CALGARY, Dec. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - WestJet today provided the
following comment on federal Transport Minister Marc
Garneau's flight crew fatigue regulations.
"The safety of our guests and our crew is of utmost importance,"
said Scott Wilson, WestJet Vice-President, Operations. "We
welcome the Minister's announcement outlining the move to new
flight and duty time regulations. Utilizing scientific
principles on fatigue will provide prevention and mitigation while
aligning with international standards and best practices."
As outlined in the new regulations, WestJet will work to
implement the updated crew fatigue standards over the next 24
months.
WestJet has provided safe flying to Canadians since 1996 and now
operates more than 700 daily flights to more than 100 destinations
across North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe.
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 Number-One-Ranked
Airline Credit Card in Canada
(Rewards Canada)
2018 North America's Best Low-Cost
Airline (Skytrax)
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