WestJet
WestJet Airlines Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is based in Calgary, Canada. WestJet provides scheduled airline services, travel packages, cargo and charter services. We offer scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America,...
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Westjet to restore service to five Atlantic Canada airports
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We committed to return to the communities we left as a result of the pandemic, and we will be restoring flights to these regions in the coming...
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OPINION: What is Ottawa waiting for?
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Canada's indecision regarding its airline industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic could cripple the future prospects of Air Canada and WestJet.
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Interview: Parm Sidhu, Abbotsford International Airport
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How COVID-19 has stopped the Canadian ULCC boom in its tracks, and why Parm Sidhu believes his ultra-low-cost airport model is ideal for the recovery.
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WestJet suspends four routes as COVID-19 rules weaken demand
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Canada’s second-largest airline said it is operating a 90%-reduced schedule.
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Canada imposes more international air travel restrictions
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Sun destinations hit as airlines asked for service suspensions.
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Air Canada to deploy Boeing 737 MAX on five routes from Toronto
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The move comes after Transport Canada lifted the ban on the MAX in Canadian airspace.
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Westjet Cuts Routes, Capacity As New Protocols Hit Demand
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Flights from Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver affected.
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Canada's airlines surprised by latest COVID-19 restrictions
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Canadian carriers say the country's strict regulations are depressing demand.
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WestJet scales up southbound flying
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The carrier is restoring more international warm-weather routes during January.
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Air Canada, WestJet to restart Hawaiian routes
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WestJet's CEO says he sees more Canadian sun-seekers willing to undergo the 14-day quarantine on return to Canada as winter settles in.
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Delta and WestJet scrap joint venture plans
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The airlines have blamed “arbitrary and capricious” conditions imposed by the US Department of Transportation for the decision.
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WestJet to suspend flights at four Atlantic Canada stations
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'It has become unviable to serve these markets and these decisions were regrettably inevitable as demand is being obliterated by the Atlantic...
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Over 100 of the world’s leading airlines to attend Routes Reconnected
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Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route...
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WestJet to increase network in October
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WestJet is adding more warm weather leisure routes next month, as well as resuming flights between Toronto and London Gatwick.
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Swoop outlines planned Toronto Pearson network
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WestJet’s ultra-low-cost subsidiary Swoop will operate four domestic and five international routes from Toronto Pearson International.
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Recovery Tracker: Norwegian, Swoop, Emirates and Lufthansa
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Recovery Tracker: Calls grow to ease Canada’s restrictions
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As capacity steadily returns to Canada’s market, the country’s flag carrier has reiterated calls for the government to help quicken the pace of...
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Route Analysis: AMS-ORK, YYC-LGW, TIA-STN
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Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at KLM’s new service to Cork; WestJet’s...
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Interview: Swoop maps out its post-COVID future
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On the second anniversary of Swoop's inaugural flight, head of commercial Bert van der Stege discusses the airline’s response to the COVID-19...
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Swoop eyes new airport partners
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Swoop is using the Route Exchange platform as it seeks to expand its network.