Air Canada has announced it will resume its direct flights from Yellowknife to Edmonton and Vancouver this summer. WestJet is set to increase the number of flights for the same routes beginning in May.
Both Air Canada and WestJet were forced to drastically scale back their services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The travel industry body NWT Tourism announced Air Canada will resume all direct flights between Yellowknife, Edmonton, and Vancouver beginning June 1, 2022.
WestJet has increased their flights from twice weekly to once daily between Yellowknife and Edmonton. The airline’s website has begun selling tickets for the once-daily route beginning May 2, 2022. Currently, WestJet flies between Yellowknife and Calgary daily.
Air North has stated that they plan to resume the Yellowknife Ottawa flights from May 2022 with the planned introduction of an additional direct flight between Yellowknife and Toronto.