A popular flight route between Glasgow and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has returned after a three-year absence.
Tuesday saw the first journey from Halifax to Glasgow Airport, operated by airline WestJet, since summer 2019.
Flights from Glasgow to Halifax will now operate three times a week, departing at 9.35am on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
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Flights from Halifax to Glasgow, meanwhile, will depart at 10.40pm local time on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Glasgow’s Operations Director Ronald Leitch met passengers and crew arriving on the first inbound flight this morning as it touched down to a celebratory escort from the airport’s airfield team.
He said: “WestJet’s Halifax service was first launched back and May 2015 and since then has been a popular route with both our Scottish and Canadian passengers, so it is great to see it return.
“This is yet another positive step forward in both our overall recovery and in re-establishing Scotland’s vital North American connectivity.”
Chief Commercial Officer at WestJet John Weatherill said: “This is another important milestone in recovery as we restore connectivity between Nova Scotia and Scotland.
“The past two and half years have been incredibly challenging on these communities and these investments are critical to the greater travel and tourism industry’s recovery.
"We’re looking forward to reconnecting our guests with the places and people they love the most and appreciate their continued support as we work to restore our network to pre-pandemic levels.”
