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WestJet is adding flights to Puerto Escondido
The upcoming winter season will see WestJet start flying to Puerto Escondido from Calgary. This will be the 15th non-stop route from YYC to Mexico that sun chasers will be able to use to escape our colder climes!
| Route | Frequency | Start date | Departure | Arrival |
| Calgary-Puerto Escondido | Weekly | December 12 | 8:55 | 15:44 |
| Puerto Escondido-Calgary | Weekly | December 12 | 16:45 | 21:46 |
Following the start of Daylight Savings time, Calgary departure and arrival times will be one hour earlier.
WestJet Rewards members earn 1 to 8 points per dollar spent on eligible base fares, surcharges and extras. If you pay for the flights with the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard you’ll earn 2 points/$ spent on the entire purchase while the WestJet RBC Mastercardwill earn 1.5 points/$ on the purchase.
If you don’t have a WestJet credit card your best bet to racking up as many points or miles possible when booking flights with them is to use a card with a travel accelerator. These include the American Express Gold Rewards Card, BMO AscendTM World Elite®* Mastercard®* and The Platinum Card®
You can also choose to credit the flights to Delta SkyMiles, Air France KLM Flying Blue or Qantas Frequent Flyer.
WestJet Rewards members can redeem points to help pay for the base fares, taxes and fees on these flights and can choose to use their co-brand credit card companion vouchers when travelling with two or more people.
Members of Delta SkyMiles, Air France KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer can also use their respective miles or points to redeem for flights on WestJet. AIR MILES is also a partner with WestJet where you can redeem miles via the AIR MILES Travel portal for these flights.
The non-WestJet credit cards listed above and many others like them also allow you to redeem points towards those flight charges once it posts to your credit card account.
AIR MILES Card Linked Flash Offer for Kernels, Lyft & Marble Slab
Make sure you opt-in for this upcoming AIR MILES Flash Offer to earn 100 bonus AIR MILES for spending $25 or more at Kernels Popcorn, Lyft, or Marble Slab Creamery using a card linked Mastercard between August 29 and 31. This bonus is awarded over and above the base miles earned with each merchant’s standard card linked offer.
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