Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Westjet shopping experience:

1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Westjet offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Westjet at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.

2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about

3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Westjet? Wrong! If the Westjet is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.

4. Questions - Got a question about Westjet then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....

5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Westjet? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Westjet and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.

6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Westjet wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.

7. Feedback - happy with your Westjet then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.

8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Westjet site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site

9. Contact - got a question about Westjet, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.

10. Payment - ready to pay for your Westjet, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.

{{Infobox_Airline |airline=WestJet|logo=Westjet.png|logo_size=250px|IATA=WS|ICAO=WJA|callsign=WESTJET|parent=|founded=1996|headquarters=Calgary, Alberta, Alberta ([Chief executive officer)Sean Durfy (President)]Toronto Pearson International Airport|focus_cities=Edmonton International AirportVancouver International Airport (not run by WestJet)|lounge= Executive Lounges operated by [Servisair

WestJet Airlines Ltd. () is a Canada low-cost carrier based in Calgary, Alberta, that flies to most major cities in Canada and 11 cities in the United States. WestJet is the second-largest Canadian carrier behind Air Canada (or third-largest if you count Air Canada Jazz). WestJet is a rarity in the airline industry due to the fact that it is non-unionized. Profit sharing is credited for this fact. WestJet plans to be one of the world's top 5 most profitable international airlines, by 2016.http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/070611/b0611157A.html. WestJet was rated the second-best low-cost airline in North America.http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards-2006/Lowcost.htm Accessed on May 14th, 2007.

History Founded on February 29, 1996 by Clive Beddoe, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan, and Donald Bell, WestJet aimed to follow the same path as Southwest Airlines and Morris Air, as a low-cost carrier. Originally meant to be a western Canada operation, WestJet soon became one of the fastest growing airlines in the world.

On February 29, 1996, the first WestJet flight (a Boeing 737) departed. At that time, the airline served Calgary, Alberta (the airline's hub), Edmonton, Alberta, Kelowna, British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Winnipeg, Manitoba with a fleet of three Boeing 737#737-200 aircraft and two-hundred twenty employees. By the end of that same year, they had included Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Victoria, British Columbia. In 1997, service to Abbotsford, British Columbia was added. In addition, 1997 marked the one millionth passenger carried.

In 1999, a milestone was reached when WestJet was able to offer its first public sharing at 2.5 million shares. Also in 1999, the cities of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Grande Prairie, Alberta, and Prince George, British Columbia were added to WestJet's route map. In 2000, the airline expanded to Canada's Eastern Region, reaching Hamilton, Ontario, Moncton, and Ottawa, Ontario, and choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub. That year, Beddoe, Hill, Morgan and Bell were given the Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award in Canada for their contribution to the Canadian Airline. In 2001, expansion continued to include Fort McMurray, Alberta and Comox, British Columbia, and to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Greater Sudbury, Thompson, Manitoba and Brandon, Manitoba, although service to some of these cities was subsequently withdrawn. The airline's four creators also received another entrepreneurship award. In 2002, the airline added two new eastern Canadian destinations: the cities of London, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. In April 2003, WestJet added Windsor, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax Regional Municipality, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.

In April 2004, WestJet moved its eastern hub from Hamilton to Toronto. All of the flights between Ottawa and Hamilton and Montreal and Hamilton were moved to Toronto, a move that brought WestJet more fully into the lucrative Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal triangle.

In 2004, a number of United States destinations were added or announced. These included San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Arizona, Tampa, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Orlando, Florida, and LaGuardia International Airport.

WestJet's transborder flights fly non-stop from Calgary (WestJet's main hub), as well as Edmonton, Kelowna, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.

Palm Springs, California was added in early 2005 to the company's list of destinations, as was San Diego, California, while New York-LaGuardia was dropped. In April 2005, they announced new seasonal service to Charlottetown but ceasing service to Gander. In June 2005, the airline announced it was ceasing service to Windsor, effective October 30, 2005, shifting capacity to nearby London. In fall 2005, Fort Myers, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada were added to the growing list of destinations.

