WestJet
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WestJet is a Canadian airline headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Founded in 1994, it was the third largest airline in Canada, behind Canadian Airlines International Inc. and Air Canada, and was the eighth largest airline in North America by frequency. It began operations in 1996 with 220 employees, three aircraft, and five destinations, and was launched as a low-cost alternative to the country's major airlines.
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- WestJet Airlines Limited
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- WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8
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- 280
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- WESTJET
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- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alexis von Hoensbroech (president & CEO)
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- 153
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- 14,000 (May 2024)
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- WestJet Airlines Ltd.
- Official website
- www.westjet.com/fr-ca
- Image
- C-FNWD Boeing 737 MAX 8 WestJet Airlines YVR 04JUL18.jpg
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- ICAO airline designator
- WJA
- Commons category
- WestJet
- IATA airline designator
- WS
- inception
- 1994-06-27
- airline accounting code
- 838
- social media followers
- 684840
- phone number
- +1-888-937-8538
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35 sectionsContents
- History
- 1994–1999: First flights
- 2000–2003: Domestic expansion
- 2004–2006: International expansion
- 2007–2009: Continued growth
- 2010–2016: Overseas expansion
- 2017–2019: Transition to full-service carrier
- 2020–2022: COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022–present: Focus on Western Canada and strategic low-cost plan
- Acquisition of Sunwing
- Corporate affairs
- Ownership and structure
- WestJet Encore
- WestJet Vacations
- Sunwing Vacations Group
- Former subsidiaries
- WestJet Link
- Swoop
- Business trends
- Destinations and hubs
- Hubs
- Destinations
- Alliances and codeshare agreements
- History
- Codeshare agreements
- Interline agreements
- Fleet
- Current fleet
- Fleet strategy
- Historical fleet
- Livery
- Accidents and incidents
- Controversies
- References
- External links
WestJet is a Canadian airline headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Founded in 1994, it was the third largest airline in Canada, behind Canadian Airlines International Inc. and Air Canada, and was the eighth largest airline in North America by frequency. It began operations in 1996 with 220 employees, three aircraft, and five destinations, and was launched as a low-cost alternative to the country's major airlines.
WestJet operates scheduled, charter, and cargo air service, transporting more than 25 million passengers per year in over 100 destinations across North America, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Central America. WestJet utilizes Calgary International Airport as its exclusive global connecting hub, with Toronto Pearson International Airport being a strategic secondary hub. The airline has two direct subsidiaries: WestJet Encore, which operates the De Havilland Canada Dash 8, the Q400NextGen, on routes in Western Canada, and WestJet Cargo, which operates three cargo aircraft, all Boeing 737s (800BCF), which were previously used as WestJet passenger aircraft and converted for cargo use.