WestJet adds daily flights from Winnipeg to Montreal, seasonal direct flights to Nashville

WestJet is boosting its services in Winnipeg, adding new year-round daily service to Montreal, increasing daily flights to Ottawa and introducing a seasonal direct link to Nashville. The added destinations, in addition to those already offered by WestJet, are "making it easier for Manitobans to embark on bold journeys," Nick Hays, president and CEO of Winnipeg Airports Authority, said at a news conference on Monday. Winnipeg's James Richardson International Airport has bounced back from the COVID-19 slowdown, now providing "so much more" choice, convenience and connectivity, Hays added. The Montreal and Ottawa services will take off June 3, while the Nashville flights are set to begin Sept. 16 and end on Nov. 15. The latter, however, will be evaluated for "future possibilities," said Mike Scott, WestJet's CFO. "We don't go into these decisions lightly. We feel that there's a demand and capacity that can be served by adding these routes," he added. "From that perspective, we expect these routes to do quite well." Nashville will be WestJet's seventh direct link between Winnipeg and a US destination, and the 23rd nonstop flight overall, Scott noted. Most recently, WestJet added a direct route to Atlanta in September 2023 and to Los Angeles in October 2022. Both of those routes have proven to be popular, said Scott. The new routes mean Winnipeg now has more U.S. destinations than ever before.<br/>