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In 2017, WestJet, easyJet and Norwegian Air Shuttle teamed up to provide direct connections at London Gatwick Airport. The scheme, dubbed by easyJet as "Worldwide by easyJet" allows passengers to connect from easyJet flights to American and Canadian destinations with WestJet and Norwegian.
- List of WestJet Destinations
WestJet serves 109 destinations in 24 countries. The...
- WestJet Encore
WestJet Encore is a Canadian regional airline headquartered...
- Onex Corporation
Schwartz founded Onex in 1984 and took the company public in...
- Swoop (Airline)
Swoop was a Canadian ultra low-cost airline owned by...
- Boeing 737-600
The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as...
- List of WestJet Destinations
- A New Canadian Low-Cost Carrier
- International Expansion
- A New Fleet and Full-Service Transition
Looking to replicate the success of low-cost carriers like Southwest Airlines, a consortium of aviation professionals and investors, including Clive Beddoe and David Neeleman, co-founded WestJet in 1994. The airline's inaugural flight took off on February 29th, 1996. Initially, WestJet flew to a small network of Western Canadian cities, including C...
Building on its domestic success, WestJet began international flights in 2004 with several US destinations added to its network, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Orlando. The airline's US network grew rapidly, with enviable destinations like Hawaii and Las Vegas introduced in 2005. In 2007, WestJet began looking beyond the US, ad...
In 2012, WestJet took delivery of its 100th Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft, remaining an all-Boeing airline throughout its history. In 2013, the airline signed a letter of intent to purchase 65 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with deliveries commencing in 2017. According to ch-aviation, WestJet has taken delivery of 14 737 MAX aircraft. However, West...
WestJet serves 109 destinations in 24 countries. The following is a list of destinations currently served by WestJet, WestJet Encore and WestJet Link. [1]
Swoop was a Canadian ultra low-cost airline owned by WestJet. The airline was headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and was named after WestJet's desire to "swoop" (or jump) into the Canadian market with a new business model. It was officially announced on September 27, 2017, [4] and began flights on June 20, 2018. [5]
Since our first flight in 1996, we have strived to enrich the lives of everyone in WestJet’s world by providing safe, friendly and affordable air travel.
WestJet Airlines, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, is the second-largest airline in Canada. It began operations in 1996 with 220 employees, three aircraft, and five destinations. It was launched as a low-cost alternative to the country's major airlines.
In 2017, we celebrated 21 years of offering Canadians a lower-cost alternative for air travel and made it possible for a record 24 million guests to fly to destinations across our growing global network.
