WestJet will offer flights from Sudbury to Toronto starting in early February, the company has announced.
In a tweet Tuesday, the company confirmed it will start flights between Sudbury and Toronto starting Feb. 3, 2017.
Base fare for the one-hour flight will cost $123 one way.
Flights to Toronto will depart from Sudbury at 6 a.m. Flights to Sudbury will leave Toronto at 10 p.m.
By May 15, 2017, the airline expects to have flights to and from Toronto three times per day.
WestJet previously operated out of the Sudbury Airport, but stopped in 2001.
“WestJet is enriching lives and liberating Canadians coast to coast from the high cost of air travel,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet's executive cice-president, commercial, in a press release.
“As Canada’s low-fare leader, we are offering residents of Greater Sudbury the opportunity to fly more affordably and connect seamlessly into our expanding national and international network. With as many as 115 daily departures available via Toronto Pearson – more than at any other airport in our network – these flights perfectly match the needs of both business and leisure travellers.
“Combined with the extended reach of our more than 40 airline partners around the world, getting around just got a whole lot easier for northerners.”
Nickel Belt MP Marc Serré said he was delighted to hear WestJet chose to expand to the Sudbury Airport.
“Now, residents of Nickel Belt and Greater Sudbury will have more travel options than ever before,” he said in a press release. “Having a strong transportation sector is critically important to our local economy for both business and pleasure travellers alike. WestJet Encore’s new relationship with Greater Sudbury Airport will undoubtedly bring positive economic benefits to the region.”
Sudbury Mayor Brian Bigger said he's also pleased to welcome WestJet to the community.
“This new partnership provides more choice for Sudburians, improves the tourism industry, brings more visitors to Greater Sudbury, creates jobs and spin off positions for our community and continues to reinforce our position as the hub of Northern Ontario,” he said in a press release.
