WestJet’s New Caribbean Expansion

By: - August 24th, 2016
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Canadian air carrier WestJet has released its 2016-2017 Caribbean flight schedule, with a host of updates and additions to existing routes.

The new slate of additions is led an increase to 13 weekly frequencies from Calgary to Cancun, along with five-times-weekly service between Toronto and Port of Spain; thrice-weekly service from Toronto to Aruba; six-times-weekly flights between Vancouver and Cancun and three-times-weekly service between Toronto and Kingston, Jamaica.

WestJet will also be flying from Montreal to St Maarten twice a week, and from Toronto to St Maarten four times a week.

Overall, WestJet is operating more than 635 daily flights to more than 95 destinations this winter.

WestJet recently announced a new route from Toronto to Belize City as well.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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