More Flights from Winnipeg this Winter Season
July 22, 2024 ctn_admin
WestJet has revealed its winter 2024/2025 flight schedule, with a whopping 36% more flights from Winnipeg than last year. Winnipeg departures will go to 21 destinations including new routes Montreal, Fort Lauderdale and San Jose del Cabo, with 24 daily departures during peak season.
“Winnipeg will see the largest increase in WestJet capacity across any airport in Western Canada next winter, highlighting our commitment to meeting the community’s growing demand for business and leisure travel,” said John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. “This schedule was thoughtfully designed not only to provide Winnipeggers with unmatched access to transborder and sun destinations, but also to optimize schedules to stimulate critical business ties between the region and major Canadian and U.S. cities.”
Domestically, the airline is increasing flight frequencies by 44% on nine routes that are critical to Manitoba’s capital city.
For guests looking to escape to the sun, WestJet will increase capacity between Winnipeg and five leisure destinations by 37 per cent versus winter 2023, fulfilling the airline’s promise to deliver more leisure travel options to the region, including the addition of new nonstop service to Cabo, Mexico.
| Route | Peak Weekly Winter Departures | Frequency Increase Per cent |
| Winnipeg-San Jose del Cabo | 1x Weekly* | New route |
| Winnipeg-Cancun | 7x Weekly* | 40 per cent |
| Winnipeg-Puerto Vallarta | 7x Weekly* | 17 per cent |
| Winnipeg-Montego Bay | 2x Weekly | — |
| Winnipeg-Huatulco | 1x Weekly | — |
*Increased frequency
Winnipeg benefits from direct connectivity to seven U.S. sun destinations and Delta’s Atlanta hub
WestJet is bolstering its transborder winter service by providing connectivity to seven destinations, including new nonstop flights to Fort Lauderale. Through direct connectivity to the iconic Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, guests will enjoy the advantages of WestJet’s codeshare agreement with Delta Airlines, granting access to hundreds of additional destinations from Delta’s busiest hub.
| Route | Peak Weekly Winter Departures | Frequency Increase Per cent |
| Winnipeg-Fort Lauderdale | 1x Weekly* | New route |
| Winnipeg-Phoenix | 4x Weekly* | 33 per cent |
| Winnipeg-Atlanta | 5x Weekly | — |
| Winnipeg-Los Angeles | 3x Weekly | — |
| Winnipeg-Las Vegas | 2x Weekly | — |
| Winnipeg-Orlando | 3x Weekly | — |
| Winnipeg-Palm Springs | 2x Weekly | — |
*Increased frequency
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