Calgary International Airport

[CalgaryTiger]

Calgary’s hometown carrier, WestJet, unveils six new ways to chase the sun this winter

Calgary’s hometown carrier, WestJet, unveils six new ways to chase the sun this winter

www.westjet.com

5 new destinations announced this am: GDL, PTY, POP, CZM, TPQ.

For those who don't speak airport code:

Guadalajara, Mexico; Panama City, Panama; Tepic (Riviera Nayarit), Mexico; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; and Cozumel, Mexico

 

[Surrealplaces]

I was kind of surprised to see Tepic in the list. The rumored Panama City is now confirmed

 

[trtcttc]

A few of these are once per week, they're probably testing to see which performs best and will increase frequency while cancelling some.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Yep, not a lot of harm trying out a once a week flight. Tepic is actually one that I would consider using. I do an annual trip to a place that's about half way between Tepic and PV. Once highway 200D is extended to Tepic the driving time to my location would be not much longer than from PV.....but most importantly, it would allow me to avoid PV.

 

[CBBarnett]

For those who don't speak airport code:

Guadalajara, Mexico; Panama City, Panama; Tepic (Riviera Nayarit), Mexico; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; and Cozumel, Mexico

Wonder how long that Panama flight will be - that's getting up there!

 

[hollywoodcory]

Wonder how long that Panama flight will be - that's getting up there!

WS2266 YYC 23:55 - 09:20+1 PTY 7M8 1356
WS2267 PTY 10:20 - 16:14 YYC 7M8 2456

Outbound is blocked at 7 hours 25 min / inbound is 7 hours 54 min.

About the same-ish flying time as Punta Cana.

 

[Surrealplaces]

WS2266 YYC 23:55 - 09:20+1 PTY 7M8 1356
WS2267 PTY 10:20 - 16:14 YYC 7M8 2456

Outbound is blocked at 7 hours 25 min / inbound is 7 hours 54 min.

About the same-ish flying time as Punta Cana.

That's a long time in a Max 8, assuming they're using the Max 8.

 

[blue12]

MEX also extended to year round.

 

[hollywoodcory]

Mexico City was already bookable year-round.

 

[blue12]

Apologies - I must’ve misinterpreted the media release on Westjet’s website. They worded it like it was previously seasonal and had been increased to year round.

Calgary's hometown carrier, WestJet, unveils six new ways to chase the sun this winter

WestJet announced six new routes from its global hub in Calgary in its winter 2025/2026 schedule. Welcoming Guadalajara, Mexico; Panama City, Panama; Tepic (Riviera Nayarit), Mexico; Puerto Plata,...

westjet.mediaroom.com

 

[hollywoodcory]

Apologies - I must’ve misinterpreted the media release on Westjet’s website. They worded it like it was previously seasonal and had been increased to year round.

Calgary's hometown carrier, WestJet, unveils six new ways to chase the sun this winter

WestJet announced six new routes from its global hub in Calgary in its winter 2025/2026 schedule. Welcoming Guadalajara, Mexico; Panama City, Panama; Tepic (Riviera Nayarit), Mexico; Puerto Plata,...

westjet.mediaroom.com

Guessing it got mentioned because it will be the first winter they are operating it. When they first tried MEX it only lasted one summer. But it was announced from the beginning as a year-round route.

They also mentioned its 4x weekly, but its currently bookable at 5x.

 

[hollywoodcory]

The full WS winter schedule is now live. Here's what's changed:

-YUL is now a red-eye instead of morning departure
-YYZ gets a 2nd red-eye in peak periods
-KOA increased to 3x weekly
-ATL Increased to 11x weekly
-ORD reduced to 2x weekly
-SNA reduced to 4x weekly
-MCO reduced to 8x weekly (No flights on Mon)
-MEX reduced to 4x weekly (as noted in the presser)
-LTO increased to 2x weekly
-TQO Increased to 2x weekly
-LIR Increased to 1x daily
-BZE Increased to 3x weekly
-NAS Increased to 2x weekly
-MBJ Increased to 3x weekly

Both MZT and PUJ pick up extra frequencies for Sunwing Vacations.