered.

Route Suspensions

The following routes will be suspended indefinitely as per applicable regulatory notice requirements. Affected customers will be contacted by Air Canada and offered options, including alternative routings where available.

Maritimes/Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Deer Lake-Goose Bay;
• Deer Lake-St. John’s;
• Fredericton-Halifax;
• Fredericton-Ottawa;
• Moncton-Halifax;
• Saint John-Halifax;
• Charlottetown-Halifax;
• Moncton-Ottawa;
• Gander-Goose Bay;
• Gander-St. John’s;
• Bathurst-Montreal;
• Wabush-Goose Bay;
• Wabush-Sept-Iles;
• Goose Bay-St. John’s.

Quebec/Ontario:

• Baie Comeau-Montreal;
• Baie Comeau-Mont Joli;
• Gaspé-Iles de la Madeleine;
• Gaspé-Quebec City;
• Sept-Iles-Quebec City;
• Val d’Or-Montreal;
• Mont Joli-Montreal;
• Rouyn-Noranda-Val d’Or;
• Kingston-Toronto;
• London-Ottawa;
• North Bay-Toronto
• Windsor-Montreal

Western Canada: 

• Regina-Winnipeg;
• Regina-Saskatoon;
• Regina-Ottawa;
• Saskatoon-Ottawa.

Station Closures

The following are the Regional Airports where Air Canada is closing its stations:

• Bathurst (New Brunswick)
• Wabush (Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Gaspé (Quebec)
• Baie Comeau (Quebec)
• Mont Joli (Quebec)
• Val d’Or (Quebec)
• Kingston (Ontario)
• North Bay (Ontario)

Saskatoon airport lays off workers due to ‘devastating’ COVID-19 impact

News from Global News – link to story and video

BY RYAN KESSLER GLOBAL NEWS | Posted June 16, 2020

Skyxe Saskatoon Airport is making layoffs and spending cuts in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has caused a steep drop in air travel.

In an email to Global News, the organization’s chief financial officer cited a “devastating financial impact on the organization.”

“As the result of COVID-19, Skyxe Saskatoon Airport has experienced an unprecedented decline in passenger traffic averaging more than 95 per cent from 2019 levels,” said Nick Purich, who is also the airport’s vice-president, corporate administration.

A total of 1.49-million passengers went through the airport in 2019. Officials don’t expect traffic volumes to return to 2019 levels within the next three years.

As a result, the airport has reduced its organization size by about 15 per cent through a combination of layoffs and voluntary retirements.

“This decision was necessary to preserve the long-term viability of Skyxe and its ability to serve the travelling public,” Purich said.

Prior to any retirements or layoffs, the airport employed 40 people. Purich declined to comment on specific affected departments but said “most areas” of the organization were impacted.

Four employees received layoff notices Monday, according to the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE), which represents Saskatoon airport workers.

“There’s one position from the airfield, there’s somebody from building maintenance, somebody from finance and somebody from the pass office,” said Mike Tennant, regional vice-president of UCTE.

Skyxe’s CFO said the layoffs are permanent and a hiring freeze is now in effect with no projected end date, which concerns Tennant.

“That’s a person, an individual, a human being losing their livelihood,” Tennant said.

“But what (the airport is) telling us is that this is what they need to do to survive, so we can just try to work with them, try to minimize the impact on the members.”

The airport has also “aggressively” reduced its operating expenses, including contracted services. Purich said contracted work includes parking and ground transportation support, some security and information desk personnel and maintenance workers.

It’s not clear how many contract workers may have lost their jobs, but Purich said contract services have reduced by 75 per cent due to COVID-19.

Capital spending is also being scaled back by about 80 per cent from what was initially planned for 2020. Planned work included apron and taxiways, along with additional aircraft overnight parking.

“We reduced our capital budget to only projects that were in progress when the pandemic hit and were substantially underway or absolutely critical for safety and security,” Purich explained.

The airport completed two significant projects in 2019: the replacement of its baggage system and the redesign and redevelopment of its check-in hall.

