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The following is a list of destinations currently served by WestJet and WestJet Encore. [1] WestJet destinations ... Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Frequent-flyer programs (or Frequent-flyer programmes) are customer loyalty programs used by many passenger airlines.This is a list of current airlines with frequent-flyer programs, the names of those programs and partner programs (excluding earn-only, spend-only and codeshare arrangements).
WestJet Link, launched in June 2018, was a capacity purchase agreement with Pacific Coastal Airlines operating flights on behalf of WestJet. [110] The service "link[ed]" passengers from WestJet's hubs at Calgary and Vancouver to smaller communities in Western Canada using Saab 340B aircraft. [ 111 ]
Financial statistics are not released separately for WestJet Encore but reported for WestJet Airlines, Ltd., which comprises several units and the larger WestJet Airlines. [53] [non-primary source needed] WestJet Encore has increased traffic in markets that it served as well as lowered airfares 30–40% than was previously available. [54]
The Canadian low-cost carrier, which was founded as a WestJet subsidiary in 2017, operated to these destinations with a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. List [ edit ]
Airline alliances may also create disadvantages for the traveller, such as higher prices when competition is erased on a certain route or less frequent flights; for instance, if two airlines separately fly three and two times a day respectively on a shared route, their alliance might fly less than 5 (3+2) times a day on the same route.
Sunwing Travel Group became a subsidiary of the WestJet Group on May 1, 2023, following an acquisition announced in March 2022. This merger aimed to: Consolidate market share: By combining two major players in the Canadian travel industry, the acquisition significantly strengthens WestJet's position, particularly in vacation packages and sun destinations.
All WestJet Link flights were operated by Pacific Coastal using its fleet of 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft. Only the first two WestJet Link aircraft display the word 'Link' on the livery, the rest used the standard WestJet colours. [11] As of September 2023, Pacific Coastal Airlines had 5 Saab 340s painted and operating for WestJet Link [12] [13]