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WESTJET REPATRIATION FLIGHTS BRINGING GUESTS HOME TO CANADA
This weekend, WestJet will operate two repatriation flights to bring up to 346 Canadians home from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and Havana, Cuba.
The repatriation flights are the first that WestJet will fly in collaboration with the Government of Canada. Between March 17 and March 25, the WestJet Group of Companies including Swoop, has carried approximately 10,000 Canadians from international and transborder locations.
“The WestJet Group is proud to play a part in bringing Canadians home,” said Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO. “We remain committed to assisting the Government of Canada as they work to repatriate as many Canadians as possible and I thank those WestJetters who are standing up in the face of this crisis.”
Canadians who require flights home from Havana or Port of Spain can book directly on WestJet.com in the booking flow.
The repatriation flights are planned to operate as follows:
- Saturday, April 4 from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to Toronto on WestJet’s 737-800
- Sunday, April 5, from Havana, Cuba to Toronto on WestJet’s 737-800
These flights are part of WestJet’s efforts to care for Canadian citizens after the suspension of international service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. WestJet is keeping critical economic lifelines open in Canada through continued operations to all the cities it currently serves albeit with decreased frequency.