WestJet has announced 11 new domestic routes across Western Canada. The routes will offer new nonstop service for 15 communities in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario. Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO says they are looking to the coming months with cautious optimism. he says the restart agenda will be pivotal to Canada’s economic recovery. Sims says, “Stimulating air travel benefits all Canadians and supports those hardest hit; with one in every 10 Canadian jobs tied to travel and tourism, the ripple effect benefits our whole country.”
The new routes include flights between Saskatoon and Victoria and Saskatoon and Kelowna.
All of the flights concentrate on travel within Canada. Sims says, “If Canadians were to shift two-thirds of their planned international-leisure travel spend towards domestic tourism, it would help sustain 150,000 jobs and accelerate recovery by one year, all while seeing what Canada has to offer.”
New routes:
| Route | Frequency | Effective from |
| Toronto – Fort McMurray | 2x weekly (Wed, Sun) | June 6, 2021 |
| Kelowna – Saskatoon | 2x weekly (Thu, Sun) | June 24, 2021 |
| Kelowna – Regina | 2x weekly (Thu, Sun) | June 24, 2021 |
| Saskatoon – Victoria | 2x weekly (Thu, Sun) | June 24, 2021 |
| Winnipeg – Victoria | 3x weekly (Thu, Sat, Sun) | June 24, 2021 |
| Edmonton – Kamloops | 2x weekly (Thu, Sun) | June 24, 2021 |
| Edmonton – Penticton | 2x weekly (Thu, Sun) | June 24, 2021 |
| Edmonton – Nanaimo | 2x weekly (Fri, Sun) | June 25, 2021 |
| Prince George – Abbotsford | 2x weekly (Fri, Sun) | June 25, 2021 |
| Ottawa – Victoria | 1x weekly (Sat) | June 26, 2021 |
| Toronto – Comox | 1x weekly (Sat) | June 26, 2021 |
