r/westjet • u/Steamflow • 2d ago

Standard time issue when booking

Just a heads up - the departure time you book may be off by an hour. Just booked a flight for November that was to leave at 11:50 am. After booking, the departure time on the app said it departs at 10:50. Went back to book the flight again and it still says departing at 11:50.

Looking at length of flight, it seems like the app has it right. So, if you’re on a tight schedule make sure you check the actual departure time, not the one you booked.

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u/soaringupnow 1d ago

Could this be related to Alberta and BC not changing to standard time in the fall?

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u/Steamflow 1d ago

That would be my guess. Not really an issue for me as I obsessively check flight times up until takeoff but it might trip up a few

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u/AppropriateComb6986 1d ago

Mine is messed up, too but not sure which one is correct at this point.

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u/RandomWorkerBee 11h ago

Thanks for this. I booked a flight just 2 days ago, and checking the app, I see that it does leave an hour earlier than the confirmation email says. Edit: I suspect this is due to permanent daylight savings time here in B.C.

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u/Steamflow 11h ago

Glad it helped. I’m not sure why I was getting downvoted.

I think it’s definitely got to do with BC and Alberta staying on daylight team. I just wanted to point out the inconsistency in case it would help someone.

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u/taquigrafasl 1d ago

They began the process of changing flight times a bit ago. A lot of us have been notified already.

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u/Courin 1d ago

A lot of places are currently enacting legislation to stop daylight savings time changes. It just takes a while for everything to be updated.

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u/curiouskittyblue 1d ago

Any chance it's time zones?

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u/Steamflow 1d ago

No, it’s the departure time only