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expand into an airport where travel-
lers can conveniently connect to and
from Europe and beyond," said Joyce
Carter, President and CEO of Halifax
International Airport Authority. "We
thank WestJet for their leadership
in developing new links to European
markets from our gateway, and the
travelling public for supporting new
services."
On May 31, WestJet will launch its inau-
gural flight between Halifax and Paris
on its Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft. The
flight will mark the first time WestJet
will land on the European mainland.
WestJet serves 18 cities from the Hali-
fax International Airport, up from 12
in 2013, including 12 Canadian, two
transborder, one international and
this summer will serve Glasgow, Lon-
don and Paris; at peak summer sched-
ule, the airline will operate around 25
flights per day or more than 170 flights
per week. Since 2012, the airline's traf-
fic from Halifax has grown by more
than 160 per cent.
represents another link to the UK and
ant markets for Nova Scotia.”
of Business and Tourism Nova Scotia.
m l-r: Michele Saran, CEO, Tourism Nova Scotia;
nal Airport Authority; Andrew Gibbons, Director
n, Minister of Business and Tourism Nova Scotia.
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