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By Pete McIntyre

Starts in June

WestJet adds 11 routes in Western Canada, two in Kelowna

Mar 26, 2021 | 10:21 AM

WestJet has announced 11 new domestic routes across Western Canada, two of them involving Kelowna International Airport.

The company will offer twice weekly flights from Kelowna to Regina and Saskatoon starting June 24, 2021.

The routes will provide nonstop service for 15 communities across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. The changes follow an announcement made earlier in the week to return previously suspended service to Atlantic Canada and Quebec City.

“As we look to the coming months with cautious optimism, we know our restart agenda will be pivotal to Canada’s economic recovery,” Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO, said. “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.”

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“We are at an inflection point; one that is buoyed by the rollout of vaccines, months of learning how to take appropriate precautions, and a view to Canada’s beautiful summer months that allows us to spend more time outdoors,” continued Sims. “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.”

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