WestJet adds 18 per cent more seats on Calgary route in 2015

Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo International Airport, in conjunction with WestJet, is pleased to announce increased air service between Calgary and Waterloo Region.  Passenger demand has increased significantly over the past seven plus years, since WestJet launched service in May 2007.  With the addition of more flights and the use of WestJet’s Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft, 16,780 additional seats will be available to passengers in the Waterloo Region and Calgary markets.  Seats are now available for purchase on westjet.com or through your preferred travel agent.

 “We believe it is important to give local residents the option to fly from home and we appreciate WestJet’s continued investment in our community by adding additional seats,” said Chris Wood, General Manager at the Region of Waterloo International Airport.  “WestJet will begin using the Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft on this route in March, and the additional flights in the fall will provide even more opportunity to fly to Calgary and to points beyond.”            

“Air service is a function of supply and demand,” said John Weatherill, WestJet’s Director of Network and Schedule Planning. “This increase in capacity between Kitchener-Waterloo and Calgary is a direct result of the strong support we’ve received from the Waterloo Region in particular. We’re extremely grateful for this support and look forward to welcoming even more guests from the Region on board a WestJet flight to Calgary this summer.”

Details of WestJet's new non-stop twice-weekly* service between Kitchener-Waterloo and Calgary are as follows:

* Available Mondays and Fridays only from September 11 to October 12, 2015

In addition to WestJet's existing non-stop daily*, year-round service between Kitchener-Waterloo and Calgary an additional 38 seats are available on flights which take place between May 3 and October 24, 2015.  Details as follows:

* Available Monday through Sunday

The Region of Waterloo International Airport recently reported 2014 was the busiest year on record. 145,508 passengers travelled through the Airport between January 1 and December 31, 2014 accounting for a 4.9 per cent increase over the previous year. 

About The Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF)
The Airport is a full-service modern facility which supports commercial, corporate and general aviation. Daily scheduled air service with connections to over 250 destinations in 40 countries is provided by: American Airlines offering twice daily non-stop service to Chicago; WestJet, offering daily non-stop service to Calgary; and Sunwing Airlines offering weekly direct service to Cancun, Mexico from December through mid-March. The Region of Waterloo International Airport is owned and operated by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario Canada.  For more information visit www.waterlooairport.ca, call, toll free 1-866-648-2256 or contact your travel agent. 

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About WestJet
We are proud to be Canada's most-preferred airline, powered by an award-winning culture of care and recognized as one of the country's top employers. We offer scheduled service to more than 90 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through our regional airline, WestJet Encore, and with partnerships with airlines representing every major region of the world, we offer our guests more than 120 destinations in more than 20 countries. Leveraging WestJet's extensive network, flight schedule and remarkable guest experience, WestJet Vacations delivers affordable, flexible travel experiences with a variety of accommodation options for every guest. Members of our WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights, vacation packages and more. Our members use WestJet dollars towards the purchase of WestJet flights and vacations packages on any day, at any time, to any WestJet destination with no blackout periods – even on seat sales. For more information about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.

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