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WestJet expands operations to Hawaii

WestJet (Calgary) has announced new, daily service between Vancouver and Kona (The Big Island) and between Vancouver and Lihue (Kauai), starting in December.

On December 12, 2013 , service between Vancouver and Hawaii Island increases to daily from the four times weekly served last winter. Service between Vancouver and Kauai also increases to daily, beginning on December 14, 2013 , from three times weekly.

In addition to increased service to Hawaii Island and Kauai, WestJet also offers twice-daily service from Vancouver to both Honolulu and Maui.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8CT WL C-GWSZ (msn 37092) in the special Care-antee livery taxies at Vancouver on a beautiful day.

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WestJet reports a record December load factor of 81.9 percent

WestJet Airlines (Calgary) today announced December 2012 traffic results with a record load factor of 81.9 percent. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 7.2 percent year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 6.0 percent over the same period. The airline flew 17.4 million guests in all of 2012 which is a year-over-year increase of 8.6 percent or approximately 1,383,000 additional guests.

“We are very pleased to close out the year with six consecutive monthly load factor records and record high loads in all four quarters. Our positive momentum culminated in 2012 with a new single-day record of flying more than 57,000 guests on December 21^st,” said WestJet President and CEO Gregg Saretsky. “Our forward bookings continue to be strong and I want to thank our more than 9,000 WestJetters for their great efforts and caring attitudes, despite challenging weather, that ensured another memorable holiday travel season for our guests.”

December 2012 traffic results

	December 2012	December 2011	Change
Load factor	81.9%	80.9%	1.0 pts.
ASMs (billions)	2.006	1.893	6.0%
RPMs (billions)	1.642	1.532	7.2%

	Fourth quarter 2012	Fourth quarter 2011	Change
Load factor	81.9%	78.7%	3.2 pts.
ASMs (billions)	5.487	5.329	3.0%
RPMs (billions)	4.493	4.194	7.1%

	Full-year 2012	Full-year 2011	Change
Load factor	82.8%	79.7%	3.1 pts.
ASMs (billions)	22.064	21.186	4.1%
RPMs (billions)	18.263	16.891	8.1%

WestJet reached a major milestone in early December, when it took delivery of its 100^th Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. In 2013, WestJet will take delivery of an additional five Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft and seven Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. “With the delivery of its first two Q400s scheduled for June and the launch of its first schedule in February, excitement is building as WestJet Encore gets closer to providing more communities with access to our low fares and caring guest experience,” added Gregg Saretsky.

Copyright Photo: TMK Photography. Boeing 737-8CT C-GWSZ (msn 37092) in the special “Care-antee” color scheme taxies from the gate at Toronto (Pearson).

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