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WestJet drops 11 Alberta flights because of economic downturn: ‘It’s a serious decision for us’

A West Jet 737 is packed full of goods Monday night to be taken to Haiti.

Alberta’s ongoing oil slump has forced WestJet Airlines Ltd. to cancel nearly a dozen daily flights out of the province’s two largest airports, primarily to western energy hubs.

The Calgary-based carrier announced its summer schedule Monday, that will see six fewer daily flights from Calgary’s airport terminal and five fewer from Edmonton.

WestJet’s Richard Bartrem said the alterations, slated to take effect March 5, really are a reflection from the changing needs of passengers in a province mired inside a massive slump in oil prices, and primarily impacts flights to energy hubs.

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