Airline accepts milestone aircraft at Toronto ceremony
CALGARY,
June 25, 2015 /CNW/ - WestJet today
congratulated Bombardier on the delivery of its 500th Q400
aircraft. The milestone aircraft was delivered to WestJet during a
ceremony at Bombardier's assembly site in Toronto.
"The speed, reliability, guest comfort and
economics offered by the Q400 have made this aircraft a cornerstone
of WestJet Encore's success," said Ferio Pugliese, Executive
Vice-President, WestJet, and President, WestJet
Encore. "For more than a decade, airlines around the world
have purchased the aircraft based on these reasons. Bombardier is a
strong Canadian company and should be proud of this significant
milestone achievement."
WestJet Encore celebrated its second
anniversary on June 24. The regional airline, a
wholly owned subsidiary of WestJet, now
serves 24 communities across Canada and continues to liberate Canadians
from the high cost of air travel by offering more choices to more
connections across the WestJet network.
New WestJet Encore routes offered in 2015 include
Toronto-Quebec City, Toronto-Fredericton, Halifax-Deer
Lake, Halifax-Gander and
Halifax-Sydney.
About WestJet
We are proud to be Canada's
most-preferred airline, powered by an award-winning culture of care
and recognized as one of the country's top employers. We offer
scheduled service to more than 90 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through our regional airline, WestJet
Encore, and with partnerships with airlines representing every
major region of the world, we offer our guests more than 120
destinations in more than 20 countries. Leveraging WestJet's
extensive network, flight schedule and remarkable guest experience,
WestJet Vacations delivers affordable, flexible travel experiences
with a variety of accommodation options for every guest. Members of
our WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights,
vacation packages and more. Our members use WestJet dollars towards
the purchase of WestJet flights and vacations packages on any day,
at any time, to any WestJet destination with no blackout
periods ΜΆ even on seat sales. For more information
about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.
Recent recognition includes:
2015 Best Employers in Canada
(Aon Hewitt)
2014 Interbrand Canada's Best Canadian Brands (Rank #20)
2014 Brands of the Year (Strategy magazine)
2014 Canada's Most Preferred Airline (Ipsos)
2014 Value Airline of the Year (Air Transport World magazine)
2014/2013/2012 Canada's Most
Attractive Employer (Randstad)
2014/2013 WestJet RBC MasterCard ranked #1 in Canada (Money Sense magazine and
RewardsCanada.ca`)
2014/2013/2012/2011 Highest equity score: airline, vacation package
supplier brands (Harris/Decima EquiTrend Study)
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