WestJet today announced it has expanded its codeshare relationship with Qantas by placing its WS code and flight numbers on QANTAS-operated flights between Los Angeles and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Itineraries connecting the growing WestJet network to these Australian destinations are available today for purchase on all WestJet sales channels for flights starting December 6, 2018.
WestJet and QANTAS have been codeshare partners since 2014 and the airlines have offered QANTAS Frequent Flyer and WestJet Rewards members the ability to earn and redeem loyalty rewards since 2017. Travellers will also continue to enjoy one-stop check-in and baggage transfers to their final destination.
WestJet operates flights from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto to Los Angeles. The WS code will be added on QANTAS’ daily flights between Los Angeles and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and its seasonal service between Vancouver and Sydney.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airlines):ย WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 C-GZSG (msn 60516) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 944547.
WestJet today announced it is adding to its growing Atlantic gateway from Halifaxย with the addition of daily nonstop service to Dublin, Ireland starting April 29, 2019ย and operating through October 25, 2019.
(CNW Group/WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership)
Details of WestJet’s service between Halifax and Dublin
Route
Frequency
Departing
Arriving
Effective
Halifax โย Dublin
Daily
10:20 p.m.
7:33 a.m.+1
April 29, 2019
Dublin โ ย Halifax
Daily
9:00 a.m.
11:02 a.m.
April 30, 2019
WestJet has served Halifax International Airport for 15 years and this summer will operate non-stop service to 16 cities including London (Gatwick), Paris, Dublin, Glasgow, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. At peak summer schedule, the airline will operate more than 25 flights per day from YHZ.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by WestJet):ย WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 C-GXAX (msn 60512) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 944507.
WestJet has announced it is expanding choice and connectivity for Calgarians when the airline begins operations between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and HartsfieldโJackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) next spring.
WestJet will be the only airline flying nonstop from Calgary to ATL, the world’s largest airline hub โ home of Delta Air Lines, a WestJet codeshare partner since 2011. Together with Delta, via Hartsfield–Jacksonairport WestJet will offer codeshare access to an extensive list of U.S. destinations including the southeastern United States and Gulf Coast and cities such as Memphis, Tenn., Charleston, S.C., New Orleans, La., Savannah, Ga., Pensacola and Panama City, Fla.
Starting March 3, 2019, WestJet will fly six times weekly between Calgary and Atlanta, moving to daily on April 7, 2019. WestJet serves more destinations from Calgary with more flights than any other airline. This this new route is another investment in the airport, city, and region.
Route
Frequency
Departing
Arriving
Effective
Calgary โย Atlanta
Six times
weekly*
9:55 a.m.
4:08 p.m.
March 3, 2019
Atlanta โ Calgary
Six times
weekly*
5:00 p.m.
7:39 p.m.
March 3, 2019
*Daily starting April 7, 2019
In other news,ย WestJet announced its support for Calgary’s 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games bid.
WestJet is Calgary’s largest airline, and by June 2019, will offer flights to 65 non-stop destinations with an average of 1,100 flights per week from YYC. Last month, WestJet announced its launching its first three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner international destinations from Calgary in 2019 including; London(Gatwick), Paris and Dublin.
WestJet’s Dreamliners will carry 320 guests in a three-class cabin configuration including the airline’s newly revealed Business cabin featuring 16 private pods with lie-flat seats, an upscale Premium cabin and an updated Economy cabin.
In other news,ย WestJet also announced it will be adding Barcelona to its growing presence in Europe with three-times weekly, nonstop service between Toronto and Barcelona starting May 24, 2019 through October 21, 2019.
WestJet today announced its third quarter results for 2018, with net earnings of $45.9 million, or $0.40 per fully diluted share. This result compares with net earnings of $135.9 million, or $1.15 per fully diluted share reported in the third quarter of 2017. Year-to-date, WestJet recorded net earnings of $62.3 million, or $0.54 per fully diluted share.
“We are pleased to return to profitability in the third quarter,” Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO. “We have achieved this result despite continued downward pressure from the dramatic increases in fuel price and competitive capacity, along with the lingering impact of the threat of industrial action. We now look forward to the delivery of our first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in late January, and starting direct services in Spring 2019 from Calgary to London (Gatwick), Paris, and Dublin. I would like to thank every WestJetter for their focus on delivering award-winning service to our guests.”
