Airline increases traffic by 8.7 per cent, flies
a record 2.0 million guests for the month of March
CALGARY, April 13, 2017 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced
March 2017 traffic results with a
load factor of 84.1 per cent, an increase of 0.9 percentage points
year over year. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic,
increased 8.7 per cent year-over-year, and capacity, measured in
available seat miles (ASMs), grew 7.4 per cent over the same
period. The airline flew a record 5.7 million guests in the first
quarter, a year-over-year increase of 6.8 per cent or approximately
363,000 additional guests.
"We continue to be pleased with our strong traffic growth as a
record number of guests chose to fly with us in the first quarter,"
said WestJet President and CEO Gregg
Saretsky. "My thanks go out to all WestJetters for their
dedication to providing our growing number of guests with a safe
and remarkable travel experience."
March 2017 traffic
results
|
March 2017
|
March 2016
|
Change
|
Load
factor
|
84.1%
|
83.2%
|
0.9 pts
|
ASMs
(billions)
|
2.676
|
2.491
|
7.4%
|
RPMs
(billions)
|
2.252
|
2.072
|
8.7%
|
|
First quarter
2017
|
First quarter
2016
|
Change
|
Load
factor
|
83.0%
|
82.1%
|
0.9 pts
|
ASMs
(billions)
|
7.699
|
7.294
|
5.6%
|
RPMs
(billions)
|
6.393
|
5.988
|
6.8%
|
WestJet recently announced an expansion to their reciprocal
frequent flyer agreement with Delta Air Lines to include redemption
of WestJet dollars on new select Delta routes including
Paris, Tokyo, Rome,
Madrid, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney (Australia). Delta SkyMiles Members can now
redeem miles anywhere WestJet flies.
About WestJet
We are proud to be Canada's most trusted 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
100 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 150
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:
2016 Canada's Most Trusted Airline (Gustavson
School of Business at the University of
Victoria)
2016 Canada's most reputable
company for Corporate Social Responsibility (Reputation
Institute)
2016/2015/2014/2013/2012 Ranked top three for Canadian Brands
(Canadian Business Magazine)
2016/2015/2014/2013 WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard ranked #1 in
Canada (MoneySense magazine)
2015/2011/2010/2008/2007/2006/2005 Canada's Most Admired Corporate Culture
(Waterstone Human Capital)
2015 Best Employers in Canada
(Aon Hewitt)
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