WestJet has added six routes to Europe, all of which will be on the Boeing 737 MAX 8. It will fly from Toronto to Cardiff, Glasgow, and Ponta Delgada, and from Halifax to Copenhagen, Lisbon, and Madrid. All but Glasgow are brand-new cities in the Canadian carrier's network. The likelihood of these cities being served was first mentioned on November 17 .

All the routes will begin in May or June. Six or so months ahead of the first time is a good amount of time to drive awareness and sales. However, some airlines have only a handful of weeks between announcement and commencement. Examples abound of this. Recent examples include IndiGo and Riyadh Air to London Heathrow (the little notice was for slot reasons), while Uzbekistan's Qanot Sharq has added London Gatwick flights wi

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