WestJet’s continues to expand their flights out of Canada to Delta Airlines hubs in the U.S. The latest is the introduction of new non-stop flights between Kelowna and Seattle. The flights will launch on January 17, 2025 and operate 5x weekly for the first month at which point it will become daily service. The new route will be operated by WestJet Encore with their Dash8 Q400 aircraft.
Flight schedule:
Here is the schedule of the new flights:
WS3750 YLW-SEA Dep 0900 Arr 0958
WS3731 SEA-YLW Dep 1130 Arr 1237
Earning on these flights
WestJet Rewards members earn 0.5% to 8% in WestJet dollars on base fares for flights on WestJet. If you pay for the flights with the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard you’ll earn 2% in WestJet dollars on the entire purchase while the WestJet RBC Mastercard will earn 1.5% 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.
Redeeming for these flights
WestJet Rewards members can redeem WestJet dollars to help pay for any part of the base fares 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.
Earn up to 450 bonus WestJet Dollars to use on these new flights!
Right now you can earn up to 450 WestJet dollars when you apply for and are approved for the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard + you’ll receive your first checked bag free on WestJet flights! Click here to learn more and to apply for the card.
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