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WestJet to start trans-Atlantic flights to Dublin, Ireland

WestJet (Calgary) tonight (June 15) will mark a key milestone in its 18-year history with the launch of its first scheduled trans-Atlantic service between Toronto and Dublin, Ireland, with a brief stop in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The flight will arrive in Dublin tomorrow (June 16) at 7 a.m. (0700) local time.

Announced in November 2013, WestJet offered introductory fares between Toronto and Dublin starting from $199 including taxes, fees and surcharges on all flights in both directions from June 15 to October 5, 2014 – fares which sold out within the first 24 hours. Today, the service is heavily booked and well ahead of projections, recently prompting a three-week extension to October 25, 2014.

Details of WestJet’s new daily Dublin service from St. John’s are:

Copyright Photo: TMK Photography/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8CT C-GWSZ (msn 37092) taxies at Toronto (Pearson) in the special Walt Disney World “Magic Plane” color scheme.

WestJet:

Air Canada to convert the Toronto-St. Maarten route to Rouge, St. John’s-London route to convert to year-round

Air Canada (Montreal) will convert the Toronto (Pearson)-St. Maarten route to an Air Canada rouge route on December 20. The twice-weekly route will be operated with Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft per Airline Route.

In other news, Air Canada has announced its nonstop St. John’s-London (Heathrow) route will now operate year-round beginning on October 26, 2014.

Flights will operate three times a week on Monday-Thursday-Saturday leaving St. John’s at 00:40, arriving in London at 09:15, departing from London at 11:05 and arriving back in St. John’s at 13:05.

Copyright Photo: TMK Photography/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 767-333 ER C-FMWU (msn 25585) now with Air Canada rouge arrives back at the Toronto (Pearson) hub.

Air Canada:

Air Canada rouge:

Canadian North to launch Iqaluit-Halifax-St. John’s seasonal service

Canadian North (Yellowknife) will launch a new weekly and seasonal Iqaluit-Halifax-St. John’s route from June 20 through September 5. The new route will be operated with Boeing 737-300 aircraft.

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-36Q C-GCNW (msn 28760) departs from Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL).

Canadian North:

Current route map with the new seasonal route to the Maritimes: