Airline Overview
Westjet Airlines is one of the famous low-cost carriers located in Canada. It provides a range of charter air services in different destinations in North America. It is currently one of the largest air carriers in Canada, second to Air Canada. Every day, it provided carrying services to more than 45,000 passengers and it operates more than 400 flights per day.
Company Profile
Westjet is a company which is publicly held. It has more than 8000 employees and it is not unionized, which is one of the rare cases in the aviation industry. The main hub of the airline is located in Calgary International Airport, which is the landmark in Alberta. Moreover, it also has a hub in Ontario, which is the Toronto Pearson International Airport. These two hubs are the important foundation of the company. The revenue of the company is good as it maintains positive revenue over the past years.
In order to maintain a profitable relationship with passengers, the company introduced the Frequent Guest Program to encourage passengers to use the services from the company more. This would further help clients reduce the ticket price.
One of the important factors for explaining the popularity of this airline is that it is able to provide a low price of ticket to passengers. But the entertainment provided by the airline during the flights is still attractive. A wide range of in-flight entertainment is provided and there are a lot of passengers who think that they are surprised by the entertainment because they did not know that the cheap ticket price would bring them so many things.
Fleet
The company mainly uses Boeing 737 aircraft as the formation of fleet. As the company is undergoing expansion plan, it is going to introduce more aircrafts in the foreseeable future. It is targeting some of the new products from Boeing.
Destinations
Westjet operates flights which can bring passengers to more than 70 destinations. Within Canada, it reaches Deer Lake, Comox, Halifax, Hamilton in Ontario, British Columbia, etc. It also operates flights to other parts of the world, including Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, etc. Of course, it has connection with many cities in the United States. For example, flights of the company can reach Hawaii, Florida, Massachusetts, California, etc. Therefore, the company is regarded as one of the great helpers when people want to travel in the North America and to some other countries in the world.
