Less than an hour after we posted that WestJet may start flights to Tokyo, they have officially announced the flights!
Our new non-stop route from Calgary (the city’s only non-stop flight to Asia) will commence in spring 2023, in addition to two new non-stop routes to Barcelona and Edinburgh. We’ve also increased frequencies from Calgary to some of your favourite European getaways, including London (two flights per day), Paris (daily service), Rome (5 flights per week) and Dublin (5 flights per week).
WestJet will offer new direct flights from Calgary to Tokyo, Barcelona and Edinburgh for the summer 2023 season. Both of the European cities have been served by WestJet before however not from Calgary. The Tokyo flights marks the only flights to Asia from Calgary after Air Canada and Hainan stopped flying Transpacific flights from YYC.
The flights to Tokyo will launch on April 30 and operate 3x weekly with their Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The flights to Barcelona will launch on May 6, 2023 and will be operated with their Boeing 787 three times weekly. Edinburgh will launch on May 17 and will also operate 3x weekly also on the Boeing 787.
All of these routes are available for purchase on the WestJet site as of today (December 5, 2022)
WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard
Earn up to 450 welcome WestJet dollars
Receive 250 dollars upon approval and 200 dollars when you spend $5,000 in the first three months.
Receive a Status Lift of $500 in tier qualifying spend for every $15,000 in everyday purchases on your WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard.
- Annual $119/$399 Companion Flight when you sign up for and receive the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard.
- Earn 1.5% back in WestJet dollars on every purchase you make with your card
- Earn 2% back in WestJet dollars when you purchase WestJet flights or WestJet Vacations packages with your card
- Companion flight vouchers are an annual benefit.
- First bag free for the primary cardholder up to 8 people traveling on the same reservation to anywhere WestJet flies!
- Companion voucher details:
- Travel to Canada and the Continental US for $119 CAD
- Travel to the rest of the WestJet network for $399 CAD
