Canada’s WestJet plans to boost its overall network capacity by 10% next summer, with a 12% increase in domestic seat capacity.
The airline intends to launch 11 new routes for the summer 2025 season, including resuming two domestic destinations and adding three new transborder cities. The returning Canadian destinations are Sudbury, Ontario, and Sydney, Nova Scotia—last served in October 2018 and November 2022 respectively—while the U.S. additions comprise Anchorage, Alaska; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The expansion is supported by the addition of nine leased Boeing 737-8 narrowbodies, previously operated by rival Lynx Air before it ceased operations in February. WestJet says the move will allow it to manage delays for direct-from-factory aircraft.
“Updating and refreshing the interior cabins of all of these aircraft will be prioritized as part of the airline’s existing fleet reconfiguration plans, to ensure a consistent experience for guests across its operation as soon as possible,” WestJet adds in a statement.
The addition of new domestic destinations will expand the airline’s Canadian network to 41 airports, with over 3,000 weekly departures. In the transborder market, it is increasing service by 11% next summer, operating to 29 U.S. airports with more than 900 weekly departures. This includes improved connectivity to partner Delta Air Lines’ major U.S. hubs, highlighted by a new route between Edmonton International Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport.
The transatlantic market will see the launch of a new route between St. John’s—the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador—and Paris Charles de Gaulle, as well as the resumption of flights between Halifax and Paris and between St. John’s and Dublin. Additionally, service between Halifax and Edinburgh and Dublin will start one month earlier than in 2024, while flights between St. John’s and London Gatwick will rise from 3X to 4X-weekly.
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