WestJet celebrated the commencement of its nonstop transborder service between Edmonton and Minneapolis, with the departure of WS1546 at 9:45 a.m. MST. Growing Edmonton's aviation pipeline, the new route unlocks direct connectivity from Alberta's capital to the Midwest United States and beyond. With the inclusion of Minneapolis to Edmonton's network, WestJet has increased Edmonton's transborder capacity this summer by over 150% and its total network capacity by over 40% marking the airline's largest network expansion from a single city in its history.