Operating highlights (stated in Canadian dollars)
Q3 2018
Q3 2017
Change
Net earnings (millions)
$45.9
$135.9
(66.3%)
Diluted earnings per share
$0.40
$1.15
(65.2%)
Total revenue (millions)
$1,260.9
$1,214.6
3.8%
Operating margin
6.2%
16.3%
(10.1 pts)
ASMs (available seat miles) (billions)
8.880
8.077
9.9%
RPMs (revenue passenger miles) (billions)
7.516
6.922
8.6%
Load factor
84.6%
85.7%
(1.1 pts)
Segment guests
6,940,569
6,530,873
6.3%
Yield (revenue per revenue passenger mile) (cents)
16.78
17.55
(4.4%)
RASM (revenue per available seat mile) (cents)
14.20
15.04
(5.6%)
CASM (cost per available seat mile) (cents)
13.32
12.58
5.9%
Fuel costs per litre (cents)
85
62
37.1%
CASM, excluding fuel and employee profit share (cents)*
9.36
9.29
0.8%
ย *Refer to reconciliations in the accompanying tables for further information regarding calculations.
In other news,ย WestJet today announced the addition of nonstop service from St. John’s to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood this winter. Service is available on a limited basis and starts March 11, 2019 through May 13, 2019.
This winter, along with Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, WestJet will operate 29 weekly departures from St. John’s including non-stop to Orlando, Toronto and Halifax.
Details on WestJet’s service between St. John’s and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood:
ย Route
Frequency
Departing
Arriving
Effective
St. John’s โย Fort
Lauderdale
Once
weekly
2:30 p.m
6:44 p.m
March 11,
2019
Fort Lauderdale โ St.
John’s
Once
weekly
7:30 a.m
1:38 p.m
March 11,
2019
Top Copyright Photo:ย WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 C-GZSG (msn 60516) YYZ (TMK Photography). Image: 943428.
WestJet today announced that it’s connecting Alberta to the world as it launches its first three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner international destinations from Calgary. WestJet becomes the first Canadian airline to base its Dreamliner aircraft out of YYC Calgary International Airport.
WestJet is launching nonstop service on board its Dreamliners from Calgary to London (Gatwick), Paris and Dublin on April 28, May 17 and June 1, 2019, respectively.
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The international scheduled service between Calgary and London (Gatwick), Paris and Dublin will support 650 full-time jobs and $100 million in total economic output. This is in addition to WestJet’s yearly economic output of more than $5 billion, that supports more than 32,000 direct and indirect jobs in Alberta.ย Overall WestJet’s national economic impact on Canada annually generates $17.4 billion and supports more than 153,000ย jobs.*
The three new flights from the UK and Western Europe are expected to eventually bring up to 185,000 visitors to Calgary on a yearly basis, helping also increase local tourism.
The first of 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners ordered by WestJet will arrive in Calgary early in 2019, with two more arriving by April. The aircraft will operate on domestic flights for crew training and regulatory compliance before the first scheduled international flight in April. WestJet also has options for an additional 10 aircraft to arrive between 2020 and 2024. Hub locations and routes for the remaining seven aircraft have not yet been announced.
WestJet’s Dreamliners will carry 320 guests in a three-class cabin configuration including the airline’s newly revealed Business cabin featuring 16 private pods with lie-flat seats, an upscale Premium cabin and an updated Economy cabin. The Dreamliner route from Calgary to London (Gatwick) will replace the Boeing 767 service that currently operates the route from Calgary.
WestJet hasย optimized connections to and from the airline’s network across Canadaย and Western U.S. through the airline’s YYC hub.
WestJet is Calgary’s largest airline, and by June 2019, will offer flights to 65 non-stop destinations with an average of 1,100 flights per week from YYC. More Calgarians choose WestJet for their air travel than any other airline.
Details of WestJet’s new non-stop Dreamliner service:
Route
Frequency
Departing
Arriving
Effective
Calgary โ London (Gatwick)
Daily
7:20 p.m.
