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Originally Posted by Titan22
Westjet is definitely downgrading direct service from Winnipeg. Fort Lauderdale also seems to be gone and as mentioned in other posts Orlando and lasvegas are reduced.
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I just got back from London, UK on Saturday (went for 2 weeks), via the direct flight to/from Winnipeg and Gatwick airport on Westjet. Both flights were pleasant enough, both on time. Took about 8 hours flight time each way. Flew right over Nuuk, Greenland on the way. Those direct flights to London cut down the travel time by a good 3-4 hours generally so it makes the trip much more pleasant.
Winnipeg may be further west of Toronto but it's also not as far south which is an advantage for Winnipeg when looking at the flight path (it goes north-east over Hudson's Bay), so you wouldn't gain much distance to London when going to Toronto first because you're actually backtracking south to an extent (away from the North-east path you need to take to get to London). Both planes seemed pretty busy and sold. Costs $400 each way, would definitely travel to the UK again on the westjet direct flight, it's too bad it only runs on Saturdays.