WestJet disruption — fastest non-US route to Ireland

CALL NOW — recommended order

1. 🟢 PD408 → PD7230/TS230: one protected Porter itinerary with through baggage; DUB 11:30 Aug 4. 2. 🟢 PD408 → EI126: DUB 05:10 Aug 4, but confirm one protected ticket and through baggage or treat it as a self-transfer. 3. 🟠 KL676 → KL1139: theoretical fastest at DUB 12:40 Aug 3, but KL676 needs agent-only inventory and immediate cutoff confirmation. Scope: 1 passenger · all cabins/classes · no US · no WestJet-operated segments.

Read this exact script

One passenger, all cabins and booking classes. Please search complete YEG-DUB itinerary first, then segment by segment. Check live GDS, married-segment, disruption/protected and airport-control inventory—not seat maps or public fares. If any route has one seat, protect the entire itinerary immediately before pricing.

If the agent cannot book: “Please document the requested flight and exact inventory reason, then transfer or escalate me to the ticketing/reaccommodation team or airport control.”

1Source for 1Source: Reconciled official route snapshot — Aug 2, 2026 14:23 MDT — Ask for PD408 + PD7230 first

🟢 PD408 YEG 08:05 Aug 3 → YYZ + PD7230, operated by Air Transat TS230, YYZ 23:55 → DUB 11:30 Aug 4 is live on Porter's own site as one protected itinerary. PorterClassic is CAD 5,088Source for 5,088Source: Reconciled official route snapshot — Aug 2, 2026 14:23 MDT; PorterReserve is sold out. Total journey is 20h25.

Issue PD408 and PD7230 as both coupons on one ticket/PNR, and confirm the baggage tag printed in Edmonton says DUB.

The Porter/Air Transat codeshare supports one check-in, through baggage and connection protection. Both flights depart Aug 3, so the different-departure-date baggage exception does not apply.

2Source for 2Source: Reconciled official route snapshot — Aug 2, 2026 14:23 MDT — PD408 + EI126 for the earlier arrival

Please book and protect PD408 YEG–YYZ at 08:05 Aug 3 with EI126 YYZ–DUB at 17:35 Aug 3 as one complete itinerary. PD408 is publicly bookable in PorterClassic at CAD 719Source for 719Source: Reconciled official route snapshot — Aug 2, 2026 14:23 MDT and PorterReserve at CAD 929Source for 929Source: Reconciled official route snapshot — Aug 2, 2026 14:23 MDT. EI126 is publicly selectable in economy at CAD 982.62Source for 982.62Source: Reconciled official route snapshot — Aug 2, 2026 14:23 MDT and business at CAD 4,214.62Source for 4,214.62Source: Reconciled official route snapshot — Aug 2, 2026 14:23 MDT, with 2 business fares left at that price. The Toronto connection is 3h46. Please confirm same-ticket protection and through-checked baggage.

This arrives DUB 05:10 Aug 4, 6h20 earlier than PD7230. If they cannot protect it on one ticket, treat it as a self-transfer. A direct-purchase hedge should be flexible/refundable; retain receipts and screenshots, and do not assume reimbursement without authorization or a clear rights basis.

3Source for 3Source: KLM/YEG route snapshot — session-dependent — KL676 + KL1139 only if still operationally possible

Please check KL676 YEG–AMS today at 17:35 with KL1139 AMS–DUB tomorrow at 12:00 as one married YEG–DUB itinerary, all cabins and booking classes, including disruption/protected and airport-control inventory. KL676 is operating; public KLM retail is closed/rolling to Aug 3, while KL1139 showed 2Source for 2Source: KLM/YEG route snapshot — session-dependent economy seats at CAD 968Source for 968Source: KLM/YEG route snapshot — session-dependent and business at CAD 1,576Source for 1,576Source: KLM/YEG route snapshot — session-dependent. If one seat exists and check-in remains possible, protect both segments immediately.

This arrives DUB 12:40 Aug 3, but the nominal intercontinental check-in cutoff was about 16:35. Confirm the local ticketing/check-in cutoff before relying on it.