Watch: What to expect when visiting the Saskatoon airport

WestJet releases July schedule to get Canadians exploring again

From WestJet, an Alberta Partnership

Airline continues to focus on significant safety and hygiene enhancements to ensure a safe travel journey

CALGARY, AB, June 15, 2020 /CNW/ – WestJet today released its updated July schedule, developed to allow Canadians the pleasure of summer travel while economically supporting communities across the country in safely reopening travel and domestic tourism. In addition, the airline has added flights to select U.S. markets.

To ensure guests can book with confidence, the airline maintains its stringent Safety Above All hygiene program and continues to provide flexibility in booking, change and cancellation policies.

“Today’s schedule reflects our commitment to orderly and safe travel while providing steps to allow Canadians to get out, explore, and take part in critical economic activities like staying in hotels, eating out, visiting tourist attractions or simply just travelling to see friends and family,” said Arved von zur Muehlen, WestJet Chief Commercial Officer. “Governments and Canadians from coast-to-coast are working together to lessen the impact of this pandemic and we are grateful that these efforts have put us in a position to add more options for travel this July.”

From July 5 through August 4, 2020, WestJet will offer operations to 45 destinations including 39 in Canada, five in the U.S. and one in Mexico an increase of approximately 102 per cent more flights from June, but down 76 per cent from July 2019.

Continued von zur Muehlen, “As we emerge from the pandemic, health vigilance must be balanced with the gradual reopening of our economy. WestJet has done our part and spent millions of dollars to ensure the safety and well-being of our guests and our people. We’re ready to get Canadians flying.”

On March 22, WestJet suspended its international and transborder operations. The airline’s schedule now contains flights to key transborder and international destinations including Los Angeles (LAX), Atlanta (ATL) and Las Vegas (LAS).

“Jurisdictions around the world are opening, allowing citizens to begin flying once again which is kickstarting their economies for recovery. We’ve heard from the communities we serve and look forward to having Canadians safely participate and stimulate domestic tourism this summer,” stated von zur Muehlen.

At this time, the airline is planning on operating the following domestic routes and frequencies from July 5 – August 4.

2 domestic flights to Saskatoon flagged for COVID-19

News from CBC News – link to story

Both flights were travelling to Saskatoon, happened in late May

CBC News · Posted: Jun 08, 2020

A federal government website says two flights travelling to Saskatoon in late May contained people infected with the coronavirus. (Trevor Bothorel/CBC)

The federal government says two flights headed to Saskatoon carried passengers later diagnosed with COVID-19.

A federal website says Air Canada Flight 1129 from Toronto to Saskatoon on May 29 transported a person found to have the novel coronavirus.

One day later, WestJet Flight 3370 from Calgary to Saskatoon carried a passenger later found to have been infectious.

The website said rows four to 10 of the WestJet flight were affected. Row information on the Air Canada flight was not provided.

Anyone who thinks they may have COVID-19 is asked to use the federal government’s self-assessment tool.

The provincial government asks people who might be infected to phone the Saskatchewan Healthline at 811.

A special connection to the Snowbirds

News from Global News – link to Video  May 14 2020

A World War Two veteran was treated to a conversation with the Snowbirds after their flight over Saskatoon. As Kyle Benning tells us, the former pilot can relate to the squadron more than most.

WestJet Update: 10 May • Schedule to 4 July 2020

From Westjet – 10 May 2020

WESTJET UPDATES SCHEDULE FROM JUNE 5 THROUGH JULY 4, 2020 

WestJet has updated its schedule from June 5 through to July 4, 2020 to address significantly reduced guest demand for air travel while continuing to keep critical economic lifelines open for essential travel and cargo. At this time, WestJet is also extending its temporary transborder and international route suspensions through June 25, 2020. Guests with travel booked after June 5 through July 4, will be proactively notified of their options. Full schedule details are available on westjet.com. 

It is through the hard work and dedication of teams across WestJet that we continue to provide safe, on-time air travel throughout Canada. We thank all WestJetters and our airport partners for their support during this time. For information on WestJet’s COVID-19 response including health, safety and cleaning protocols, visit the WestJet COVID-19 site here. 

