CALGARY — The WestJet Group has announced significant enhancements to its transoceanic and leisure travel offering with its winter 787 schedule out of its Calgary hub.

Among the enhancements are expanded year-round service between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT), as well as an increase to daily connectivity between Calgary and Paris Charles-de-Gaulle International (CDG) and London Heathrow International (LHR) Airports. The airline is also enhancing its 787 presence on popular leisure routes with service between Canada, Mexico and Hawaii.

“Our 787 winter schedule reflects the growing demand for year-round international options for business and leisure travellers from our global hub in Calgary to Asia, Europe, and North America,” said John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. “We will continue to strategically position our Dreamliners to provide the best global access between Western Canada and the world.”

As the largest aircraft in WestJet’s fleet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner can fly intercontinental journeys, carrying up to 320 guests per flight, making it ideal for European, Asian and high-demand routes. It features a three-cabin configuration with spacious seats, each featuring an entertainment system. 

YEAR-ROUND SERVICE TO TOKYO

Building on the existing summer seasonal service, WestJet is investing in year-round service between Calgary and Tokyo. Through its longstanding codeshare agreement with japan Airlines, guests will also have access to seven destinations beyond Tokyo.

“This winter, WestJet will fly more than 60,000 seats between Asia and Alberta, creating a catalyst for year-round collaboration between our two unique economies and tourism hubs,” continued Weatherill. “This route has proven to be an exceptional conduit for transpacific leisure and business travellers connecting to Calgary and Alberta.”

Calgary-Tokyo will run 3x/weekly starting Oct. 27, 2024.

YEAR-ROUND SERVICE TO EUROPE

This winter, WestJet is bolstering its European winter service offering with daily connectivity to both London and Paris from the airline’s global hub in Calgary. While these routes were previously served throughout the winter, frequency to Paris has been increased to daily to match London, and to meet the unprecedented demand for business and leisure travel between Western Canada and Europe. Guests will also benefit from WestJet’s codeshare agreement with Air France, which unlocks 53 additional European destinations beyond Paris.

Calgary-London will run 7x/weekly starting Oct. 27, 2024. Calgary-Paris will run 7x/weekly, also starting Oct. 27, 2024.

MORE ACCESS TO MEXICO

This winter, the airline is deploying its 787 aircraft on some of its most in-demand leisure routes, including doubling its capacity between Calgary and Cancun to twice daily and increasing to daily service between Calgary and Puerto Vallarta. Additionally, the airline will continue to offer daily 787 service between Toronto and Cancun and three times weekly service between Calgary and Honolulu.

• Calgary-Cancun, 13x/weekly, starting Oct. 28, 2024
• Calgary-Puerto Vallarta, 7x/weekly, starting Nov. 11, 2024
• Calgary-Honolulu, 3x/weekly, starting Nov. 16, 2024
• Toronto-Cancun, 7x/weekly, starting Oct. 28, 2024