After rumours and speculation surrounding the implementation of ETOPS/LROPS (ETOPS), WestJet announced new service to the Hawaii from Vancouver on September 20, 2005. In December 2005, the airline began flying from Vancouver to Honolulu and Vancouver to Maui. All flights returning from the Hawaiian Islands are overnight flights (Red-eye flight) allowing the carrier to reduce fleet downtime.

In 2006, WestJet announced they were dropping their service to San Francisco and San Diego. WestJet's first scheduled service outside Canada and the United States began in 2006 with service to Nassau, Bahamas. This was considered a huge milestone within the company's long-term destination strategy and was a vital goal for future international market presence.

In 2007, WestJet announced that they would begin flights from Deer Lake Airport (Newfoundland) in Newfoundland, Saint John, New Brunswick in New Brunswick, and Kitchener-Waterloo in Ontario. There would be direct flights to Toronto from Saint John, New Brunswick, and Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, and flights to Calgary from Kitchener-Waterloo.

Also in June 2007, WestJet added seven new international seasonal flights to Saint Lucia, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico as well as a third Hawaiian destination; Kona.

Legal History , 2005 newspaper headline in The Calgary Herald

In late 2002 the Airline was accused by rival Air Canada of espionage for their role in accessing Trade secret in order to gain a business advantage. Globe and Mail article - Espionage accusation Reuters - WestJet settled with Air Canada On May 29, 2006, WestJet issued a News release WestJet press release - Regarding spying on Air Canada admitting its involvement in the Air Canada espionage scandal, and agreeing to pay over 5 million dollars in legal and investigation fees to Air Canada, and to donate over $10 million to various children's charities in the name of Air Canada and WestJet.

Current status During a second quarter conference call in 2004, Clive Beddoe announced that WestJet would serve the United States. On September 20, 2004 WestJet commenced the first phase of its trans-border flights by flying from Calgary and Toronto to Los Angeles International Airport as well as Toronto to New York LaGuardia. However, WestJet ended service to New York (LaGuardia International Airport) on July 4, 2005, citing an inability to secure gates at the airport.

Soon after, the airline announced new service from Calgary to Fort Lauderdale; Edmonton to Las Vegas; Kelowna to Las Vegas; Toronto to Fort Myers and Phoenix; Montreal to Fort Lauderdale; Winnipeg to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Phoenix; and Vancouver to Las Vegas, Palm Springs, and Phoenix.

WestJet Airlines entered into a two-year agreement with Air Transat in August 2003 whereby WestJet 737 aircraft would be filled by Transat's two main tour operators, World of Vacations and Air Transat Holidays. The planes are operated by WestJet crews. Some of the destinations where WestJet planes can be found are the Dominican Republic, Puerto Vallarta, Panama City, Panama, Cancún, Mazatlán, Varadero and Saint Martin.

In 2005, WestJet implemented In-flight Entertainment from LiveTV on board its 737-700 and -800 fleet. Channels include Global TV, CTV Television Network, CBS, Citytv, Treehouse TV, American Broadcasting Company, NBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and a WestJet Channel, which shows a regional map with the aircraft's location, GPS derived altitude, and groundspeed. WestJet plans to add Live TV onto their 737-600 aircraft beginning in the winter of 2007.

WestJet was to be the Boeing launch customer for the 737-600 winglets, but announced in their Q2 2006 results that they were not going to move ahead with those plans. WestJet CEO Clive Beddoe cited the cost and time associated with their installation was not warranted as they are primarily used for short-haul routes. As a result of the abandonment of the program to install winglets on these aircraft, WestJet incurred a one-time charge of approximately $609,000.

In August 2006, in a The Globe and Mail interview, Sean Durfy (then executive Vice-President of Marketing but since appointed to President of the company in September 2006) stated that WestJet was in talks with, and considering joining Oneworld, a code and route sharing alliance that includes airlines such as American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, LAN Airlines and Japan Airlines. If a deal with Oneworld was reached, it would allow WestJet to maintain its scheduling flexibility. It would increase passenger traffic for WestJet, while filling in a Canadian void for the Oneworld alliance. Canadian travellers to South America would be serviced by the most comprehensive list of regional destinations of all three major aviation alliances.

On October 26, 2006, WestJet announced that it had its best quarterly profit ever, reaching C$52.8 million. WestJet gained market share and kept its costs under control, helping profits to surge.

