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Calgary-based airline WestJet unveiled on Tuesday six Canadian departure cities for its previously-announced service to London’s Gatwick Airport and signalling the next step in the airline’s growth international with more destinations to come in the future.

At a news conference at the downtown Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Gregg Saretsky, the airline’s president and chief executive, confirmed those cities include Calgary, Winnipeg, St. John’s, Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto for the new non-stop route beginning May 6, 2016.

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He called it a “milestone” in the company’s history and a “historic” announcement.

The Calgary route will fly non-stop five times per week, added Saretsky.

He said announcements of more international destinations will be made in the future.

In June, WestJet announced it had selected London as the first transatlantic destination from Canada for its wide-body Boeing 767-300 aircraft.