WestJet is forging another connection across the Atlantic into the United Kingdom with the announcement of new nonstop service between Halifax, N.S., and Manchester U.K. beginning June 5, 2020. This summer, WestJet will operate more than 300 seasonal departures from Halifax to London (Gatwick) and Glasgow, Scotland.
WestJet’s seasonal service between Halifax Stanfield (YHZ) and Manchester Airport (MAN) will operate four-times weekly on the airline’s Boeing 737-700. Flights are timed for convenient connectivity across WestJet’s network into and out of Halifax.
WestJet has served Halifax since 2003 and has seen 300 per cent growth in flights to and from Halifax Stanfield and now serves 16 cities with an average of 60 daily inbound and outbound flights per day from Halifax.
Details of WestJet’s service between Halifax and Manchester, U.K.:
| Route | Frequency | Departing | Arriving | Effective |
| Halifax- Manchester |
Four-times weekly |
10:45 p.m. | 8:10 a.m. (+1) | June 5, 2020- October 24, 2020 |
| Manchester- Halifax |
Four-times weekly |
9:45 a.m. | 11:52 a.m. | June 6, 2020- October 24, 2020 |