New route build on WestJet’s expanding network of transborder connections from Edmonton WestJet today celebrated the commencement of its nonstop transborder service between Edmonton and Minneapolis, with the departure of WS1546 at 9:45 a.m. MST. Growing Edmonton’s aviation pipeline, the new route unlocks direct connectivity from Alberta’s capital to the Midwest United States and beyond. With the inclusion of Minneapolis to Edmonton’s network, WestJet has increased Edmonton’s transborder capacity this summer by over 150 per cent and its total network capacity by over 40 per cent marking the airline's largest network expansion from a single city in its history. The departure of WS1546 is the first of five weekly flights that will travel between Edmonton and Minneapolis this summer. Route Start Date Frequency Departure Arrival Edmonton – Minneapolis June 2, 2023 5x weekly 9:45 a.m. local 1:16 p.m. local Minneapolis – Edmonton June 2, 2023 5x weekly 2:20 p.m. local 4:14 p.m. local “We’re pleased to welcome WestJet and to have another prominent international carrier serving MSP,” said Brian Ryks, CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which owns and operates MSP. “This gives business and leisure travelers across the upper Midwest more convenient, direct access to Western Canada.”