WestJet increases Saskatoon-Minneapolis flights | CTV News [Video]

Saskatoon airport is increasing WestJet flight services to Minneapolis to accommodate the busy summer travel period.

Announced on Tuesday, Saskatoon airport president and CEO Stephen Maybury said the three weekly flight services will be increased to daily beginning April 28 through October.

“Nonstop service from Saskatoon to a major US hub such as Minneapolis provides our community with highly valued one-stop connectivity across the US and the world,” Maybury said in a news release.

YXE Saskatoon Airport said the Saskatoon-Minneapolis flight has been made possible through the support of the Government of Saskatchewan and WestJet.

Last spring, the provincial government offered WestJet $2.2 million over three years to offer the flights between the two Midwestern cities, and struck a similar deal for Regina in November for $1.5 million.

The province has not said if the daily flights for those routes are backed by an additional financial guarantee from taxpayers, but …