11:00 a.m. +1
April 28, 2019
London (Gatwick) โ Calgary
Daily
1:30 p.m.
3:40 p.m.
April 29, 2019
Calgary โ Paris
Four times weekly
7:20 p.m.
12:10 p.m. +1
May 17, 2019
Paris โ Calgary
Four times weekly
2:10 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
May 18, 2019
Calgary โ Dublin
Three times weekly
8:45 p.m.
11:38 a.m. +1
June 1, 2019
Dublinโ Calgary
Three times weekly
1:45 p.m.
3:05 p.m.
June 2, 2019
*The Economic Impact of WestJet (2019) B787-900 International Scheduled Air Services: Calgary – Dublin/London Gatwick/Paris prepared by RP ERICKSON & ASSOCIATES AVIATION CONSULTANTS CALGARY, ALBERTA
WestJet today unveiled its refreshed brand including a national advertising campaign, its first three international Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner routes and a new Platinum WestJet Rewards tier at an event in downtown Calgary.
Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO, was joined for the announcement by Canadian community and business leaders.
The refreshed brand image outlines WestJet’s global ambitions and heralds new products aimed at international and Premium travellers. ย Called,ย Love Where You’re Going, the new WestJet commercial is seen below.
“Today’s announcement marks a pivotal time for WestJet,” said Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO. “Love where you’re going embodies both the thrill of travel and the sheer ambition we at WestJet have for our airline. Our 13,000 WestJetters are unique assets, and what we deliver for our 24 million guests is something that cannot be replicated.”
Guests will start to see the updated brand image and positioning reflected in many of WestJet’s assets including westjet.com, WestJet’s airport presence over time across Canada and gradually across the fleet.
In addition to the announcement of the brand refresh, Sims also revealed today in Calgary that WestJet will launch its first three 787 Dreamliner non-stop routes from Calgary to Paris, Dublin and London to become the first Canadian airline to base its Dreamliner aircraft out of YYC Calgary International Airport. Both announcements will have substantial beneficial economic impacts on the Alberta region.
Finally, as part of the new WestJet, Sims also announced that WestJet Rewards will introduce a new Platinum tier, making it easier for WestJet Rewards members to get even more value from the frequent flyer program as the airline heads global. The tier is targeted for launch later this year. Details on the new WestJet Rewards Platinum tier and other changes to the program can be found here.
The chatbot, named Juliet, is available in English and French through Facebook Messenger, and enables travellers to easily manage many aspects of their trip including destination inspiration and discovery, flight booking and day-of travel information. To chat with Juliet, please visit: https://www.messenger.com/t/westjet
“Juliet is the first of many ways WestJet will be raising the bar using digital to improve the guest experience, and make the travel journey easier and more enjoyable,” said Alfredo C. Tan, WestJet Chief Digital and Innovation Officer. “A majority of internet users are already using a messenger platform, including Facebook Messenger. Launching Juliet gives even more access to quick, simple support on a platform that a majority of our guests already have at hand.”
Juliet, named after one of WestJet’s original aircraft, uses reinforcement learning allowing the chatbot to learn the way humans do, with a combination of instruction, examples, and experience, leading to better responses over time. WestJet will continue to add more functionality, features and capabilities to Juliet including availabilityย on different platforms and voice interaction.
WestJet today announced that it will maintain nonstop service between Edmonton and Las Vegas with four weekly flights starting October 11, 2018. Flights will operate Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Route
Frequency
Departing
Arriving
Effective
Edmonton โ Las Vegas
Four weekly
8:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
October 11, 2018*
Las Vegas โ Edmonton
Four weekly
11:20 a.m.
3:20 p.m.
October 11, 2018*
*January 6, 2019 through March 31, 2019, the Sunday flights will operate a 6:15 p.m. departure from Edmontonย and an 8:16 p.m. Las Vegas arrival and a 12 p.m. Las Vegas departure and a 4:09 p.m. Edmonton arrival.
The WestJet Group of Companies has the most international flights to Las Vegas, where both WestJet and Swoop will fly a combined 71 weekly flights from Edmonton, Vancouver, Abbotsford, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Hamilton and Toronto this winter.
