Disney World just got a whole lot closer.
The first flight from Region of Waterloo International Airport to Orlando, Fla., left the airport Thursday morning with 94 of its 130 seats filled.
WestJet is offering weekly trips to Orlando every Thursday morning, and return trips on Thursday afternoons.
Airport general manager Chris Wood said demand for the flights appears strong.
“The early numbers look really good,” he said in an interview.
WestJet spokesperson Todd Lindey called the new flights “a fantastic opportunity” for the airline, citing Orlando’s status as the most-visited city in the United States by Canadian tourists.
“You could put an (Orlando-bound) aircraft in any city in Canada, and it’s going to fill up,” he said.
More service announcements from the airport could be coming “in the near future,” Wood said.