Destinations Fleet The WestJet fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2007:{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+ WestJet Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgreen!Aircraft!Total!Passengers!Notes|-|Boeing 737#737 Next Generation|13|119|PTVs to be installed starting in fall 2007|-|Boeing 737#737 Next Generation|49|136|PTVs and leather seats|-|Boeing 737#737 Next Generation|6|166|PTVs and leather seats|-||68||}The airline flies a fleet that consists exclusively of Boeing 737s, taking a cue from the successful single operating type model pioneered by Southwest Airlines. The first deliveries of 737-600 and 737-800 aircraft began in 2005, and by September 2006 the final 737-600 aircraft was delivered. WestJet's future aircraft orders only consist of 737-700 and 737-800 models. WestJet plans to have a fleet of 111 aircraft by the end of 2013.

Boeing confirmed on August 2, 2007 that WestJet had placed an order for 20 Boeing 737#737 Next Generation.http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q3/070802c_nr.html The order is primarily for B737-700 but with conversion rights to B737-800s.

Retired fleet

It was announced early in 2005 that the 737-200 fleet would be retired within the year, to be replaced by newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft. On July 12, 2005, WestJet announced that it had completed the sale of its remaining Boeing 737#737 Original to Miami-based Apollo Aviation Group (Apollo).

On January 9, 2006, the last Boeing 737-200 (Tail 748 C-FCWJ) was flown during a Flypast ceremony at the WestJet hangar in Calgary. (See External Links). The aircraft was flown by Don Bell. The last commercial revenue flight by a -200 was a Charter airline, Las Vegas to Calgary, arriving at 0130 January 9, 2006, flown by tail 741 (C-GWWJ). Currently, WestJet claims to operate the youngest fleet of aircraft by a major commercial airline in North America, with an average age of two years (as of 31 December 2005). WestJet - Fleet information

Incidents and accidents

Livery The WestJet planes are mostly white, except for the lettering on the cabins, the tail, and the metallic wings and tailfins.

The tail is divided into rough and slanted thirds, coloured (from back to front) navy blue, white, and teal. This pattern is used on the outside of the Wingtip device at the end of the wings, while on the inside, the winglets are painted white with the words WestJet.com in black lettering.

References

External links

{{Infobox_Airline |airline=WestJet|logo=Westjet.png|logo_size=250px|IATA=WS|ICAO=WJA|callsign=WESTJET|parent=|founded=1996|headquarters=Calgary, Alberta, Alberta ([Chief executive officer)Sean Durfy (President)]Toronto Pearson International Airport|focus_cities=Edmonton International AirportVancouver International Airport (not run by WestJet)|lounge= Executive Lounges operated by [Servisair

WestJet Airlines Ltd. () is a Canada low-cost carrier based in Calgary, Alberta, that flies to most major cities in Canada and 11 cities in the United States. WestJet is the second-largest Canadian carrier behind Air Canada (or third-largest if you count Air Canada Jazz). WestJet is a rarity in the airline industry due to the fact that it is non-unionized. Profit sharing is credited for this fact. WestJet plans to be one of the world's top 5 most profitable international airlines, by 2016.http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/070611/b0611157A.html. WestJet was rated the second-best low-cost airline in North America.http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards-2006/Lowcost.htm Accessed on May 14th, 2007.

History Founded on February 29, 1996 by Clive Beddoe, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan, and Donald Bell, WestJet aimed to follow the same path as Southwest Airlines and Morris Air, as a low-cost carrier. Originally meant to be a western Canada operation, WestJet soon became one of the fastest growing airlines in the world.

On February 29, 1996, the first WestJet flight (a Boeing 737) departed. At that time, the airline served Calgary, Alberta (the airline's hub), Edmonton, Alberta, Kelowna, British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Winnipeg, Manitoba with a fleet of three Boeing 737#737-200 aircraft and two-hundred twenty employees. By the end of that same year, they had included Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Victoria, British Columbia. In 1997, service to Abbotsford, British Columbia was added. In addition, 1997 marked the one millionth passenger carried.

