WestJet’s continues to build out its powerhouse hub in Calgary with the introduction of new non-stop flights between Calgary and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. The daily flights will launch on April 27, 2025 and will be operated with Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The route is already flown by WestJet’s partner, Delta Airlines and at this time it is unknown if the WestJet flight will be in addition to Delta’s multiple daily flights or if one those may be replaced by WestJet.
Flight schedule:
Here are the schedules of the new flights:
WS1611 YYC-MSP Dep 1030 Arr 1412
WS1610 MSP-YYC Dep 1515 Arr 1712
(Source: Aeroroutes.net)
Earning on these flights
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 Mastercard will earn 1.5 points/$ on the purchase.
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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.
Redeeming for these flights
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.
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