WestJet Airlines (Calgary) will add Dallas/Fort Worth on April 29 with daily service from the Calgary hub per Airline Route. Additionally the fast-growing carrier will also add Myrtle Beach, SC and the Toronto (Pearson)-Myrtle Beach route with twice-weekly service on May 2.
The carrier is also expected to launch its new WestJet Enclore Bombardier Q400 turboprop operation on June 24 initially with two bases at Calgary and Vancouver. Initially Calgary will connect Edmonton, Fort St. John, Nanaimo and Saskatoon. From Vancouver Encore will serve Fort S. John and Victoria.
This morning the airline the released this statement:
WestJet today announced the launch of new nonstop service between Toronto and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and between Calgary and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, beginning this spring. Flights on both routes will be operated using the airline’s fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft.
Starting May 2, 2013, WestJet will introduce twice-weekly service on Thursdays and Sundays between Toronto and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Daily service between Calgary and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, will begin on April 29, 2013. Flights for both services, featuring great introductory fares, will be available for purchase on February 11, 2013.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is the fourth-largest airport in the United States, as well as a major hub for WestJet’s partner, American Airlines. WestJet’s relationship with American Airlines will enable guests to access three round-trip flights a day between Calgary and Dallas, a key Western business route, as well as American’s extensive network beyond Dallas.
Details of WestJet’s new non-stop twice-weekly (Thursday and Sunday) service between Toronto and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, are as follows:
| Flight | Departing | Arriving | Effective |
| 1154 | Toronto at 9:30 a.m. | Myrtle Beach at 11:35 a.m. | May 2, 2013 |
| 1155 | Myrtle Beach at 12:20 p.m. | Toronto at 2:14 p.m. | May 2, 2013 |
Details of WestJet’s new nonstop daily service between Calgary and Dallas-Fort Worth are:
| Flight | Departing | Arriving | Effective |
| 1554 | Calgary at 10:25 a.m. | Dallas-Fort Worth at 2:58 p.m. | April 29, 2013 |
| 1555 | Dallas-Fort Worth at 3:45 p.m. | Calgary at 6:29 p.m. | April 29, 2013 |
Introductory one-way fares are:
| Departing | Arriving | Air transportation charges (ATC) |
Taxes, fees and charges |
Total one-way price from |
|
| Base fare from |
Other ATC | ||||
| Calgary | Dallas-Fort Worth | $139 | $7.50 | $81.89 | $228.39*CAD |
| Toronto | Myrtle Beach | $79 | $7.50 | $80.89 | $167.39*CAD |
*Some restrictions apply. Please see westjet.com for full details.
Within Canada, WestJet is also increasing the number of flights between Toronto and Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Regina, and will introduce new non-stop service between Toronto and Fort McMurray. The airline will also increase to two flights daily from one between Calgary and Los Angeles, and to 11 from seven flights weekly between Toronto and Orlando.
WestJet also released this statement about Encore:
WestJet announced the launch of new nonstop daily service to Fort St. John and Nanaimo, British Columbia. The service will be operated by WestJet Encore’s fleet of Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, and includes new daily service between Vancouver and Victoria.
“The announcement of the first two cities to be served by WestJet Encore is an historic moment for this new airline,” said Ferio Pugliese, Executive Vice-President, WestJet, and President, WestJet Encore. “As Canada’s low-fare leader, we look forward to introducing our award-winning guest experience to Canadians in smaller communities while connecting to our network of 85 destinations in 18 countries.”
In June 2012 , representatives from more than 30 Canadian cities came to WestJet’s Calgary campus to convey their interest in WestJet Encore. Fort St. John and Nanaimo are the first two cities, and others will be added in the future.
“We are just getting started,” said Ferio Pugliese. “The communities that are not part of today’s announcement continue to be under consideration as we take delivery of additional aircraft later this year and in the years to come.”
Details of the new daily service between Calgary , Fort St. John, Vancouver and Victoria are:
| Flight | Departing | Arriving | Effective |
| 3101 | Calgary at 4 p.m. | Fort St. John at 4:39 p.m. | June 24, 2013 |
| 3103 | Fort St. John at 5:10 p.m. | Vancouver at 6:55 p.m. | June 24, 2013 |
| 3103 | Vancouver at 7:25 p.m. | Victoria at 7:55 p.m. | June 24, 2013 |
| 3102 | Victoria at 7:15 a.m. | Vancouver at 7:44 a.m. | June 25, 2013 |
| 3102 | Vancouver at 8:15 a.m. | Fort St. John at 9:59 a.m. | June 25, 2013 |
| 3100 | Fort St. John at 10:30 a.m. | Calgary at 1 p.m. | June 25, 2013 |
Introductory one-way fares are:
| Departing | Arriving | Air transportation charges (ATC) |
Taxes, fees & charges |
Total one-way price from |
|
| Base fare from |
Other ATC | ||||
| Calgary | Fort St. John | $109 | $18 | $45.33 | $172.33* CAD |
| Fort St. John | Vancouver | $109 | $18 | $43.37 | $170.37* CAD |
| Vancouver | Victoria | $49 | $12 | $20.89 | $81.89*CAD |
| Victoria | Vancouver | $49 | $12 | $26.49 | $87.49*CAD |
| Vancouver | Fort St. John | $109 | $18 | $28.81 | $155.81*CAD |
| Fort St. John | Calgary | $109 | $18 | $43.37 | $170.37*CAD |
*Some restrictions apply. Please see westjet.com for full details.
Details of the new daily service between Calgary and Nanaimo are:
| Flight | Departing | Arriving | Effective |
| 3109 | Calgary at 11 a.m. | Nanaimo at 11:43 a.m. | June 24, 2013 |
| 3108 | Nanaimo at 12:30 p.m. | Calgary at 2:57 p.m. | June 24, 2013 |
Introductory one-way fares are:
| Departing | Arriving | Air transportation charges (ATC) |
Taxes, fees & charges |
Total one-way price from |
|
| Base fare from |
Other ATC | ||||
| Calgary | Nanaimo | $79 | $18 | $43.83 | $140.83*CAD |
| Nanaimo | Calgary | $79 | $18 | $30.81 | $127.81*CAD |
*Some restrictions apply.
WestJet Encore will take delivery of its first two Canadian-built, 78-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft in June 2013 and add five more by the end of the year. WestJet has firm orders for a total of 20 Q400s and options for an additional 25 over the next six years.
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