Airline increases traffic by 11.3 per cent and
flies an all-time monthly record of 2.1 million guests
CALGARY, Sept. 12, 2016 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced
August 2016 traffic results with a
load factor of 86.5 per cent an increase of 1.9 percentage points
year over year. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic,
increased 11.3 per cent year over year, and capacity, measured in
available seat miles (ASMs), grew 8.8 per cent over the same
period. The airline flew an all-time monthly record of 2.1 million
guests in August, a year-over-year increase of 5.3 per cent or
approximately 105,000 additional guests.
"We are pleased with our fourth consecutive month of
double-digit traffic growth as we welcomed on board the highest
ever monthly number of guests in our twenty year history," said
WestJet President and CEO Gregg
Saretsky. "My sincere thanks go out to our almost 12,000
WestJetters for their continuing commitment and passion through
this very busy summer period."
August 2016 traffic
results
|
August
2016
|
August
2015
|
Change
|
Load
factor
|
86.5%
|
84.6%
|
1.9 pts
|
ASMs
(billions)
|
2.646
|
2.432
|
8.8%
|
RPMs
(billions)
|
2.289
|
2.057
|
11.3%
|
|
Year-to-date
2016
|
Year-to-date
2015
|
Change
|
Load
factor
|
82.6%
|
80.9%
|
1.7 pts
|
ASMs
(billions)
|
19.682
|
18.279
|
7.7%
|
RPMs
(billions)
|
16.265
|
14.788
|
10.0%
|
In August, WestJet announced new service to Belize commencing October 29th and that it will offer
members of any airline or travel rewards program the opportunity to
obtain gold status in its WestJet Rewards program. Gold flight
benefits for eligible WestJet Rewards members include two free
checked bags, 10 airport lounge vouchers, four advance seat
selection vouchers, no fee to change to an earlier or later flight
on the same day of travel, advance boarding and priority security
screening at select airports.
About WestJet
We are proud to be Canada's highest-rated airline for customer
service, powered by an award-winning culture of care and recognized
as one of the country's top employers. We offer scheduled service
to 100 destinations in North
America, Central America,
the Caribbean and Europe. Through our regional airline, WestJet
Encore, and with partnerships with airlines representing every
major region of the world, we offer our guests more than 150
destinations in more than 20 countries. Leveraging WestJet's
extensive network, flight schedule and remarkable guest experience,
WestJet Vacations delivers affordable, flexible travel experiences
with a variety of accommodation options for every guest. Members of
our WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights,
vacation packages and more. Our members use WestJet dollars towards
the purchase of WestJet flights and vacations packages on any day,
at any time, to any WestJet destination with no blackout
periods ΜΆ even on seat sales. For more information
about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.
Recent recognition includes:
2016/2015/2014/2013
WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard ranked #1 in Canada (MoneySense magazine)
2015/2011/2010/2008/2007/2006/2005 Canada's Most Admired Corporate Culture
(Waterstone Human Capital)
2015 Best Employers in Canada
(Aon Hewitt)
2014/2013 WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard ranked #1 in the
Canada's Choice ranking
(RewardsCanada.ca)
2014 Interbrand Canada's Best Canadian Brands (Rank #20)
2014 Brands of the Year (Strategy magazine)
2014 Canada's Most Preferred
Airline (Ipsos)
2014 Value Airline of the Year (Air Transport World magazine)
2014/2013/2012 Canada's Most
Attractive Employer (Randstad)
2014/2013/2012/2011 Highest equity score: airline, vacation package
supplier brands (Harris/Decima EquiTrend Study)
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