WestJet today announced 11 new domestic routes across Western Canada. The routes will offer new nonstop service for 15 communities across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. The enhancements follow an announcement made earlier in the week to return previously suspended service to Atlantic Canada and Quebec City.

"As we look to the coming months with cautious optimism, we know our restart agenda will be pivotal to Canada's economic recovery," said Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO. "Stimulating air travel benefits all Canadians and supports those hardest hit; with one in every 10 Canadian jobs tied to travel and tourism, the ripple effect benefits our whole country."

The new routes include service between Toronto (YYZ) and Comox (YQQ); between Ottawa (YOW) and Victoria (YYJ) and eight new routes connecting the prairie provinces to British Columbia tourism destinations, such as Regina (YQR) to Kelowna (YLW). Full schedule details and start dates are outlined below.

"We are at an inflection point; one that is buoyed by the rollout of vaccines, months of learning how to take appropriate precautions, and a view to Canada's beautiful summer months that allows us to spend more time outdoors," continued Sims. "If Canadians were to shift two-thirds of their planned international-leisure travel spend towards domestic tourism, it would help sustain 150,000 jobs and accelerate recovery by one year, all while seeing what Canada has to offer."

New routes:

Route	Frequency	Effective from
Toronto – Fort McMurray	2x weekly (Wed, Sun)	June 6, 2021
Kelowna – Saskatoon	2x weekly (Thu, Sun)	June 24, 2021
Kelowna – Regina	2x weekly (Thu, Sun)	June 24, 2021
Saskatoon – Victoria	2x weekly (Thu, Sun)	June 24, 2021
Winnipeg – Victoria	3x weekly (Thu, Sat, Sun)	June 24, 2021
Edmonton – Kamloops	2x weekly (Thu, Sun)	June 24, 2021
Edmonton – Penticton	2x weekly (Thu, Sun)	June 24, 2021
Edmonton – Nanaimo	2x weekly (Fri, Sun)	June 25, 2021
Prince George – Abbotsford	2x weekly (Fri, Sun)	June 25, 2021
Ottawa – Victoria	1x weekly (Sat)	June 26, 2021
Toronto – Comox	1x weekly (Sat)	June 26, 2021