Route returns to airport after covid hiatus
Air connections through Glasgow have stepped up, with the return of a popular Canada link.
WestJet’s Glasgow to Halifax route returned to destination boards at the Inchinnan airport this week.
The link, operated by airline partner WestJet, returns for the first time since the pre-pandemic summer of 2019.
Three flights per week will take off from Glasgow Airport on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, connecting travellers from Scotland with the Nova Scotian capital.
Glasgow’s operations director Ronald Leitch met passengers and crew arriving on the first inbound flight on Tuesday, as it touched down to a celebratory escort from the airport’s airfield team.
He said: “WestJet’s Halifax service was first launched back and May 2015 and since then has been a popular route with both our Scottish and Canadian passengers, so it is great to see it return.
“This is yet another positive step forward in both our overall recovery and in re-establishing Scotland’s vital North American connectivity.”
John Weatherill, WestJet’s chief commercial officer, added: “This is another important milestone in recovery as we restore connectivity between Nova Scotia and Scotland.
“The past two and half years have been incredibly challenging on these communities and these investments are critical to the greater travel and tourism industry’s recovery.
“We’re looking forward to reconnecting our guests with the places and people they love the most and appreciate their continued support as we work to restore our network to pre-pandemic levels.”