Westjet in Sherbrooke PQ

[navajo_jay]

Just came across this article today. This would be great for the Sherbrooke airport economy and the region.

WestJet Airlines commercial flights may be leaving and arriving at the Sherbrooke airport by 2014.
The City of Sherbrooke announced on Wednesday that significant progress had been made in discussions with the Canadian airline, and that they expected that they will have an agreement in their hands within two months.
The contents of that agreement are still to be determined however.
“For us it is clear that the response will be favourable,” Mayor Bernard Sévigny stated. “Whether it will be limited to a direct line between Sherbrooke and Toronto, or whether we’re talking about a WestJet facility or hub at the Sherbrooke airport, that remains to be seen. But it is clear that something will happen.”

http://www.sherbrookerecord.com/content ... t-airlines

and here's a french article.

http://www.lapresse.ca/la-tribune/sherb ... brooke.php

cheers!

[Jer]

To my humble opinion Bromont would be a way better place to consider...

The airport is not in Sherbrooke, it's in East Angus... If only the airport would be on the other side of Sherbrooke, somewhere near Magog, it would be a better location.

There would be no advantages for someone living in Granby, Cowansville, Bromont to go to Sherbrooke and fly to Toronto. But for someone living in Sherbrooke, Bromont is on the way to Montreal.

[Go Guns]

Confidence is high....

YCD will get WestJet, says official

Carrier expansion plans still under wraps
Darrell Bellaart, Daily News
Published: Friday, September 21, 2012

Nanaimo Airport officials are confident YCD will be served by WestJet's new regional airline by 2014.

WestJet and Air Canada both have plans to introduce new, budget regional carriers next year, but neither will say which cities will get the new service.

Nanaimo is already served by Air Canada. WestJet's new carrier could mean flights to prairie cities, while Air Canada could mean links to sun-belt destinations.

To improve reliability and YCD's prospects to attract new air carriers, Nanaimo Airport launched an ambitious $26.7-million expansion that made 2012 a record-breaking year for passenger traffic.
As Canadian cities vie for expanded air service, neither company will say which locations will get regional air service.
Nanaimo Airport Commission representatives recently met WestJet officials Calgary, armed with news passenger traffic rose a record 10.6 per cent this year over 2011, with a pitch to put YCD on the new regional carrier route, when it launches in 2012.
"We're looking to them to hopefully be coming in 2013, and if they don't come in then, we're confident they'll come the following year," said Russ Burke, Nanaimo Airport Commission board chairman. Both WestJet and Air Canada are keeping mum on their expansion plans.
"We have not made any decisions on our schedule or the communities on it," said WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer.
He did, however, hint at the distance Bombardier Q-400 planes in the new regional carrier fleet would travel.
While the Q4 series "has a much wider range, we plan to use it for flights between one and two hours," Palmer said by e-mail.
Nor is Air Canada saying whether Nanaimo Airport would be served by longer-haul flights when it launches its new lowercost carrier next year.
Angela Mah, Air Canada spokeswoman, would not say if Nanaimo Airport might be on the new carrier's route.
"It is premature to discuss any details regarding routes," said Mah by e-mail.
"We are looking forward to launching this new venture in 2013."
Once fully operational, that carrier will have a fleet of up to 30 narrow-body Airbus 319s and 20 wide-body Boeing 767s, to serve leisure markets, including in the Caribbean, U.S. and Europe.
Air Canada said more details would be available soon. WestJet said it will say more in January.
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