Ua hoʻolaha ʻo WestJet i kēia lā i nā kikoʻī ala no kāna lawelawe nonstop hou i Lākana Heathrow Airport (LHR), mai ka mokulele nui loa o ka honua, Calgary International Airport.
Hāʻawi ke ala hou i ke ala i ke kahua mokulele nui loa o Lākana me kahi kokoke a wikiwiki hoʻi i nā wahi koʻikoʻi ma Lākana. Hoʻonohonoho ʻia nā mokulele ma waena o nā hub honua ʻelua e hana ʻehā mau manawa i kēlā me kēia pule, e hoʻomaka ana i ka lā Malaki 26, 2022.
Nā kikoʻī o ka lawelawe a WestJet ma waena o Calgary a me Heathrow:
| ala hele | 'O ka pinepine | hoʻomaka Lā |
| Calgary – Heathrow | Poalua, Poakolu, Poalima, Poaono | 26 Malaki - ʻOkakopa 28, 2022 |
| Heathrow – Calgary | Poakolu, Poaha, Poaono, Sabati | 27 Malaki - ʻOkakopa 29, 2022 |
"Ma ke ʻano he mokulele me ka nui o nā mokulele mai Alberta, he mea koʻikoʻi kēia i ka hoʻihoʻi hou ʻana i ka wā e hoʻopaʻa ai mākou i nā pilina hou ma waena o Kanada a me kekahi o nā hub i ʻimi nui ʻia ma ka honua," wahi a John Weatherill, WestJet Luna Kalepa Nui. "Ke hoʻomau nei mākou i ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i kā mākou pūnaewele, e hāʻawi ana i nā koho hou aʻe no ka poʻe huakaʻi ʻoihana a me ka leʻaleʻa a ʻo kēia mau hoʻopukapuka e hoʻolalelale i kā mākou ʻoihana i ka wā e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ana i ke kūkulu hou ʻana o Western Canada mai ka maʻi maʻi i pili i ka wā ma mua."
Ke piʻi mau nei ka hilinaʻi i ka ʻoihana a me ka huakaʻi leʻaleʻa, WestJetE holo ana ke ala hou loa i kēia pūnāwai ma ka mokulele 787 Dreamliner. Hōʻike ka lawelawe ʻo WestJet's 787 i ka Business Cabin o ka mokulele me nā lie-flat pods, ka ʻai ʻana ma ke koi a me nā koho Premium a me Economy Cabin kiʻekiʻe.
"Ke kūpaʻa nei mākou i ka hoʻonui ʻana o kā mākou hub honua ma Calgary a kākoʻo i ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana o nā ʻāpana he nui e hilinaʻi nei i ka huakaʻi a me ka mākaʻikaʻi," i hoʻomau ai ʻo Weatherill. "Ma ke ʻano he mokulele me nā huakaʻi ʻEulopa nui loa mai YYC, ke kakali nei mākou i nā malihini e pōmaikaʻi ana mai nā koho hou aʻe a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka pilina no ka huakaʻi ma waena o Kanada a me UK."
Me ka hoʻohui o Heathrow i WestJetʻO ka pūnaewele i kēia pūnāwai, e hoʻopili ʻo WestJet iā Calgary i 77 mau wahi hoʻomaha ʻole i ka makahiki. E hoʻomau nō hoʻi ʻo WestJet i ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā mokulele kū ʻole ma waena o Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto a me Halifax i Lākana, Gatwick.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- "Ma ke ʻano he mokulele me nā huakaʻi ʻEulopa nui loa mai YYC, ke kakali nei mākou i nā malihini e pōmaikaʻi mai nā koho hou aʻe a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka pilina no ka huakaʻi ma waena o Kanada a me UK.
- “As the airline with the most flights from Alberta, this is an important recovery milestone as we forge new connections between Canada and one of the world’s most sought-after global hubs,”.
- “We are committed to the expansion of our global hub in Calgary and supporting the recovery of many sectors who rely on travel and tourism,”.
