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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker
Happy City St. John's just posted the following status update on Facebook:
"It appears that the recently announced St. John's to Dublin flight is the beginning of a bigger move. Westjet is looking at turning St. John's into their Eastern hub for transatlantic flights; this could mean direct flights from here to a variety of European cities, and feeder flights between St. John's and the rest of the country. What kind of impact do you think this will have on life in St. John's?"
I think it'll be good news. It will probably introduce more North Americans to the city. Right now, St. John's is only a place you end up if you intentionally set out to come here and spend a considerable amount of money doing so. We're a final destination, not a stop on anyone's travel route. North Americans don't end up here in the same way we end up in, say, Montreal, or Toronto, when we travel. This will change that for those flying from mainland cities to Dublin.
As for the impact on us... it could open up travel for more Newfoundlanders by increasing competition and making it more affordable.
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Really!! This was my quote on the announcement that I made the other day in the Atlantic Canada Airport Thread:
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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
from the Globe & Mail:
WestJet Airlines Ltd., is going trans-Atlantic for the first time.
The Calgary-based airline said Friday it will begin daily 737 aircraft flights to Dublin from St. John’s beginning next June.
The service will be seasonal and will include direct flights to Dublin from Toronto. Direct flights stop, but use one aircraft so passengers don’t need to change planes.
In addition, the airline will offer daily non-stop flights between Ottawa and St. John’s, connecting to Dublin.
The flights from St. John’s will cut current travel time by nearly half, the airline said.
One-way fares from St. John’s will start at $199.
Air Canada began service to Ireland on its new Rouge discount airline this past summer.
Personal note - maybe WestJet is thinking of using St. John's International Airport as their trans-Atlantic hub, just like Iceland Air uses Keflavik for trans-oceanic connections... 
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It would be fabulous for St. John's if this is true. I have flown to Europe via Keflavik on Iceland Air myself, and I thought their system was rather ingenious. All the planes from North America arrived within about 90 minutes of each other and all the flights to the rest of Europe left near the same time shortly thereafter. This allowed people from many different places in NA to make efficient connections to a number of European destinations with little kerfuffle or chaos. I thought it worked rather well. If St. John's could develop the same model, it could be a tremendous boon for the airport and the city…….
Now, if only WestJet would consider a direct Moncton-St. John's flight to feed into this (possible) system. Our current direct service via PASCAN to St. John's is just too expensive.
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