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WestJet, Kenya Airways Sign Interline Deal to Unlock 36 African Destinations

WestJet and Kenya Airways have entered an interline partnership enabling seamless connections between Canada and 36 destinations across Africa. The agreement opens one-stop itineraries via Nairobi, enhancing network reach for both carriers and offering through-checked baggage and joint ticketing.

2025-07-24T18:27:15.246239-07:00

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WestJet’s Winter 2025/26 Schedule Brings Record Sun Service with Five New International Routes

2025-07-07T09:15:37.045291-07:00

Air Data News

Delta and Korean Air to Acquire 25% Stake in WestJet for $550M; Delta to Reallocate 2.5% to Air France-KLM

2025-05-09T04:30:25.474672-07:00

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WestJet Signs $3B Deal with Lufthansa Technik for Calgary MRO Facility

2025-02-13T09:03:28.697753-08:00

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WestJet, Kenya Airways Sign Interline Deal to Unlock 36 African Destinations WestJet and Kenya Airways have entered an interline partnership enabling seamless connections between Canada and 36 destinations across Africa. The agreement opens one-stop itineraries via Nairobi, enhancing network reach for both carriers and offering through-checked baggage and joint ticketing.

2025-07-24T18:27:15.246239-07:00

WestJet, Kenya Airways Sign Interline Deal to Unlock 36 African Destinations

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WestJet 737 MAX 8 Engine Fire Triggers Emergency Slide Evacuation at Vancouver A WestJet 737 MAX 8 sustained an engine fire upon landing at Vancouver International Airport on July 12, prompting evacuation of about 50 passengers via emergency slides and deployment of Transportation Safety Board investigators. The aircraft, arriving from the United States, reported no injuries as crews extinguished the blaze on one engine.

2025-07-13T10:53:25.603963-07:00

WestJet 737 MAX 8 Engine Fire Triggers Emergency Slide Evacuation at Vancouver

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WestJet’s Winter 2025/26 Schedule Brings Record Sun Service with Five New International Routes WestJet has unveiled its 2025/26 winter schedule featuring a record number of sun destinations: five new international routes to Panama, Mexico and Nicaragua alongside U.S. and Caribbean boosts. The program also launches daily Calgary–Tokyo Narita service and introduces the first integrated Québec schedule with Sunwing.

2025-07-07T09:15:37.045291-07:00

WestJet’s Winter 2025/26 Schedule Brings Record Sun Service with Five New International Routes

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WestJet and Saudia Launch Interline Partnership Unlocking Single-Connection Access to 100+ Destinations WestJet and Saudia today launched an interline partnership offering single-ticket travel across both carriers’ networks to more than 100 global destinations. The agreement delivers through-checked baggage and single-point check-in, unlocking seamless connections via Toronto, London Heathrow and Paris CDG to Jeddah and Riyadh.

2025-06-30T07:47:02.697751-07:00

WestJet and Saudia Launch Interline Partnership Unlocking Single-Connection Access to 100+ Destinations

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WestJet CEO: Treating air travel as luxury is fundamentally wrong, urges Ottawa to lower fees WestJet Group CEO says the federal government should not treat air travel as a luxury in a country as vast as Canada, arguing that lowering industry costs would enhance connectivity and foster national unity.

2025-05-28T09:43:18.495873-07:00

WestJet CEO: Treating air travel as luxury is fundamentally wrong, urges Ottawa to lower fees

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WestJet completes integration of Sunwing as final 18 737s join mainline fleet WestJet Group has completed the integration of Sunwing Airlines, with the last of the leisure carrier’s 18 Boeing 737s operating its final commercial flight on May 28 before joining the WestJet Airlines fleet on May 29. The integration unifies all narrowbody operations and paves the way for cabin reconfigurations through 2025.

2025-05-28T07:02:12.103399-07:00

WestJet completes integration of Sunwing as final 18 737s join mainline fleet

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WestJet Cargo Launches Daily 22-Tonne Calgary–Tokyo Narita Dreamliner Service WestJet Cargo has expanded its trans-Pacific network with the launch of daily year-round Boeing 787 Dreamliner freighter flights between Calgary and Tokyo Narita, offering 22 tonnes (80 m3) of capacity per flight. The service complements WestJet’s passenger route and expanded codeshare with Japan Airlines, enhancing Canada–Japan trade flows.

2025-05-26T04:13:19.762675-07:00

WestJet Cargo Launches Daily 22-Tonne Calgary–Tokyo Narita Dreamliner Service

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WestJet Expands Air France-KLM Codeshares to Deepen European Connectivity WestJet has expanded its codeshare partnerships with Air France and KLM, giving passengers seamless single-ticket connections through Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol to a wider European network. The enhancements bolster the Canadian carrier’s strategic push into Europe following recent equity investments by SkyTeam partners.

2025-05-15T07:14:35.298007-07:00

WestJet Expands Air France-KLM Codeshares to Deepen European Connectivity