WestJet Begins Prince George – Las Vegas Feasibility Trial

Canadian low-cost carrier inaugurated flights from Prince George to Las Vegas on September 10, currently the only scheduled air service to the US from the British Columbian city. The twice weekly link is being flown for an eleven-week trial period, according to the airline to test the feasibility of the route. Horizon Air had previously offered flights from Prince George to Seattle in 2008, however, over the past couple of years passengers have had to fly on the multiple-daily services of Air Canada and WestJet to Vancouver to connect to the US and other destination.

"As announced back in July, we had a window of additional flying time over an 11-week period and we knew there was demand for service to Las Vegas from Prince George," said John MacLeod, Vice-President, Network Management and Alliances, WestJet "So, we are taking the opportunity to test the feasibility of this service.”

WestJet is currently the largest operator (according to capacity) at Prince George with three flights per day to Vancouver, as well as seasonal flights to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. Air Canada offers a more frequent service on the domestic route but uses smaller regional jet and turboprop equipment.