WestJet launches the first service between Calgary and Washington Dulles along with Edmonton – Minneapolis/St. Paul flights

WestJet on June 2 celebrated the launch of its first-ever service between Calgary and Washington D.C., with the departure of WS1618 at 11:30 a.m. MST. With the inclusion of Washington D.C. to WestJet’s Calgary network along with new service to Detroit and the restoration of service to an expansive list of U.S. destinations, WestJet is increasing its Calgarytransborder capacity by 46 per cent compared to Summer 2022, with direct service to 20 U.S. destinations across the country.

The departure of WS1618 is the first of three weekly flights that will travel between Calgary and Washington D.C. this summer.

RouteStart DateFrequencyDepartureArrival
Calgary – Washington D.C. (Dulles)June 2, 20233x weekly11:30 a.m. local5:47 p.m. local
Washington D.C. (Dulles) – CalgaryJune 2, 20233x weekly6:40 p.m. local9:27 p.m. local

In other news, WestJet on June 2 also celebrated the commencement of its nonstop transborder service between Edmonton and Minneapolis/St. Paul, with the departure of WS1546 at 9:45 a.m. MST.

From left: Malcolm Bruce, CEO, Edmonton Global, Riccardo Simonelli, WestJet, Director Canadian Airports, Tanni Doblanko, Leduc County, Mayor, Carmen Donnelly,YEG Airport, Vice President, Passenger Experience & Terminal Operations, Andre Carbould, City of Edmonton, City Manager, Deanna Dow, YEG Airport, Manager of Air Service Development (CNW Group/WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership)

Growing Edmonton’s aviation pipeline, the new route unlocks direct connectivity from Alberta’s capital to the Midwest United States and beyond. With the inclusion of Minneapolis to Edmonton’snetwork, WestJet has increased Edmonton’s transborder capacity this summer by over 150 per cent and its total network capacity by over 40 per cent marking the airline’s largest network expansion from a single city in its history.