Hamilton sees
early return of Halifax and
Edmonton routes, adds Winnipeg as a destination
CALGARY, Nov. 14, 2016 /CNW/ - WestJet announced
today the airline will increase its capacity out of John C. Munro
Hamilton International Airport by
40 per cent in 2017 with the return of non-stop service to
Edmonton and Halifax and a new route to Winnipeg. Four-time weekly service to
Edmonton returns January 16 until October
28. Daily service to Halifax returns January
16 until October 28.
Three-time weekly service to Winnipeg, starts January 17 until October
26.
"Our loyal guests in Hamilton
have long asked for more destination options so we are delighted to
bring back our successful Edmonton
and Halifax routes as well as new
addition, Winnipeg," said
Brian Znotins, WestJet
Vice-President, Network Planning, Alliances and Corporate
Development. "Besides adding access to WestJet flights to and from
these four destinations, guests will also enjoy WestJet's
award-winning guest service and low fares. WestJet is extremely
proud to once again offer our high-care service connecting
communities and economies across the country."
"We are pleased to hear that WestJet will be expanding its
domestic service offerings from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport starting in
2017," said Vijay Bathija, John C.
Munro Hamilton International
Airport, President & CEO. "These services will provide more
options for passengers in Hamilton
and the surrounding area seeking to experience the ease and
convenience of flying from Hamilton International to a number of
popular Canadian destinations."
By January 2017, WestJet will be
offering 27 weekly departures to seven non-stop destinations out of
Hamilton to meet increasing guest
demand.
"It's great to see WestJet growing in our region once again
following their successful expansion of air service last year,"
says Joyce Carter, Halifax International Airport Authority
President and CEO. "Providing our passengers with additional travel
options remains one of our top priorities and we look forward to
WestJet continuing to play a crucial role in achieving our
objective."
This winter WestJet will offer 19 daily flights on 15 routes
from Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Year-over-year in
January 2017, the airline will have
added more than 15 per cent additional capacity out of Halifax.
Today's announcement is great news for our community as with
increasing levels of connectivity more opportunities abound," said
Barry Rempel, President and CEO,
Winnipeg Airports Authority. "We are excited to be working with
WestJet as they add routes to Winnipeg Richardson International
Airport, providing more jobs and development potential for our city
and province."
With the addition of the non-stop Winnipeg / Hamilton route, WestJet will offer 25 daily
flights on 20 non-stop routes from Winnipeg James Armstrong
Richardson International Airport.
In addition, WestJet is now Edmonton International Airport's largest air
carrier with almost 75 per cent more seats than the next largest
carrier. Overall, WestJet's guests in Edmonton have a total of 55 daily departures
to 28 different WestJet destinations to choose from.
All flights will be operated on WestJet's Boeing 737NG aircraft
featuring Plus, Canada's only
system-wide, premium economy seating, and WestJet Connect,
WestJet's inflight entertainment system connected directly to
smartphone, tablet or computer. Almost 70 per cent of WestJet's
Boeing fleet is now equipped with WestJet Connect.
All flights provide 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 service:
Route
|
Frequency
|
Departing
|
Arriving
|
Effective
|
Edmonton –
Hamilton
|
Four times
weekly
|
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
|
3:43 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
|
Jan 16 – April
29
April 30 – Oct
28
|
Hamilton –
Edmonton
|
Four times
weekly
|
7:00 a.m.
4:15 p.m.
|
9:08 a.m.
6:21 p.m.
|
Jan 16 – April
29
April 30 – Oct
28
|
Halifax –
Hamilton
|
Daily
|
9:00 p.m.
4:55 p.m.
|
10:17 p.m.
6:10 p.m.
|
Jan 16 – April
29
April 30 – Oct
28
|
Hamilton –
Halifax
|
Daily
|
4:30 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
|
7:34 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
|
Jan 16 – April
29
April 30 – Oct
28
|
Winnipeg –
Hamilton
|
Three times
weekly
|
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
|
1:32 p.m.
2:19 p.m.
|
Jan 17 – April
27
April 30 – Oct
26
|
Hamilton –
Winnipeg
|
Three times
weekly
|
7:25 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
|
8:57 a.m.
4:31 p.m.
|
Jan 17 – April
27
April 30 – Oct
26
|
Introductory one-way fares are available starting from:
Departing
|
Arriving
|
Air
transportation
charges (ATC)
|
Taxes, fees and
charges
|
Total
one-way price from
|
Base fare
from
|
Other
ATC
|
|
Hamilton
|
Edmonton
|
$90.00
|
$23.00
|
$50.00
|
$163.99
CAD
|
Edmonton
|
Hamilton
|
$106.00
|
$23.00
|
$45.43
|
$174.43
CAD
|
Hamilton
|
Halifax
|
$32.00
|
$23.00
|
$43.45
|
$98.45
CAD
|
Halifax
|
Hamilton
|
$30.00
|
$23.00
|
$44.89
|
$97.89
CAD
|
Hamilton
|
Winnipeg
|
$32.00
|
$23.00
|
$43.45
|
$98.45
CAD
|
Winnipeg
|
Hamilton
|
$39.00
|
$23.00
|
$36.83
|
$98.83
CAD
|
*Book by November 17, 2016 for
travel for Hamilton/Edmonton on Wednesdays, from Hamilton/Winnipeg on Tuesdays and Hamilton/Halifax on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from
January 17, 2017 to April 30, 2017. Some restrictions apply. See
www.westjet.com/hamilton for full details.
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