WestJet
WestJet is a Canadian aviation provider.
Westjet was founded in 1996 by Clive Beddoe, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan and Donald Bell, four Calgary entrepreneurs who saw an opportunity to provide low-fare air travel across western Canada. The team researched other successful airlines in North America - in particular low-cost carriers. Following the primary examples of Southwest Airlines and Morris Air, they determined that a similar model could be successful in Western Canada.
Westjet currently has 95 aircraft - all Boeing 737 Next-Generation. Their network has expanded throughout Canada and into the United States.
Subsidiaries
Fleet
Current
Model | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engines | Cruise Speed | Seating | Notes |
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WestJet 737-600 | File:WestJet B737-600.jpg | 2005-2006 | Boeing | 737-600 | CFM International CFM56-7 | 850 km/h | 119 | |
WestJet 737-700 | File:WestJet B737-700.jpg | 2001-2011, 2015-2017 | Boeing | 737-700 | GE/Snecma CFM56-7B | 866 km/h | 136 |
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WestJet 737-800 | File:WestJet B737-800.jpg | 2005-2015 | Boeing | 737-800 | GE/Snecma CFM56-7B | 850 km/h | 166 |
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WestJet 767-300ER | 2015 | Boeing | 767-300ER | GE CF6-80C2B6 | 850 km/h | 262 |
On order
Model | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engines | Cruise Speed | Seating | Notes |
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WestJet 737 MAX 7 | 2019-2027 | Boeing | 737 MAX 7 | |||||
WestJet 737 MAX 8 | 2017-2027 | Boeing | 737 MAX 8 |
Retired
Model | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engines | Cruise Speed | Seating | Notes |
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WestJet 737-200 | 1969-1984 | Boeing | 737-200 |
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Destinations
- Canada
- Abbotsford International Airport
- Charlottetown Airport
- Comox Valley Airport
- Deer Lake Regional Airport
- Edmonton International Airport (Focus City)
- Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Fort McMurray Airport
- Greater Moncton International Airport
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
- Kelowna International Airport
- London International Airport
- Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Regina International Airport
- Region of Waterloo International Airport
- Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
- St. John's International Airport
- Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport
- Thunder Bay International Airport
- Vancouver International Airport (Focus City)
- Victoria International Airport
- Windsor Airport
- Winnipeg International Airport (Focus City)
- Yellowknife Airport
- Caribbean/Mexico
- Abel Santamaría Airport
- Cancun International Airport
- Cozumel International Airport
- Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
- Frank País Airport
- Grantley Adams International Airport
- Gregorio Luperón International Airport
- Jardines del Rey Airport
- Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport
- General Rafael Buelna International Airport
- Hato International Airport
- Hewanorra International Airport
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
- La Romana International Airport
- L.F. Wade International Airport
- Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Loreto International Airport
- Los Cabos International Airport
- Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
- Lynden Pindling International Airport
- Norman Manley International Airport
- Owen Roberts International Airport
- Piarco International Airport
- Playa de Oro International Airport
- Princess Juliana International Airport
- Providenciales International Airport
- Punta Cana International Airport
- Queen Beatrix International Airport
- Samaná El Catey International Airport
- Sangster International Airport
- V. C. Bird International Airport
- Europe
- United States
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
- Honolulu International Airport
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- John Wayne Airport
- Kahului Airport
- Kona International Airport
- LaGuardia Airport
- Lihue Airport
- Los Angeles International Airport
- McCarran International Airport
- Miami International Airport
- Myrtle Beach International Airport
- O'Hare International Airport
- Orlando International Airport
- Palm Springs International Airport
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- San Diego International Airport
- San Francisco International Airport
- Tampa International Airport
- Southwest Florida International Airport
Flights
- See WestJet Flights.