WestJet Launches New Belize Route

By: - November 6th, 2017

By the Caribbean

Fast-expanding Canadian carrier WestJet has added its newest route to the Caribbean.

WestJet has officially launched a new route between Calgary and Belize, following up on the launch of flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Belize City in October of 2016.

The Calgary-Belize flights are operating three times each week, with service on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, according to the carrier’s Web site.

As reported in Caribbean Journal, Belize’s tourism arrivals have been surging in the last two years.

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