WestJet sees service between Edmonton and Minneapolis take off

New route construct on WestJet’s increasing community of transborder connections from Edmonton

EDMONTON, AB, June 2, 2023 /CNW/ – WestJet at the moment celebrated the graduation of its nonstop transborder service between Edmonton and Minneapolis, with the departure of WS1546 at 9:45 a.m. MST. Rising Edmonton’s aviation pipeline, the brand new route unlocks direct connectivity from Alberta’s capital to the Midwest United States and past. With the inclusion of Minneapolis to Edmonton’s community, WestJet has elevated Edmonton’s transborder capability this summer season by over 150 per cent and its complete community capability by over 40 per cent marking the airline’s largest community growth from a single metropolis in its historical past.

“We’re thrilled to be celebrating the departure of our third of 5 inaugural routes from Edmonton at the moment, signifying our increasing dedication to the capital of WestJet’s residence province,” mentioned Chris Avery, WestJet Vice-President, Community Planning, Alliances and Business Growth. “By way of our new service connecting Edmonton and Minneapolis, WestJet is doing our half to additional improve the financial success of the communities we serve via the implementation of strategic routes that serve to stimulate very important enterprise and tourism alternatives.”

“WestJet has been an essential associate for YEG since their inception, greater than 27 years in the past, and we’re proud that our relationship continues to develop and strengthen. We’re excited to have fun their renewed dedication to YEG and welcome this essential air service hyperlink for our group. This new continuous path to Minneapolis is an thrilling addition to the greater than 50 continuous locations at YEG and can function an essential connection for enterprise, tourism and cargo,” Myron Keehn, President & CEO, Edmonton Worldwide Airport (YEG).

The departure of WS1546 is the primary of 5 weekly flights that can journey between Edmonton and Minneapolis this summer season.

“We’re happy to welcome WestJet and to have one other distinguished worldwide provider serving MSP,” mentioned Brian Ryks, CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Fee (MAC), which owns and operates MSP. “This offers enterprise and leisure vacationers throughout the higher Midwest extra handy, direct entry to Western Canada.”

New U.S. connectivity unlocks a community of alternative with elevated entry to Delta hubs

By way of its longstanding partnership with Delta Air Strains, visitors connecting via Minneapolis will arrive in one of many U.S. airline’s main hubs, getting access to an unlimited community of U.S. locations through our associate Delta Air Strains, together with Boston, Miami, New York, Washington D.C. and extra, on a single bought ticket with check-in for all flights on the first departure, baggage tagged to their remaining vacation spot and lounge entry for choose visitors. Moreover, frequent flyers of each airways will proceed to get pleasure from intensive reciprocal advantages any time they fly with both provider, together with incomes and redeeming of their most popular program.

About WestJet

In 27 years of serving Canadians, WestJet has minimize airfares in half and elevated the flying inhabitants in Canada to greater than 50 per cent. WestJet launched in 1996 with three plane, 250 workers and 5 locations, rising through the years to greater than 180 plane, 14,000 workers and greater than 110 locations in 24 nations.

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