Ranked complete routes

1. 🟢 PD408 → PD7230/TS230 — recommended and cleanest: one protected Porter booking, leave YEG 08:05 Aug 3 and arrive DUB 11:30 Aug 4. PorterClassic CAD 5,088; Reserve sold out. One check-in and through baggage; confirm the YEG bag tag says DUB.
2. 🟢 PD408 → EI126 — earlier arrival, more connection risk: leave YEG 08:05 Aug 3; arrive DUB 05:10 Aug 4. Both pieces publicly selectable; 3h46 at YYZ. Confirm one protected ticket and through baggage, otherwise treat as self-transfer.
3. 🟠 KL676 → KL1139 — theoretical fastest if still possible: leave YEG 17:35 Aug 2; arrive DUB 12:40 Aug 3. Agent-only feeder and imminent cutoff; confirm operational feasibility before relying on it.
4. 🟠 AC174 → EI126: leave 18:20 Aug 2; arrive DUB 05:10 Aug 4. AC174 operating but zero public all cabins; request protected space.
5. 🟠 AC338 → AC405 → EI126: AC338 delayed to 18:40 Aug 2; arrive DUB 05:10 Aug 4. Confirm AC405 and protect complete chain.
6. 🟠 AC249/251 → PD302 → EI126: leave 20:00/21:25 Aug 2; arrive DUB 05:10 Aug 4. Use only if ticketing can protect the full chain; Porter relationship caveat.
7. 🟠 PD410 / F8636 / AC178 → EI126: leave 23:50 Aug 2–01:00 Aug 3; arrive DUB 05:10 Aug 4. Publicly blocked; airport-control/GDS only.
8. 🟠 AC332 → AC405 → EI126: leave 01:00 Aug 3; arrive DUB 05:10 Aug 4. Protected-space chain only.
9. 🟠 AC338 → AF343 → AF1616: arrive DUB 08:20 Aug 4. AC feeder blocked publicly; AF onward live.
10. 🟠 AC249/251 → AF375/KL2442 → AF1816: arrive DUB 15:25 Aug 4. AC feeder blocked; onward live in business.
11. 🔴 Emergency only — AC8143 → F89951 → EI126: leave YEG 17:30 Aug 2; arrive DUB 05:10 Aug 4. Live feeder pieces but likely separate tickets; no earlier than PD408 route.

Queue-time decision ladder

• At any answer time: request PD408 + PD7230 first as the one protected Porter through itinerary; if available, protect it immediately.
• Then: request PD408 + EI126 if they can place both on one protected ticket with through baggage; otherwise keep PD+PD.
• Only if still operationally possible: try KL676 + KL1139 and confirm the ticketing/check-in cutoff before giving up the protected Porter option.
• If PD408 disappears: move through AC174 / AC338 / AC249 / AC251, then the overnight PD410 / F8636 / AC178 / AC332 options shown below.

Protect the first acceptable complete itinerary before continuing to compare. Availability can change while the booking team searches.

YEG feeder inventory — exact public status

• 🟢 PD408 YEG–YYZ, 08:05 Aug 3: bookable now — Classic CAD 719; Reserve CAD 929.
• 🟢 Emergency pieces: AC8143 YEG–YYC 17:30 Aug 2 + F89951 YYC–YYZ 01:25 Aug 3 both live economy; separate-ticket risk.
• 🟠 KL676 YEG–AMS, 17:35 Aug 2: operating/on time; KLM public retail closed/rolls to Aug 3 — married itinerary/GDS/protected only.
• 🟠 AC174, 18:20 Aug 2: operating; zero public all cabins — protected seat + EI126.
• 🟠 AC338, delayed 18:40 Aug 2: operating; zero public all cabins — protected seat; AC405 + EI126 or AF chain.
• 🟠 AC249 20:00 / AC251 21:25 Aug 2: operating; no flights/all sold out — GDS only.
• 🟠 F8825 21:00 Aug 2 / F8636 00:55 Aug 3: Flair date disabled/no fare — airport control/GDS only.
• 🔴 PD410 23:50 Aug 2: explicitly sold out — airport control only.
• 🟠 AC178 / AC332, 01:00 Aug 3: no flights/all sold out — GDS only.
• 🔴 PD402, 07:00 Aug 3: sold out in PorterClassic and PorterReserve.
• 🟠 AC160 06:00 / AC176 07:00 Aug 3: no flights/all sold out — GDS only.

Retail zero is not physical-full confirmation. Ask live GDS, disruption/protected, married-segment and airport-control inventory.

Emergency only — leave for YEG immediately

AC8143 YEG 17:30 → YYC 18:31 (live economy) + F89951 YYC 01:25 Aug 3 → YYZ 07:15 (live economy) + EI126 YYZ 17:35 → DUB 05:10 Aug 4 (publicly selectable at snapshot). This does not arrive earlier than PD408 + EI126 and likely means separate-ticket/Flair APPR handling. Reconfirm EI126 before purchase; use only if the safer options fail.

Conditional APPR escalation — ask, do not assert

Start with: “Please record the disruption classification and the original scheduled departure time.”

For a cancellation or delay of 3Source for 3Source: Canadian Transportation Agency rebooking guidance hours or more, CTA guidance says the airline must ensure completion as soon as possible. For a large airline, the sequence described is its own or a commercial partner’s next available flight; if that departure is more than 9Source for 9Source: Canadian Transportation Agency rebooking guidance hours after the original, ask about any airline from the same airport. If the disruption is outside the airline’s control, the partner-only obligation extends to 48Source for 48Source: Canadian Transportation Agency rebooking guidance hours, then ask about any airline. Application depends on the recorded cause and timing—do not overstate the right without those facts.

Inventory caveat

Public retail zero does not prove physical full. “Sold out,” “no flights,” a disabled date, or no displayed fare only describes that public booking session. Live GDS, married-segment, disruption/protected and airport-control inventory must confirm the real answer. All availability and prices here are snapshot-only and can change while you wait.

Sources and freshness

Snapshot: Aug 2, 2026 at ~14:59 MDT. Booking engines are session-dependent and snapshot-only. Official sources: YEG departures · KLM booking · KLM check-in · WestJet partners · CTA rights · Air Canada · Porter · Air Transat codeshare and baggage · Flair · Aer Lingus Toronto–Dublin.