Airline launches big birthday sale to
celebrate
CALGARY, June 21, 2018 /CNW/ - WestJet's regional airline,
WestJet Encore, is celebrating five years of bringing choice and
competition to regional markets across Canada, lowering airfares and creating jobs
and economic growth.
Since its launch in 2013 powered by two Bombardier Q400
aircraft, WestJet Encore has operated more than 300,000 flights and
has expanded its fleet of Canadian-made Q400 aircraft to
47.
"Over the past five years WestJet Encore has connected nearly 13
million guests from more than 37 cities who may not have had the
opportunity to fly before," said Charles
Duncan, President, WestJet Encore, and Executive
Vice-President, WestJet. "By operating over 250 flights every day
our fleet has given life to the markets we serve and we're
extremely proud to see the growth that has occurred. The impact of
our investments and our efforts has been profound. As Canada's most reliable regional airline we are
extremely proud of the entire WestJet community who've helped make
WestJet Encore a success."
WestJet Encore has dropped fares by as much as 50 per cent and
increased travel by as much as 90 per cent year-over-year by
bringing competition and stimulating travel through lower fares in
small and medium-sized communities where populations are not large
enough to sustain larger, jet aircraft.
WestJet Encore currently employs close to 1,700 personnel and
since its inception has created nearly 13,000 jobs from
coast-to-coast. For more information on the economic impacts that
WestJet has had on Canadian communities over the past five years,
please visit the WestJet blog.
Earlier this year, WestJet Encore, the largest Canadian operator
of Bombardier Q400 was named a winner in the Bombardier Commercial
Aircraft's 2017 Airline Reliability Performance awards. The Airline
Reliability Awards recognize operators of Bombardier's Q-Series
turboprops and CRJ regional jets that have achieved at least 99
percent dispatch reliability throughout the year.
"WestJet is extremely proud of its investments in its fleet of
Canadian-made Bombardier Q400s," said Duncan. "The Encore fleet
represents one of the largest purchases of Ontario-made Q400 aircraft in the history of
the province's aerospace industry and supports some of the best
manufacturing jobs in this critical sector of the Canadian
economy."
"Five years ago, WestJet Encore was born out of two Q400
aircraft on a Calgary airstrip. It
was a small fleet at first, which soon became one of the fastest
growing Q400 operators in the world," said Fred Cromer, President, Bombardier Commercial
Aircraft. "Now ranking as the biggest Q400 operator in Canada and the fourth biggest worldwide,
WestJet Encore remains a loyal partner of Bombardier Commercial
Aircraft, showcasing the true potential of Canadian civil aviation
and aerospace."
WestJet Encore launched on Monday, June
24, 2013. The day of the launch, Encore had 10 departures
offering non-stop service between Calgary and Nanaimo,
B.C.; Calgary and
Fort St. John, B.C.; Vancouver and Fort
St. John; and, Calgary and
Saskatoon, Sask. Five years later,
WestJet Encore operates a fleet of 47 Canadian-made Bombardier Q400
NextGen aircraft and serves 34 Canadian cities as well as
Boston, Myrtle Beach and Nashville.
To celebrate WestJet Encore's birthday, the airline is having a
sale. Guests can book now using promo code E52VZ30 and save
up to 20 per cent off Econo base fares between 20 select
destinations in Canada and
anywhere WestJet flies. Travellers can take advantage of savings by
booking by June 25, 2018
(9:59 p.m. MDT) for travel
between September 5 and December 15,
2018. This offer is valid on WestJet flights between 20
Canadian airports and anywhere WestJet flies including: Brandon,
Nanaimo, Deer Lake, Fredericton, Kamloops, Fort
McMurray, Quebec City,
Moncton, Comox, Thunder
Bay, Grand Prairie, Gander, Sydney, Sudbury, Fort St.
John, Prince George,
Terrace, London (ON), Penticton and Yellow Knife. Blackout dates and
other restrictions apply. Visit westjet.com for complete details,
or call a travel agent.
About WestJet
Together with WestJet's 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.
WestJet is proud to be recognized as Best Airline in
Canada and Travellers' Choice
winner – North America for 2017
and 2018 in the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards for Airlines.
The airline was also named the Travellers' Choice Winner – Economy,
North America, 2018. All awards
are based on authentic reviews from the travelling public on
TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site. We are one of very
few airlines globally that does not commercially overbook.
WestJet is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
under the symbol WJA. For more information about everything
WestJet, please visit westjet.com.
Recent recognition includes:
2018/2017 Best Airline in Canada
and Travellers' Choice Winner Mid-Sized and Low Cost Airlines –
North America (TripAdvisor
Travellers' Choice awards for Airlines)
2018 Travellers' Choice Winner – Economy, North America (TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice
awards for Airlines)
2018/2017/2016 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)
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SOURCE WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership