SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
Do they use the 787 for any American routes? I keep hoping that all this reduction in travel south will lead to a shift and more routes opening up to Europe and Asia. But I don't know much about airline logistics.
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Oilguy
Active Member
Reasonably confident the answer to this is no. Very few wide bodies are used point to point on the continent.
blue12
Active Member
The 787s are used strictly for Europe/Asia (from Calgary) in the summer and Europe/Asia/Mexico (also from Calgary) in the winter. The reduction in American flights has had no effect on freeing up Westjet's 787s.
The reduction in American travel has led to more European traffic, but given American destinations are only served using the 737s, it just frees up 737s - which means mainly Eastern Canadian routes to Europe are feasible, which they did capitalize on adding YHZ-CDG/AMS/BCN, YYT-DUB/CDG, and increasing capacity on YYZ-EDI/DUB and YYC-KEF. But then they're obviously weighing more ambitious options now like YEG-KEF/GLA and YWG-KEF/GLA.
Glenco
Senior Member
That is why you need a layover in KEF
BASE
Active Member
Looks like the new Euro routes being announced tomorrow will be operated out of YYZ and YHZ. YEG may see more YHZ service but not expecting a great deal of excitement for our fair airport which has already lost some US options for Summer 26.
Glenco
Senior Member
Resume programming as normal
Oilguy
Active Member
Yeah got it now. The first post had a slash between Kef and Gla and I misinterpreted that to be both, not as a stopover. Got it now.
Markyeg
Active Member
We’ll see tomorrow, but I don’t think we’ll be seeing any new routes from YEG that have a stopover (ie. YEG-KEG-GLA). Almost no airlines do this anymore, and prefer to use the hub and spoke model.
blue12
Active Member
My interpretation of the (former) map on Westjet's website was that it would be KEF and GLA, not YEG-KEF-GLA. Apologies for the miscommunication with the slash.
Mackwin
New Member
Well, both YWG and YEG looking to get the shaft by WS, with only non-domestic service cuts coming our way. The only enhancements we are likely to get is additional feeder flights to cities with European service.
Yay.
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Oilguy
Active Member
I won’t be surprised at all if that’s how it turns out, all they would be doing is competing with their own flights out of Calgary. They have too much capacity as it is now out of there for some routes and need to funnel us there.
Oilers99
Active Member
There are apparently some new exciting announcements coming today. I’ll believe it when I see it…
Mackwin
New Member
Well YEG is getting KEF. Congrats.
blue12
Active Member
Yep, not completely shafted.....
Edmonton YEG - Reykjavik KEF, 1x weekly 737 MAX 8 starting 26JUN26.
WestJet further strengthens Edmonton's global connectivity with new non-stop seasonal service to Iceland beginning this summer
Airline continues to invest in Edmonton's growth with the addition of weekly non-stop service to the European continent EDMONTON, AB, Nov. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced the addition of...
westjet.mediaroom.com
IanO
Superstar
Preferred the 757 on FI, but beggars can't be choosers.