CALGARY, Jan. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - With the arrival of flight
1518 today, WestJet officially inaugurates the start of service to
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from Calgary. Inaugural service from Edmonton begins January
21.
"WestJet is providing our guests in Calgary and Edmonton even more options when travelling to
this very popular sun destination," said Brian Znotins, WestJet Vice-President, Network
Planning. "The Phoenix-Mesa
market is very robust and WestJet continues to add new service to
meet demand. These new non-stop flights connect Albertans to a
highly desirable leisure market and offer convenience to those
looking to fly directly into Mesa.
We are proud to have Mesa as our
28th U.S. destination."
"Tourism is a vital part of our economy, and the Greater Phoenix area is home to hundreds of
businesses that trade goods and services with Canada," said Mesa Mayor John
Giles, Chairman of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
Authority. "Having direct international service to Calgary and Edmonton opens the door for additional
economic opportunities for the Valley. In addition, these new
flights offer the community easy access to Alberta's tourism industry including some of
the best skiing in North America.
WestJet is known for their exceptional customer service and they
are a perfect complement to the Just Plane Easy experience at
Gateway Airport."
Service between Calgary and
Phoenix-Mesa will operate three times weekly and
Edmonton and Phoenix-Mesa
will operate once weekly through April 29,
2017.
This winter, the airline has a total of 60 weekly flights to
Arizona including a recently added
second flight on Tuesdays from Edmonton to Phoenix. Edmonton now has a total of 12 weekly flights
to Arizona while Calgary has a total of 22.
Flights will be operated on WestJet's Boeing 737 aircraft
featuring the enhanced Plus product and WestJet Connect, WestJet's
inflight entertainment system accessed directly through
smartphones, tablets or computers. Almost 75 per cent of WestJet's
Boeing fleet is now equipped with WestJet Connect.
All flights allow WestJet Rewards members the opportunity to
earn WestJet dollars to be used towards the payment of a
WestJet-marketed flight or a WestJet Vacations package (excluding
taxes, fees and charges).
Details of WestJet's new non-stop service to Mesa, Arizona:
Route
|
Frequency
|
Departing
|
Arriving
|
Effective
|
Calgary –
Mesa
|
Three times
weekly
|
10:35 a.m.
|
1:33 p.m.
|
January 19 –
April 29, 2017
|
Mesa –
Calgary
|
Three times
weekly
|
2:20 p.m.
|
5:24 p.m.
|
January 19 –
April 29, 2017
|
Edmonton –
Mesa
|
Once
weekly
|
8:00 a.m.
|
11:11 a.m.
|
January 21 –
April 29, 2017
|
Mesa –
Edmonton
|
Once
weekly
|
12:15 p.m.
|
3:35 p.m.
|
January 21 –
April 29, 2017
|
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