WestJet added a new European destination to its network by launching flights between Halifax and Madrid on Friday 15 May. The 4,825-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight WS14 departs Halifax at 22:30 local time, […]
May 25, 2026 | Latest Route News +
WestJet introduced seasonal flights between Halifax and Lisbon on Friday 1 May. The 4,480-kilometre service will run 5-weekly, every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the 737 MAX 8 aircraft. It faces no competition between the two cities. Lisbon is the first of three new European destinations to be launched by the airline from Halifax […]
May 12, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Air Canada inaugurated flights between Halifax and Nassau on Friday 5 December. The 2,535-kilometre service will be maintained weekly with the 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition between the two airports. Flight AC1290 departs Halifax at 16:30 local time, arriving in Nassau at 19:40 local time. The return service, operating […]
December 15, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Porter Airlines inaugurated flights between Tampa and Halifax on Thursday 5 December. The 2,525-kilometre service will operate 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, utilising the carrier’s 132-seat E195-E2 aircraft. Porter Airlines will compete against Air Canada’s 3-weekly rotations between the two cities. Flight PD562 departs Tampa at 11:10 local time, arriving in Halifax at 15:40 local time. The return service, […]
December 11, 2024 | Latest Route News +
WestJet inaugurated seasonal operations between Halifax and Edinburgh on Thursday 20 June. The 4,300-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from Halifax, with the 174-seat 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. The route will be maintained until 13 October. Flight WS46 departs Halifax at […]
June 28, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Icelandair expanded its Canada network with the introduction of seasonal flights between Reykjavik and Halifax on Friday 31 May. The 3,305-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with the 737 MAX 8 aircraft until 14 October. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight FI607 departs Reykjavik’s Keflavik Airport […]
June 6, 2024 | Latest Route News +
BermudAir commenced operations between Bermuda and Halifax on Saturday 25 May. The 1,395-kilometre service will be operated weekly with the 66-seat E175 aircraft. The airline faces no competition on the route. Flight 2T801 takes off from Bermuda at 08:15 local time, arriving in Baltimore at 10:40 local time. The return service, operating as flight 2T552, departs the Nova Scotia airport […]
June 3, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Flair (IATA code F8) added new routes from Halifax to both London (IATA code YXU) in Ontario and Quebec City on Thursday 8 June. The 1,425-kilometre service to London will be maintained 3-weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, while the 645-kilometre route to Quebec City will run 2-weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays. Flair faces no competition […]
June 16, 2023 | Latest Route News +
According to Cirium schedule data, the UK-US market is set to be almost exactly the same size this summer (April to October) as it was in the summer of S19, with around 8.5 million one-way seats. British Airways accounts for just one-third of all seats. During that time the market has seen the disappearance of […]
March 29, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story