WestJet (Calgary) today launches new daily nonstop service between Calgary and Brandon, Manitoba. The first flight leaves Calgary International Airport at 9:50 a.m. MDT and arrives at the Brandon Municipal Airport at 12:50 CDT .
Service into Brandon is operated by WestJet Encore using the new fleet of Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. Expansion of the regional carrier’s network into the Brandon area is motivated by a number of strong economic factors that govern the entire Westman area. Brandon has one of the lowest overall business costs across the Canadian Prairies and American Midwest and a diverse portfolio of economic contributors including agri-business, oil drilling and production and Canadian Forces Base Shilo.
Details of WestJet Encore’s new daily, nonstop service between Calgary and Brandon are:
| Flight | Departing | Arriving | Effective |
| 3242 | Calgary at 9:50 a.m. | Brandon at 12:50 p.m. | September 3, 2013 |
| 3243 | Brandon at 1:20 p.m. | Calgary at 2:35 p.m. | September 3, 2013 |
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