WestJet suspends Winnipeg flights to L.A. and Las Vegas, reduces flights to Atlanta

Bartley Kives · CBC News

· Posted: May 08, 2025 9:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

WestJet has suspended oregon reduced a trio of flights betwixt Winnipeg and U.S. destinations amid reduced Canadian request for question southbound of the borderline and the depletion of a provincial formation subsidy fund.

Beginning June 1, WestJet flights betwixt Winnipeg and Los Angeles volition beryllium suspended, Winnipeg Airports Authority spokesperson Kerilee Falloon said Friday.

Flights betwixt Winnipeg and Las Vegas volition beryllium suspended for July and August, portion the frequence of flights betwixt Winnipeg and Atlanta volition beryllium reduced to 2 per week from 5 per week, Falloon said.

WestJet has been asked to comment. In April, spokesperson Jen Booth said the hose was reviewing its Canada-U.S. formation docket for the summertime months "due to the changing request surrounding question to the United States."

Canadian involvement successful U.S. question has dropped 

WestJet announced much flights successful April betwixt Winnipeg and Halifax and a caller nonstop formation to St. John's, both "to meet accrued home and transatlantic question demand," Booth said astatine the time.

Also successful April, Wab Kinew's NDP authorities confirmed it volition not apical up a depleted $4.8-million flight-subsidy money that backstopped the Los Angeles and Atlanta routes.

The Manitoba movie manufacture relies heavy connected the Los Angeles connection, portion Winnipeg businesses specified arsenic Price Industries person operations successful the Atlanta area.

In April, Kinew authorities spokesperson Ryan Stelter said helium was not alert of requests by the Winnipeg Airports Authority, WestJet oregon other entities to apical up oregon widen subsidies for the Los Angeles and Atlanta flights.

The money was started by Heather Stefanson's erstwhile PC government. The erstwhile premier is present a subordinate of WestJet's committee of directors.