WestJet flies to 27 destinations from Edmonton โ the most of any airline, with 56 average daily flights, linking the city with global markets such as London, England and Cancun, Mexico.
Copyright Photo:ย WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-76N WL C-GWSH (msn 29886) LAS (Jay Selman). Image: 403427.
WestJet, the airline offering more flights to more destinations from Calgary than any other, will offer guests a new route to escape the cold this winter when the airline starts twice-weekly, nonstop service between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The service begins on November 3, 2018.
The new route is part of WestJet’s seasonal schedule for winter 2018/2019, which includes more flights from Calgary to domestic, transborder, international and sun destinations including Maui, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Orlando, Huatulco, Puerto Vallarta and Belize, among others.
Route
Frequency
Departing
Arriving
Effective
Calgary โ Montego Bay
Twice weekly
9:30 a.m.
4:44 p.m.
Nov. 3, 2018*
Montego Bay โ Calgary
Twice weekly
1:20 p.m.
7:20 p.m.
Nov. 3, 2018*
*Once weekly effective November 3, 2018 moving to twice weekly, January 6, 2019.
WestJet will also increase service on the following routes from Calgary:
Calgary-Nanaimo, from two times daily to three times daily or 21 weekly flights.
Calgary-Kamloops, from two times daily to three times daily or 21 weekly flights.
Calgary-Kelowna, from seven times daily to nine times daily each business day, or 59 weekly flights โ more than any other carrier.
Calgary-Fort St. John will double service from once daily to twice daily.
Calgary-Grand Prairie, from four times daily to five times daily each business day.
Calgary-Yellowknife will double service from once daily to twice daily.
Calgary-Regina, from six daily flights to seven daily flights or 49 weekly.
Calgary-Saskatoon, from six daily flights to eight daily flights each business day.
Calgary-Maui, from four weekly flights to seven weekly flights.
Calgary-Phoenix, from 20 to 21 times weekly or three times daily.
Calgary-Las Vegas, from 19 to 20 times weekly.
Calgary-Orlando, from five to seven times weekly.
Calgary-Cancun, from 16 to 20 times weekly.
Calgary-Cabo San Lucas, from eight weekly flights to 10 weekly flights.
Calgary-Huatulco, from two weekly flights to three weekly flights.
Calgary-Mazatlan, from three weekly to four weekly.
Calgary-Puerto Vallarta, from 14 to 19 times weekly.
Calgary-Ixtapa/Zihuantanejo, from four weekly to five times weekly.
Calgary-Belize, from one to two times weekly.
Calgary-Nashville seasonal route ending will now be November 26, 2018 and will resume on March 1, 2019.
Extension of existing summer service on WestJet Link through the winter between Calgaryand Cranbrook, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Lloydminster and Prince George.
Other highlights of WestJet’s 2018/2019 winter schedule include:
New nonstop weekly service between Saskatoon and Orlando.
An additional daily flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo.
An increase of one daily flight from Edmonton to Kelowna for a total of seven flights a day each business day.
Edmonton-Los Angeles, from six weekly flights to seven weekly flights.
Edmonton-Orlando from once weekly to twice weekly.
Edmonton-Cabo San Lucas from once weekly to twice weekly.
Toronto-Las Vegas, from 14 weekly flights to 15 weekly.
Toronto-Fort Lauderdale from 12 weekly flights to 16 weekly.
Toronto-Orlando, from 15 weekly to 18 times weekly.
Toronto-Tampa, from seven weekly to eight times weekly.
Toronto-Kingston, Jamaica, from two to three times weekly.
Toronto-Grand Cayman, from two weekly flight to three times weekly.
Toronto-Nassau, from nine weekly flights to 12 weekly flights.
Toronto-Turks and Caicos, from two weekly flights to four times weekly.
Toronto-San Juan, from one weekly flight to two times weekly.
Toronto-St. Maarten will operate four times weekly.
Toronto-London (ON), from 14 weekly flights to 21 weekly flights or three times daily.
This winter, WestJet will operate an average of 701 daily flights to 96 destinations including 39 in Canada, 22 in the United States, 34 in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, and one in Europe.
Copyright Photo:ย WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 C-GRAX (msn 60513) LGW (Antony J. Best). Image: 942327.
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