Saskatoon and Regina Air Service

[Brutopian]

WestJet adds non-stop flights to sunshine destinations for Saskatchewan

By David Prisciak
CTV News
August 17, 2026

WestJet has announced an expansion of its flight offerings ahead of the 2026-27 winter holiday season.

The expansion, which includes increased flights for five cities across the Prairies, was announced Monday.

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Read more:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/we...tm_content=433738297&utm_source=hs_email

[Dino35]

But both YXE and YQR lost the direct Orlando and Las Vegas flights.

Originally Posted by Brutopian

WestJet adds non-stop flights to sunshine destinations for Saskatchewan

By David Prisciak
CTV News
August 17, 2026

WestJet has announced an expansion of its flight offerings ahead of the 2026-27 winter holiday season.

The expansion, which includes increased flights for five cities across the Prairies, was announced Monday.

[........]

Read more:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/we...tm_content=433738297&utm_source=hs_email

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Originally Posted by Dino35

But both YXE and YQR lost the direct Orlando and Las Vegas flights.

I'd take the result as a market corrections

[Myst]

June 2026 statistics for MSP and DEN flights from Sask. (source - US bureau of transportation statistics data filings)

available seats - passengers flown - load factor

YQR-MSP: 2340 - 1169 – 50.0%
MSP-YQR: 2340 - 1459 – 62.4%
total: 4680 - 2628 – 56.2%

YQR-DEN: 1650 - 1038 – 62.9%
DEN-YQR: 1550 - 1114 – 71.9%
total: 3200 - 2152 – 67.3%

YXE-MSP: 1851 - 1122 – 60.6%
MSP-YXE: 1851 - 1153 – 62.3%
total: 3702 - 2275 – 61.5%

[EDM753Fan]

Originally Posted by Myst

June 2026 statistics for MSP and DEN flights from Sask. (source - US bureau of transportation statistics data filings)

available seats - passengers flown - load factor

YQR-MSP: 2340 - 1169 – 50.0%
MSP-YQR: 2340 - 1459 – 62.4%
total: 4680 - 2628 – 56.2%

YQR-DEN: 1650 - 1038 – 62.9%
DEN-YQR: 1550 - 1114 – 71.9%
total: 3200 - 2152 – 67.3%

YXE-MSP: 1851 - 1122 – 60.6%
MSP-YXE: 1851 - 1153 – 62.3%
total: 3702 - 2275 – 61.5%

With these kinds of numbers I think its not a question of 'if' but 'when' for the YQR-MSP route getting cut unfortunately.

[Dino35]

Not too often you see a 777 at YXE! BA265 LHR-SAN diverted for a medical emergency. Wish I would have seen that plane on the tarmac!

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Dino35

Not too often you see a 777 at YXE! BA265 LHR-SAN diverted for a medical emergency. Wish I would have seen that plane on the tarmac!

crediteter Baran
https://www.cjme.com/2026/10/01/british-airways-flight-diverted-to-saskatoon-after-emergency/

[Brutopian]

Originally Posted by EDM753Fan

With these kinds of numbers I think its not a question of 'if' but 'when' for the YQR-MSP route getting cut unfortunately.

I am actually surprised at how robust these numbers are considering the current condition of the broader Canada-U.S. relationship. I know many people who outright refuse to travel to the U.S. right now, so the fact that these loads are at 50% and above is, to me, really quite remarkable. Not sure if anyone else shares this view?

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Brutopian

I am actually surprised at how robust these numbers are considering the current condition of the broader Canada-U.S. relationship. I know many people who outright refuse to travel to the U.S. right now, so the fact that these loads are at 50% and above is, to me, really quite remarkable. Not sure if anyone else shares this view?

There are a lot of U.S. hunters and fishers on those flights. Also a lot Potash and Ag industry people on those flights from my experience.

[Brutopian]

Originally Posted by Stormer

There are a lot of U.S. hunters and fishers on those flights. Also a lot Potash and Ag industry people on those flights from my experience.

Good point.