In 1999, a milestone was reached when WestJet was able to offer its first public sharing at 2.5 million shares. Also in 1999, the cities of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Grande Prairie, Alberta, and Prince George, British Columbia were added to WestJet's route map. In 2000, the airline expanded to Canada's Eastern Region, reaching Hamilton, Ontario, Moncton, and Ottawa, Ontario, and choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub. That year, Beddoe, Hill, Morgan and Bell were given the Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award in Canada for their contribution to the Canadian Airline. In 2001, expansion continued to include Fort McMurray, Alberta and Comox, British Columbia, and to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Greater Sudbury, Thompson, Manitoba and Brandon, Manitoba, although service to some of these cities was subsequently withdrawn. The airline's four creators also received another entrepreneurship award. In 2002, the airline added two new eastern Canadian destinations: the cities of London, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. In April 2003, WestJet added Windsor, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax Regional Municipality, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.

In April 2004, WestJet moved its eastern hub from Hamilton to Toronto. All of the flights between Ottawa and Hamilton and Montreal and Hamilton were moved to Toronto, a move that brought WestJet more fully into the lucrative Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal triangle.

In 2004, a number of United States destinations were added or announced. These included San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Arizona, Tampa, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Orlando, Florida, and LaGuardia International Airport.

WestJet's transborder flights fly non-stop from Calgary (WestJet's main hub), as well as Edmonton, Kelowna, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.

Palm Springs, California was added in early 2005 to the company's list of destinations, as was San Diego, California, while New York-LaGuardia was dropped. In April 2005, they announced new seasonal service to Charlottetown but ceasing service to Gander. In June 2005, the airline announced it was ceasing service to Windsor, effective October 30, 2005, shifting capacity to nearby London. In fall 2005, Fort Myers, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada were added to the growing list of destinations.

After rumours and speculation surrounding the implementation of ETOPS/LROPS (ETOPS), WestJet announced new service to the Hawaii from Vancouver on September 20, 2005. In December 2005, the airline began flying from Vancouver to Honolulu and Vancouver to Maui. All flights returning from the Hawaiian Islands are overnight flights (Red-eye flight) allowing the carrier to reduce fleet downtime.

In 2006, WestJet announced they were dropping their service to San Francisco and San Diego. WestJet's first scheduled service outside Canada and the United States began in 2006 with service to Nassau, Bahamas. This was considered a huge milestone within the company's long-term destination strategy and was a vital goal for future international market presence.

In 2007, WestJet announced that they would begin flights from Deer Lake Airport (Newfoundland) in Newfoundland, Saint John, New Brunswick in New Brunswick, and Kitchener-Waterloo in Ontario. There would be direct flights to Toronto from Saint John, New Brunswick, and Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, and flights to Calgary from Kitchener-Waterloo.

Also in June 2007, WestJet added seven new international seasonal flights to Saint Lucia, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico as well as a third Hawaiian destination; Kona.

Legal History , 2005 newspaper headline in The Calgary Herald

In late 2002 the Airline was accused by rival Air Canada of espionage for their role in accessing Trade secret in order to gain a business advantage. Globe and Mail article - Espionage accusation Reuters - WestJet settled with Air Canada On May 29, 2006, WestJet issued a News release WestJet press release - Regarding spying on Air Canada admitting its involvement in the Air Canada espionage scandal, and agreeing to pay over 5 million dollars in legal and investigation fees to Air Canada, and to donate over $10 million to various children's charities in the name of Air Canada and WestJet.

Current status During a second quarter conference call in 2004, Clive Beddoe announced that WestJet would serve the United States. On September 20, 2004 WestJet commenced the first phase of its trans-border flights by flying from Calgary and Toronto to Los Angeles International Airport as well as Toronto to New York LaGuardia. However, WestJet ended service to New York (LaGuardia International Airport) on July 4, 2005, citing an inability to secure gates at the airport.

Soon after, the airline announced new service from Calgary to Fort Lauderdale; Edmonton to Las Vegas; Kelowna to Las Vegas; Toronto to Fort Myers and Phoenix; Montreal to Fort Lauderdale; Winnipeg to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Phoenix; and Vancouver to Las Vegas, Palm Springs, and Phoenix.

