WestJet is expanding its transatlantic offering by operating year-round between Calgary and Paris – Charles de Gaulle due to strong demand. The once seasonal route will have a daily flight schedule during the peak summer season.
The Canandian airline’s new extended service will complement the Calgary – London Heathrow route that also operates year-round, creating new options for Western Canadian customers to fly to Europe every month of the year. In addition, WestJet is the only airline to have non-stop flights between the province of Alberta and France.
«By strengthening our intercontinental network with year-round flights to Paris, we are opening up a new world of opportunities for business and leisure travelers destined for Europe. The success of our intercontinental destinations from YYC is only creating new and exciting ways for WestJet to connect Western Canadians with even greater access to Europe through the convenience of direct travel«, said Chris Avery, WestJet’s vice president of network planning, alliances and business development.
The addition of the year-round route to Paris furthers WestJet’s codeshare partnership with Air France. Customers have access to connect to more than 22 additional European destinations through the French carrier.
WestJet’s Paris schedule
- Calgary – Paris Flight WS 10 YYC 19:40 – CDG 12:30+1.
- Paris – Calgary Flight WS 9 CDG 14:30 – YYC 15:37.
Route details
- The service will fly daily until October 8.
- From October 9 to October 29 the route will have four flights per week (Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday).
- In the period from October 30 to April 7, the route will offer three flights per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).
The route is operated on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with a capacity of 320 passengers in three classes (16 Business Class/28 Premium Economy/276 Economy) and promotional fares start at USD 910 roundtrip.
This summer, WestJet expanded its long-haul network to eight destinations. With the addition of year-round service to Paris, the Canadian airline in Europe has flights to London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, Edinburgh, Barcelona, Rome – Fiumicino and Dublin.
In addition, as part of the airline’s continued intercontinental expansion, this year it began non-stop flights to Calgary and Tokyo – Narita, WestJet’s first service in Asia.
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