Airline increases traffic by 12.1 per cent and
flies a record number of guests in November
CALGARY, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - WestJet today
announced November 2017 traffic
results with a load factor of 82.4 per cent, an increase of 2.4
percentage points year over year. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs),
or traffic, increased 12.1 per cent year over year, and capacity,
measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 8.9 per cent over the
same period. The airline flew a record 1.9 million guests in
November, a year-over-year increase of 13.2 per cent or
approximately 226,000 additional guests.
"We are very pleased with our double-digit traffic growth and
record number of guests flown in November," said WestJet President
and CEO Gregg Saretsky. "I want to
thank our more than 13,000 WestJetters for their continued efforts
in providing our guests with a safe, friendly and caring travel
experience through the busy upcoming holiday season."
November 2017 traffic
results
|
November
2017
|
November
2016
|
Change
|
Load
factor
|
82.4%
|
80.0%
|
2.4 pts
|
ASMs
(billions)
|
2.507
|
2.303
|
8.9%
|
RPMs
(billions)
|
2.066
|
1.843
|
12.1%
|
|
Year-to-date
2017
|
Year-to-date
2016
|
Change
|
Load
factor
|
83.6%
|
81.9%
|
1.7 pts
|
ASMs
(billions)
|
28.244
|
26.700
|
5.8%
|
RPMs
(billions)
|
23.601
|
21.869
|
7.9%
|
In November, WestJet, Air France and KLM announced the
redemption phase of their reciprocal frequent flyer agreement.
Flying Blue Miles can now be redeemed for WestJet flights and
WestJet dollars can now be redeemed for flights within the Air
France and KLM global network. The announcement comes on the heels
of the airlines' successful launch of the earn phase of the
reciprocal frequent flyer agreement and further complements their
long-standing code share cooperation.
About WestJet
WestJet is proud to be named Best
Airline in Canada and one of the
best Low Cost Airlines in North
America, based on authentic reviews from the travelling
public on Trip Advisor, the world's largest travel site. We are one
of very few airlines globally that does not commercially overbook.
Together with our regional airline, WestJet Encore, we offer
scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe and to more than 175 destinations in
over 20 countries through our airline partnerships. WestJet
Vacations offers affordable, flexible vacations to more than 60
destinations and the choice of more than 800 hotels, resorts,
condos and villas. Members of the WestJet Rewards program
earn WestJet dollars on flights, vacation packages and more.
Members use WestJet dollars towards the purchase of flights and
vacations packages to any WestJet destination with no blackout
periods, and have access to Member Exclusive fares offering deals
to WestJet destinations throughout our network and those of our
partner airlines.
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Recent recognition includes:
2017
Five-Star Airline in the Low-Cost Category (The Airline Passenger
Experience Association)
2017/2016 Canada's Most Trusted
Airline (Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria)
2017 Best Airline in Canada and
Travellers' Choice Winner Mid-Sized and Low Cost Airlines –
North America (TripAdvisor
Travelers' Choice awards for Airlines)
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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