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The parent company, WestJet Airlines, Ltd., formed WestJet Encore, which is a wholly owned but legally separate airline from WestJet. [15] [16] [17] Prior to the selection of the Encore name, other names were considered, including Chinook, Echo, and Reach. [18]
WestJet Encore is WestJet's affiliated regional airline, which commenced operations on June 24, 2013, with a fleet of De Havilland Canada Dash 8 twin-turboprop aircraft. [108] WestJet Encore was granted its separate Air Operator Certificate from Transport Canada, on June 12, 2013. [109] It was set up to serve smaller communities in Canada.
The following is a list of destinations currently served by WestJet and WestJet Encore. [1] WestJet destinations. Country City Airport Notes Refs
Pilot bases are in Calgary and Toronto, where many WestJet Encore flights operate. Because WestJet Airlines operates only larger aircraft such as the Boeing 737, the company could not profitably serve many routes with less traffic. WestJet Encore was created to use smaller planes, allowing the company to serve these routes and to increase the ...
WestJet Encore: 17903 [632] WR: WEN: ENCORE [633] 47 [634] Calgary International: Regional airline, wholly owned subsidiary of WestJet [635] WestJet: 8893 [636] WS: WJA: WESTJET [637] 181 [638] Calgary International, Vancouver, Toronto Pearson: Canada's second largest airline, in terms of aircraft, after Air Canada [639] White River Air: 1041 ...
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WestJet Encore was created to use smaller planes, allowing the company to serve these routes and to increase the frequency of flights on other routes. The airline is the fourth largest operator of the Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft (pictured) , a variant of the Bombardier Dash 8.
The airport has scheduled flights to Vancouver International Airport and Calgary International Airport, provided by Pacific Coastal Airlines [5] and WestJet Encore. Penticton Regional Airport terminal underwent an expansion in 2016 to add more departure seating and a further upgrade in 2019 — 2021. [6] Car parking is available at the airport.