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Air Canada adding more flights from Regina in summer
Air Canada will be adding more flights out of the Regina airport next summer. According to the Regina Airport Authority, the added capacity will include four flights a day to Toronto, three flights ea...
Dec 14, 2023 Regina travellers will have more options in the summer of 2024. (980 CJME file photo)
Business leaders applaud WestJet announcement
Travelling to the U.S. just got a whole lot easier for people in Regina. For the first time since 2016, the Regina airport will have direct, non-stop service to Minneapolis seven days a week, 365 days...
Nov 21, 2023 Tracy Fahlman, president and CEO of the Regina Hotels Association, welcomes the news of a new daily flight into the U.S. from Regina. Nov. 20, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
WestJet to offer Regina-Minneapolis flight starting in April
Saskatchewan-based travellers soon will have another option out of Regina. WestJet announced Monday a daily, direct flight connecting the Queen City and Minneapolis. The flights are to be available se...
Nov 20, 2023 WestJet announced Monday a new daily round-trip flight connecting Regina and Minneapolis. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina airport inching closer to direct U.S. flights, including Vegas
It's been years since there were year-round flights out of Regina to a hub in the U.S., but the possibility of at least one coming back is inching closer. On Wednesday, WestJet's CEO was in Regina and...
Oct 12, 2023 The Regina International Airport is optimistic about the return of a direct flight to the U.S. (980 CJME file photo)
WestJet CEO talks prairie flights, cancellations on visit to Regina
Without air travel, people in Saskatchewan would be incredibly isolated - even more so than they already are. But, as many who have dealt with cancellations or frequent rebookings in the past year can...
Oct 11, 2023 WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says his company is always looking for more opportunities but also has to be cautious, as direct flights are expensive to operate. He was in Regina Wednesday, speaking with local politicians and business leaders. Oct. 11, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
First direct WestJet flight to Minneapolis leaves Saskatoon
WestJet is celebrating the launch of its new, direct route between Saskatoon and Minneapolis. The first flight on the new, nonstop route departed at 7:10 a.m. Monday, and the airline said the route wi...
Jun 19, 2023
'Good deal:' Saskatchewan travellers relieved WestJet strike averted
People's WestJet flights were up in the air Friday - but in a good way. The airline averted a strike after reaching a last-minute deal with its pilots' association overnight. Samuel Nachtigall was get...
May 19, 2023
Spike or strike?: Possible WestJet strike could bump volleyball teams from nationals
It's up in the air whether hundreds of athletes will be bumped out of a national competition with a possible WestJet strike looming. The under-15 girls Canadian volleyball championship is set to be pl...
May 17, 2023
No pilots, no panic: Travel agent warns against worries ahead of potential strike
WestJet pilots issuing notice of a strike just days before the May long weekend shouldn't cause panic for travellers just yet. Terry Kaszas, general manager of travel services for CAA Saskatchewan, sa...
May 16, 2023
Regina airport bracing for potential WestJet disruptions
The impact of a potential WestJet work stoppage on the Regina airport remains to be seen. Justin Reves, the Regina Airport Authority's director of revenue development, public relations and customer ex...
May 16, 2023
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