WestJet Airlines entered into a two-year agreement with Air Transat in August 2003 whereby WestJet 737 aircraft would be filled by Transat's two main tour operators, World of Vacations and Air Transat Holidays. The planes are operated by WestJet crews. Some of the destinations where WestJet planes can be found are the Dominican Republic, Puerto Vallarta, Panama City, Panama, Cancún, Mazatlán, Varadero and Saint Martin.

In 2005, WestJet implemented In-flight Entertainment from LiveTV on board its 737-700 and -800 fleet. Channels include Global TV, CTV Television Network, CBS, Citytv, Treehouse TV, American Broadcasting Company, NBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and a WestJet Channel, which shows a regional map with the aircraft's location, GPS derived altitude, and groundspeed. WestJet plans to add Live TV onto their 737-600 aircraft beginning in the winter of 2007.

WestJet was to be the Boeing launch customer for the 737-600 winglets, but announced in their Q2 2006 results that they were not going to move ahead with those plans. WestJet CEO Clive Beddoe cited the cost and time associated with their installation was not warranted as they are primarily used for short-haul routes. As a result of the abandonment of the program to install winglets on these aircraft, WestJet incurred a one-time charge of approximately $609,000.

In August 2006, in a The Globe and Mail interview, Sean Durfy (then executive Vice-President of Marketing but since appointed to President of the company in September 2006) stated that WestJet was in talks with, and considering joining Oneworld, a code and route sharing alliance that includes airlines such as American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, LAN Airlines and Japan Airlines. If a deal with Oneworld was reached, it would allow WestJet to maintain its scheduling flexibility. It would increase passenger traffic for WestJet, while filling in a Canadian void for the Oneworld alliance. Canadian travellers to South America would be serviced by the most comprehensive list of regional destinations of all three major aviation alliances.

On October 26, 2006, WestJet announced that it had its best quarterly profit ever, reaching C$52.8 million. WestJet gained market share and kept its costs under control, helping profits to surge.

Destinations Fleet The WestJet fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2007:{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+ WestJet Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgreen!Aircraft!Total!Passengers!Notes|-|Boeing 737#737 Next Generation|13|119|PTVs to be installed starting in fall 2007|-|Boeing 737#737 Next Generation|49|136|PTVs and leather seats|-|Boeing 737#737 Next Generation|6|166|PTVs and leather seats|-||68||}The airline flies a fleet that consists exclusively of Boeing 737s, taking a cue from the successful single operating type model pioneered by Southwest Airlines. The first deliveries of 737-600 and 737-800 aircraft began in 2005, and by September 2006 the final 737-600 aircraft was delivered. WestJet's future aircraft orders only consist of 737-700 and 737-800 models. WestJet plans to have a fleet of 111 aircraft by the end of 2013.

Boeing confirmed on August 2, 2007 that WestJet had placed an order for 20 Boeing 737#737 Next Generation.http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q3/070802c_nr.html The order is primarily for B737-700 but with conversion rights to B737-800s.

Retired fleet

It was announced early in 2005 that the 737-200 fleet would be retired within the year, to be replaced by newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft. On July 12, 2005, WestJet announced that it had completed the sale of its remaining Boeing 737#737 Original to Miami-based Apollo Aviation Group (Apollo).

On January 9, 2006, the last Boeing 737-200 (Tail 748 C-FCWJ) was flown during a Flypast ceremony at the WestJet hangar in Calgary. (See External Links). The aircraft was flown by Don Bell. The last commercial revenue flight by a -200 was a Charter airline, Las Vegas to Calgary, arriving at 0130 January 9, 2006, flown by tail 741 (C-GWWJ). Currently, WestJet claims to operate the youngest fleet of aircraft by a major commercial airline in North America, with an average age of two years (as of 31 December 2005). WestJet - Fleet information

Incidents and accidents

Livery The WestJet planes are mostly white, except for the lettering on the cabins, the tail, and the metallic wings and tailfins.

The tail is divided into rough and slanted thirds, coloured (from back to front) navy blue, white, and teal. This pattern is used on the outside of the Wingtip device at the end of the wings, while on the inside, the winglets are painted white with the words WestJet.com in black lettering.

References

External links



 

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