WestJet Cargo adds new cargo routes to the Caribbean
The integration of Sunwing's 18 Boeing 737 aircraft into the WestJet fleet has significantly boosted cargo capacity.
WestJet Cargo is expanding its network, a move that follows the successful integration of Sunwing Airlines into the WestJet Group.
The integration of Sunwing's 18 Boeing 737 aircraft into the WestJet fleet has significantly boosted cargo capacity and has created new freight service opportunities, particularly across key Caribbean destinations, according to an official release from WestJet Cargo.
WestJet Cargo will offer increased capacity to Holguin (HOG), Santa Clara (SNU), and Varadero (VRA) in Cuba, with up to 2.5 tonnes of additional cargo space available per flight.
“This aircraft capacity is a welcome addition, both for increased belly cargo throughput in Eastern Canada and for guest connectivity through WestJet Airlines,” says Julius Mooney, Director of Commercial Cargo, WestJet.
The weekly Toronto–Havana service that WestJet now offers, which was introduced in 2023, is being expanded to include daily service between Toronto (YYZ) and Varadero, four weekly services between Toronto and Santa Clara, and three weekly services between Toronto and Holguin.
In addition, daily freight service has been introduced between Montreal (YUL) and Varadero, complemented by four times weekly service between Montreal and Holguin, the release added.
“Canada is Cuba’s fourth-largest trading partner, and this unique economic relationship has opened amazing opportunities for our clients and our business,” adds Mooney. “We look forward to expanding across even more cargo destinations in the coming months.”
Capacity growth is complemented by an increase to daily service between Toronto and Cancun (CUN), Montego Bay (MBJ) and Punta Cana (PUJ), while service is also increased between Toronto and Puerto Plata (POP) to three times weekly, and between Toronto and Liberia (LIR) to twice weekly.