Domestic route suspensions from June 5 through July 4, 2020 

Market	Previous frequency
Vancouver – Nanaimo	2x daily
Vancouver – Comox	1x daily
Vancouver – Regina	4x weekly
Vancouver – Saskatoon	1x daily
Vancouver – Winnipeg	3x daily
Vancouver – Fort St. John	1x daily
Vancouver – Cranbrook	1x daily
Vancouver – Ottawa	2x daily
Vancouver – Montreal	6 to 13x weekly
Vancouver – Halifax	6x weekly
Kelowna – Victoria	12x weekly
Calgary – Prince George	1x daily
Calgary – Ottawa	2x daily
Calgary – Montreal	2x daily
Calgary – London, ON	1 to 2x daily
Calgary – Halifax	3x daily
Calgary – St. John’s	1x daily
Edmonton – Comox	8x weekly
Edmonton – Victoria	20x weekly
Edmonton – Kelowna	7x daily
Edmonton – Grande Prairie	13x weekly
Edmonton – Yellowknife	1x daily
Edmonton – Saskatoon	3x daily
Edmonton – Regina	3x daily
Edmonton – Winnipeg	20x weekly
Edmonton – Ottawa	4x weekly
Edmonton – Montreal	3x weekly
Edmonton – Halifax	10x weekly
Edmonton – St. John’s	4x weekly
Winnipeg – Ottawa	1x daily
Winnipeg – Regina	1x daily
Winnipeg – Halifax	1x daily
Toronto – Victoria	4x weekly
Toronto – Regina	10x weekly
Toronto – Saskatoon	12x weekly
Halifax – Montreal	2x daily

The following domestic markets will have a new seasonal start date: 

Market	New start date
Calgary – Quebec City	6-Jul-20
Calgary – Charlottetown	5-Jul-20
Winnipeg – Montreal	5-Jul-20
Toronto – Kelowna	5-Jul-20
Toronto – Sydney, NS	5-Jul-20

WESTJET CARGO DELIVERS FLOWERS FOR MOTHER’S DAY

While we may be physically distancing, we know moms will still be feeling the love today. Over the last three weeks, WestJet Cargo has helped deliver 15 tonnes of flowers across Canada — just in time for Mother’s Day.

WestJet Update: 29 April – Domestic Schedule Changes to June 4

From WestJet

WESTJET MAKES FREQUENCY UPDATES TO ITS DOMESTIC FLIGHT SCHEDULE FROM MAY 5 THROUGH JUNE 4  

WestJet is making additional changes to its domestic flight schedule, from May 5 through June 4, 2020. These changes are required to address significantly reduced guest demand during the COVID-19 crisis.   

The following are frequency reductions from May 5-June 4, 2020:  

Market	Previous frequency	Updated frequency
Calgary-Lethbridge	6x weekly	3x weekly
Calgary-Medicine Hat	6x weekly	3x weekly
Calgary-Cranbrook	6x weekly	3x weekly
Winnipeg-Saskatoon	3x weekly	2x weekly
Winnipeg-Thunder Bay	3x weekly	2x weekly

The following city pairs have been temporarily removed from May 5-June 4, 2020:  

Market	Previous frequency
Halifax-Montreal	1x weekly

These changes are in addition to the network updates announced on Monday, April 22, when the airline announced removing approximately 4,000 weekly flights or 600 daily flights. 

While some city pairings have been temporarily removed, we continue to serve the 38 Canadian airports to which we currently operate, ensuring that those with essential travel requirements can get where they need to be and that cargo goods like blood, medical products and food supplies can continue to flow.   

The overall demand for travel remains fluid during this ongoing pandemic and we continue to evaluate further reductions. Bookings and full schedule details are available at westjet.com. All transborder and international routes remain suspended at this time through June 4, 2020.  

REPATRIATION FLIGHTS 

In collaboration with Government of Canada, WestJet has added flights to repatriate Canadians from Costa Rica to Toronto today and on May 2, along with a flight from Belize to Toronto on May 6. Seats are available for booking on westjet.com.  

Next scheduled repatriation flights: 

• Today, April 29, 2020 from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Toronto 
• May 2, 2020 from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Toronto 
• May 6, 2020 from Belize (BZE) to Toronto