WestJet Link

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WestJet Link
WestJet Link Saab 340B in 2018
IATA ICAO Call sign
8P PCO PASCO
FoundedNovember 24, 2017 (2017-11-24)
Commenced operationsJune 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)[1]
Ceased operationsOctober 26, 2024
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programWestJet Rewards
Fleet size5
Destinations8
Parent companyWestJet
HeadquartersCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Websitewww.westjet.com

WestJet Link was a brand name under which Pacific Coastal Airlines operated feeder flights for WestJet.

History

Service was originally planned to commence on March 7, 2018, but was delayed until June 21, 2018.[2] The brand was created to primarily connect smaller cities in western Canada with WestJet's domestic hubs at Calgary International Airport and Vancouver International Airport[3] and stimulate air travel in smaller markets.[1] On May 13, 2024, WestJet announced that the brand would cease all operations on October 26, 2024, with all operations transferred back to the WestJet Encore brand.[4]

Destinations

WestJet Link connected the WestJet mainline service with nine destinations in British Columbia and Alberta. All flights operated into or out of Calgary International Airport or Vancouver International Airport.[3]

Province City Airport Notes Refs
AlbertaCalgaryCalgary International AirportHub[5]
LethbridgeLethbridge Airport[3]
Medicine HatMedicine Hat Airport[3]
Alberta/SaskatchewanLloydminsterLloydminster AirportTerminated[6]
British ColumbiaCranbrookCranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport[3]
ComoxComox Valley Airport[7]
KamloopsKamloops Airport[8]
NanaimoNanaimo Airport[9]
VancouverVancouver International AirportHub[10]

Operators and fleet

A former WestJet Link Saab 340 operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines in 2018

All WestJet Link flights were operated by Pacific Coastal using its fleet of 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft. Only the first two WestJet Link aircraft display the word 'Link' on the livery, the rest used the standard WestJet colours.[11] As of October 2024, Pacific Coastal Airlines had 5 Saab 340s painted and operating for WestJet Link.[12][13]

WestJet Link fleet
Airline IATA service ICAO code Callsign Aircraft In service Passengers
Pacific Coastal Airlines[14] 8P PCO PASCO Saab 340 5 34
Total 5

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "WestJet Link officially takes flight, connecting Lethbridge with major hubs". Global News. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "WestJet Link launch delayed". newswire.ca. January 31, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "WestJet introduces WestJet Link". westjet2.mediaroom.com. WestJet. November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "WestJet transitions WestJet Link routes to WestJet Encore for fall 2024" (Press release). WestJet. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "WestJet Celebrates 10th Anniversary". cnrp.ccnmatthews.com (Press release). WestJet. February 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ "WestJet Link grounds its Lloydminster Link Service". My Lloydminster Now. December 14, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Comox Valley Airport welcomes WestJet Link and an enhanced summer schedule". June 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Direct Flighhts". WestJet. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "WestJet reconnecting routes across British Columbia".
  10. ↑ "WestJet Link giving Cranbrook another hub option". westjet.mediaroom.com (Press release). WestJet. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Avgeek - First Aircraft for WestJet Link Spotted in Vancouver". theavgeek.net.
  12. ↑ pacificcoastal.com - Our aircraft
  13. ↑ westjet.com - Fleet
  14. ↑ "Pacific Coastal Airlines starts WestJet Link operations". World Airline News. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.