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WestJet expands Latin American routes while cutting U.S. web
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WestJet revises winter network expands Latin American routes while cutting U.S. web
Since July 2026 2026, WestJet has rolled out a series of seasonal nonstop flights to warm been restructuring its winter network, balancing significant expansions in leisure destinations with substantial cuts to its U.S. schedule. To meet demand for Canadian travellers seeking winter sun. Initial announcements covered sun destinations, WestJet announced several new nonstop routes for the 2026–27 season. These include weekly services from Winnipeg to Belize City, Mérida, San José del Cabo Cabo, and Punta Cana, plus as well as an Ottawa‑Liberia link, and a Calgary‑Mérida Ottawa–Liberia link. A seasonal Calgary–Mérida flight operating is also scheduled to operate from 17 December 2026 to 1 April 2027. In late July, WestJet the airline added a seasonal São Paulo–Calgary route using a Boeing 787‑9 Dreamliner, running from 15 December 2026 787-9 Dreamliner to 14 February 2027 and targeting western Canadian tourists target travelers heading to the Brazilian hinterland and nearby mountain resorts. The airline highlighted business‑class, premium‑economy and economy cabins for the long‑haul service. The same period saw Air Canada unveil five new winter‑season nonstop routes, linking Toronto and Montreal Rocky Mountains. By August 2026, WestJet described its 2026/2027 winter schedule as its ‘largest-ever’, aiming to Roatán (Honduras) and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), and adding seasonal flights increase capacity to Mérida, Mazatlán Latin America and other the Caribbean locales. However, WestJet also announced by 12% year-over-year. This expansion includes significant capacity growth in Western Canadian markets, such as a substantial reduction 77% increase in Saskatoon and a 64% increase in Regina. Conversely, WestJet confirmed the cancellation of its U.S. winter schedule. Ten ten U.S. routes will be cancelled for the 2026‑27 winter, winter season to focus on long-term sustainability. This includes cutting the number of Vancouver’s U.S. destinations served from Vancouver International Airport from eleven to six and reducing weekly transborder departures from 66 to 49 (≈26 % drop). Vancouver by approximately 26%. Canceled services include Vancouver‑Atlanta, Vancouver‑Fort flights from Vancouver to Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Vancouver‑Los Los Angeles, Vancouver‑Lihue Lihue, and Vancouver‑Orlando, Orlando, with additional single-destination cuts affecting one U.S. destination each from Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon Saskatoon, and Toronto Pearson. To maintain connectivity, WestJet cited insufficient seasonal demand and a focus on long‑term sustainability, while maintaining access via will utilize its Calgary hub and a Delta‑operated Vancouver‑Los Delta-operated codeshare for the Vancouver–Los Angeles code‑share beginning route starting 21 Nov November 2026. Earlier fall and summer suspensions have already trimmed U.S. capacity by about a third. Collectively, the expansions and reductions reflect a coordinated effort by Canadian carriers During this period, Air Canada also expanded its winter offerings, adding five nonstop routes linking Toronto and tourism ministries in the Caribbean, Mexico, Belize, Brazil Montreal to Roatán, Honduras, and the United States Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, alongside services to balance demand, operational sustainability, Mérida and market opportunities during Canada’s cold months. Mazatlán.
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- 2026-08-17 22:11 UTC WestJet expands Latin American routes while cutting U.S. web
- 2026-07-31 12:52 UTC WestJet revises winter network
- 2026-07-27 07:59 UTC WestJet expands winter sun routes
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