WestJet officially cancels flights between Moncton and Toronto starting in May

Travellers looking to fly between Moncton, N.B., and Toronto will have one less airline option after WestJet confirmed that services between the two locations will be removed as of April 30.

Travellers looking to head to Toronto from Moncton, N.B., have one less option at the airport with WestJet confirming that as of April 30, it will no longer fly between Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport and Toronto Pearson Airport.

“We just had it officially confirmed today,” said Greater Moncton Airport's president & CEO, Courtney Burns.

Officials with WestJet say the company is going in a new strategic direction and as a result, encore services between the two cities will be completely removed from their schedule.

“For the flights directly to Toronto for WestJet, versus what we were expecting, it represents about 14,000 total seats lost over the course of this summer,” said Burns.

Although disappointing, Burns says the news doesn’t come as a complete surprise since WestJet has made similar decisions at other Maritime airports.

“We understand this is disappointing news for our guests and the community and we sincerely apologize for the impact this may have,” said WestJet Public Relations Manager Denise Kenny in an email to CTV News on Wednesday.

“We have provided our guests with as much advance notice as possible either directly, or through their travel agent. Impacted guests will be provided with the option of arranging alternative travel arrangements or a refund to their original form of payment.”