Nashville lands non stop flight to western Canada

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) WestJet will begin flying from Nashville to Calgary this spring.

The nonstop flight will run twice weekly, beginning on May 4th.

WestJet launched a Nashville to Toronto flight last year.

The airport is pushing to expand its international connections.

An expansion is underway includes a new international terminal, in hopes of landing flights to London.

The airport broke ground last week on the first phase, which is a new parking garage scheduled to open in summer of 2018.