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CALGARY, Nov. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – WestJet announced today it will begin serving Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from Calgary and Edmonton starting January 19, 2017. Seats will be available for purchase by calling WestJet at 1-888-937-8538 (1-888-WESTJET) and through travel agencies as of 12 p.m. MST on Monday, November 21, and on westjet.com as of 12 p.m. MST on Tuesday, November 22.
“We are proud of our expanding network of more than 100 cities in over 20 countries, and our reputation as an established, trusted brand with more than two decades of service to Canadians,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Commercial. “We have provided hundreds of thousands of our guests with non-stop service between Canada and Phoenix since 2004, and now look forward to bringing low fares and our signature brand of caring, friendly service to our second destination in Arizona.”Details of WestJet’s new non-stop service to Mesa, Arizona:
WestJet Vacations provides guests with affordable, reliable and easy-to-book travel experiences to 65 destinations in 21 countries, including the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Mexico and United States. Leveraging WestJet’s extensive network and remarkable guest experience, WestJet Vacations offers guests a great flight schedule and a wide variety of hotel and resort options to create fun and affordable vacation experiences in Arizona and across the WestJet network.
About WestJetWe are proud to be Canada’s most trusted airline, powered by an award-winning culture of care and recognized as one of the country’s top employers. WestJet, and our regional airline, WestJet Encore, offer scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through our partnerships with airlines representing every major region of the world, we offer our guests more than 150 destinations in more than 20 countries. Leveraging WestJet’s extensive network, flight schedule and remarkable guest experience, WestJet Vacations delivers affordable, flexible travel experiences with a variety of accommodation options for every guest. Members of our WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights, vacation packages and more. Our members use WestJet dollars towards the purchase of WestJet flights and vacations packages on any day, at any time, to any WestJet destination with no blackout periods ̶ even on seat sales. For more information about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.
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According to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WestJet,
WestJet Airlines Ltd. is a Canadian airline that began as a low-cost alternative to the country's competing major airlines.[5] WestJet provides scheduled and charter air service to 100 destinations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Founded in 1996, it is currently the second-largest Canadian air carrier, behind Air Canada,[6] operating an average of 425 flights and carrying over 45,000 passengers[7] per day. In 2013, WestJet carried 18.5 million passengers,[8] making it the ninth-largest airline in North America by passengers carried. WestJet is a public company with more than 10,000 employees,[8] is non-unionized and is not part of any airline alliance. It operates three variants of the Boeing 737 Next Generation family, as well as Boeing 767 aircraft, on select long-haul routes.[9] Its subsidiary WestJet Encore also operates the Bombardier Q400. The airline's headquarters is located adjacent to the Calgary International Airport.[10]
In 2015, WestJet had passenger revenues of $4.029 billion (CAD) and its earnings per share increased 19% to C$2.92.[11] In 2015, WestJet was rated as the 8th best low-cost carrier in the world and the second best in North America by Skytrax.[12Founded by Clive Beddoe, David Neeleman, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan and Donald Bell, WestJet was based on the low-cost carrier business model pioneered by Southwest Airlines and Morris Air in the United States. Its original routes were all located in Western Canada, which gave the airline its name.
In 2004, rival airline Air Canada accused WestJet of industrial espionage and filed a civil suit against WestJet in Ontario Superior Court. Air Canada accused WestJet of accessing Air Canada confidential information via a private website in order to gain a business advantage.[18] On May 29, 2006 WestJet admitted to the charges leveled by Air Canada and agreed to pay C$5.5 million in legal and investigation fees to Air Canada and donate C$10 million to various children's charities in the names of Air Canada and WestJet.[19]
From 2012 to 2014, WestJet further expanded into the United States by adding Chicago via O'Hare International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Myrtle Beach International Airport, and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
On November 15, 2013, WestJet announced their first destination in Europe. Seasonal service from St. John's, Newfoundland to Dublin, Ireland, will operate from June to October 2014.[41]
The mainline fleet currently consists exclusively of Boeing aircraft, while wholly owned subsidiary Encore flies Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s. 20 examples were originally ordered with options for up to 25 more.
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