From WestJet
WESTJET’S APRIL ON-TIME PERFORMANCE
For the month of April, WestJet was named the most on-time airline in Canada and North America, as compiled and reported by Cirium Flight Stats Analytics. WestJet’s regional airline, WestJet Encore ranked third in North America and first in Canada.
CANADIAN EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY
“On behalf of all WestJetters, thank you to the Government of Canada for its ongoing efforts to support Canadian workers, including our own employees. WestJet is in support of the CEWS extension for as long as economic conditions require and we look forward to details being released next week.”
· Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO
REPATRIATION FLIGHTS
This week, WestJet, in collaboration with Government of Canada, operated six flights to repatriate more than 800 Canadians from Belize City (Belize), Nassau (Bahamas), San Salvador (El Salvador), Havana (Cuba) and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic). Today’s flight from Puerto Plata marked WestJet’s 20th repatriation flight and is scheduled to land in Toronto at 6:16 p.m. local. To date, WestJet has returned more than 2,500 guests home.
WestJet has also added the following repatriation flight:
· May 14, 2020 from Kingston, Jamaica (KIN) to Toronto
HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATES AVAILABLE ON THE WESTJET BLOG
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic we have been taking many extra steps to ensure the safety of our guests and our crew and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Read more about all safety measures and initiatives here.