TORONTO — Virgin Atlantic and WestJet have expanded their codeshare agreement, effective March 30, 2025.
Coinciding with Virgin Atlantic’s route launch between Toronto Pearson International Airport and London Heathrow Airport, the partnership will provide connections to the UK via Toronto for 13 gateways across Canada, including: Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), Vancouver (YVR), Winnipeg (YWG), Ottawa (YOW), and more.
The two airlines will be conveniently co-located at Toronto Pearson’s Terminal 3, where Virgin Atlantic will partner with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to support customer connections onwards via eligible cities. Customers will easily be able to transfer through Toronto Pearson without having to collect and re-check their baggage to their final destination.
“Canada is an incredibly important opportunity for Virgin Atlantic as many of our customers travel between the Great White North, the UK, India and beyond,” said Juha Jarvinen, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic. “This expanded partnership with WestJet, alongside our partners at Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM, will create seamless connectivity for our customers via our new route launching between Toronto and London.”
Virgin Atlantic will launch its Toronto route next month, marking the first route to Canada in more than a decade. The route reinforces the airline’s commitment to the Indian subcontinent and its third largest market with onward connectivity for Canadians travelling to Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, as well as Dubai, the Maldives, Cape Town and Johannesburg via London Heathrow.
To support its strategic growth in Canada, Virgin Atlantic appointed Canada Country Manager Stephen Goulding in January 2025.
THE FIRST PHASE
The first phase of the agreement will allow Canadian customers booking through Virgin Atlantic to connect from their preferred city on a WestJet flight via Toronto Pearson onwards to London with Virgin Atlantic on one ticket. Cities include Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Ottawa and more.
“We are thrilled to enhance our partnership with Virgin Atlantic and support their return to Canada,” said John Weatherill, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer at WestJet. “As the first phase of this expansion, we are excited to welcome guests from across Virgin Atlantic’s global network by providing connectivity across Canada with WestJet.”
Flights are on sale beginning Feb. 17, 2025, for tickets to London Heathrow via Toronto (YYZ) commencing March 30, 2025.
Loyalty partnership program benefits across both Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and WestJet Rewards are expected to roll out later in the year.
