About our network
Our longest flights take about
seven hours: from Edmonton to Maui or between Vancouver and
Cancun.
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MORE THAN
500FLIGHTSEVERY DAY
~50,000GUESTS
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29MAY
2012
The one millionth flight of the Boeing
Next-Generation 737s
YVR
$59
First flight was to Vancouver in 1996:
$59 plus taxes.
About our company
FREE
WestJet waives all baggage fees foractive and retired military personnel
in appreciation for their service to our country. WestJet Vacations, launched in 2006, now hosts
more than 500,000 guests every year.
WestJet was the first airline in North America to launch
electronic boarding passes.
GATESEAT
The WestJet headquarters, affectionately called the campus,
is LEED-certified gold and houses one of the
busiest Starbucks in Calgary.
LEED
Comprised of Boeing Next-Generation 737s and Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop
aircraft, the WestJet fleet is one of the most modern in North America.
WestJet at a glance
About our people
85%ESPPApproximately 85 per cent of eligible WestJetters own
shares in the company through the employee share purchase plan. We call them owners.
WJA
The decision to launch WestJet Encorewas made by the employees themselves,
with 91 per cent voting in favour of launching a regional airline.
91%
WestJetters take their jobs seriously, but not themselves.
Just check out youtube.com/westjet
WestJet donates more than 18,000single flights per year to its seven charitable partners
across Canada.
18kSINGLE FLIGHTSDONATED ANNUALLY
KUDOS
WestJet has won numerous awards for customer service and
corporate culture.
By the numbers
Aircraft
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20
40
60
80
100
120
201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
3 811
1222
2735
43
56 5663
7076
8691
97 100
113
Appareils
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996 220
507
665
1089
1,500
1,844
2,710
3,386
4,024
4,285
5,990
6,700
7,300
7,652
8,000
8,600
9,027
9,600
WestJetters
0
5000000
10000000
15000000
20000000
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Guests (millions)
18.517.4
1615.2
14 1413
11.2
9.42
7.836.9
5.84.6
3.42.3
1.61.00.583
0
20
40
60
80
100
201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
58 8
1215
20 2124
33 3335
46
55
6770 72
85 86
Destinations
By the numbers
Year WestJetters Guests Aircraft Destinations Revenue1996 220 583,000 3 5 $37 million1997 507 1,000,000 6 8 $77 million1998 665 1.6 million 11 8 $125 million1999 1,089 2.3 million 16 12 $203 million2000 1,500 3.4 million 22 15 $332 million2001 1,844 4.6 million 27 20 $481 million2002 2,710 5.8 million 35 21 $683 million2003 3,386 6.9 million 43 24 $1.3 billion2004 4,024 7.83 million 56 33 $1.3 billion2005 4,285 9.42 million 56 33 $1.7 billion2006 5,990 11.2 million 63 35 $1.7 billion2007 6,700 13 million 70 46 $2.1 billion2008 7,300 14 million 76 55 $2.5 billion2009 7,652 14 million 86 67 $2.3 billion2010 8,000 15.2 million 91 70 $2.6 billion2011 8,600 16 million 97 72 $3.1 billion2012 9,027 17.4 million 100 85 $3.4 billion2013 9,600 18.5 million 113 86 $3.6 billion
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0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
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Revenue (in billion $)
0.037 0.077 0.1250.203
0.3320.481
0.683
1.3 1.3
1.7 1.7
2.1
2.5
2.3
2.6
3.1
3.4
3.6
WestJet milestones
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91%
GATESEAT
19961997
1998 1999 20002001 2003
2004 2005 20062007 2008 2010
20122013
2014
WestJet Airlines takes off to five Canadian cities February 29 with 220
“WestJetters” and three Boeing 737-200s.
My, how we have grown.
WestJet moves east (never say never),
launching service to Hamilton, Ottawa
and Moncton.
WestJet takes delivery of its first 737-700 series aircraft, complete with leather seats.
WestJet is the first Canadian airline up and running after the September 11 attacks.
WestJet heads south with service to seven
US destinations.
WestJet introduces its first international destination:
Nassau, Bahamas.
WestJet is named as having one of Canada’s Most Admired
Corporate Cultures – again.
WestJet launches non-stop service between St. John’s, Newfoundland, and Dublin, Ireland — the airline’s first
transatlantic service.
WestJet Encore is launched with new service to
Fort St. John, Nanaimo, Brandon and Terrace, BC
91 per cent of WestJetters vote to launch a new regional airline, WestJet
Encore. The airline chooses the Bombardier Q400 NextGen as its
aircraft and names Ferio Pugliese, WestJet Executive Vice-President,
People and Culture, its first president.
Cathay Pacific becomes WestJet’s first international
code-share partner.
WestJet is inducted into Canada’s Most Admired
Corporate Cultures Hall of Fame.
WestJet breaks ground on the new LEED-certified Calgary HQ.
WestJet becomes first airline in
North America to launch e-boarding passes.
WestJet retires its last Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
Mele Kalikimaka: WestJet says Merry Christmas with new flights to
Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii.
WestJet experiences its most profitable
year to date.
WestJet goes public with an IPO, netting $25 million.
The employee share purchase plan is born.
WestJet welcomes its one millionth guest.
One millionth guest
WestJet posts a 63 per cent increase in revenue and
welcomes its two and three millionth guests.
↑63%
ESPPWJA
Dublin
29FEB
WestJet offers coast-to-coast service and accepts delivery of
its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 aircraft.
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