Posts Tagged ‘westjet’

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  Why is flying so awful?

  With more crowds and delays than ever before, air travel is going to get worse before it gets better

  by Chris Sorensen - Tuesday, June 11, 2013

• WestJet CEO says airline would like to get slots at Toronto island airport

  TORONTO – WestJet is interested in flying its new Q400 turboprop planes out of…

  by Alexandra Posadzki, The Canadian Press - Thursday, June 6, 2013

• WestJet report ‘best ever’ quarter as profits rise 33.3%; revenue up 8.6%

  CALGARY – WestJet (TSX:WJA) is reporting its “best ever” quarterly earnings, while also announcing…

  by The Canadian Press - Tuesday, May 7, 2013

• WestJet to launch regional service in June with flights to Fort St. John, B.C.

  WestJet Airlines is boosting its base in Western Canada by launching its Encore regional…

  by Ross Marowits - Monday, February 11, 2013

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  Good news … bad news

  Blacklists, short-haul flights, pay gaps and animals in the Gospels

  by macleans.ca - Saturday, December 1, 2012

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  Skyway robbery: when it comes to fees, how far will airlines go?

  Many carriers now charge for every piece of luggage, including carry-ons

  by Chris Sorensen - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

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  Communities across Canada vie for WestJet regional service

  The carrier is adding more planes, and regional routes, to its successful schedule

  by Aaron Hutchins - Monday, July 16, 2012

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  WestJet’s ill-advised move to tablets

  Rent one for $10 or stare at the clouds for hours

  by Peter Nowak - Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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  Air Canada’s slow descent

  It is the country’s biggest and most dysfunctional airline, at war with its unions, losing money and protected by Ottawa. There may be only one way out.

  by Chris Sorensen - Monday, April 23, 2012

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  The real air rage is airfares

  How taxes and fees are pushing up prices, scaring off foreign airlines, and making Canada a miserable place to fly

  by Chris Sorensen - Monday, March 19, 2012

• WestJet considers a “premium economy” class

  Other airlines are profiting from giving passengers just a little more legroom, for a price

  by Chris Sorensen - Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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  The best way to load people into planes

  An astrophysicist, fed up with lineups at the boarding gate, crunches the numbers

  by Richard Warnica - Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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  Air Canada's plan to shake things up by launching yet another discount airline

  Can it learn from past mistakes?

  by Chris Sorensen - Monday, April 25, 2011

• A case of tunnel vision in Calgary

  Airports rank right up there with potholes and property taxes

  by Chris Sorensen - Thursday, March 17, 2011

• This week's travel news

  The Volcano Is Resting…Here Come The Hurricanes, Canadian Passports Going Digital, and Where Is WestJet Going Next?

  by Bruce Parkinson, Takeoffeh.com - Monday, June 7, 2010

• WestJet's big plans to conquer Air Canada and then the world

  But is it biting off more than it can chew?

  by Chris Sorensen - Thursday, May 27, 2010

• This week’s travel news

  Car rental prices, NCL Epic, WestJet

  by Bruce Parkinson, Takeoffeh.com - Monday, October 26, 2009

• The brewing fight for pet-free flights

  Allergic to Fluffy? You can re-book—at your expense.

  by Stephanie Findlay - Thursday, July 16, 2009

• Dogs and cats in cabins? Oh my!

  Air Canada’s new pets on a plane policy is bound to pit passengers against one another

  by Kate Lunau - Friday, June 19, 2009

• Real competition is back!

  WestJet & Air Canada go head to head

  by Chris Rivers, Takeoffeh.com - Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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