WestJet’s May Load Factor Increases to 70.6%

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WestJet’s May Load Factor Increases to 70.6%

CALGARY , Alberta . June 7, 2005. WestJet announced its traffic statistics for May 2005 today, featuring a 32.2% increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) to 597.2 million, up from 451.9 million in May 2004. Year to date, RPMs increased 38.7% to 3,117.6 million from 2,247.2 million in the same period in 2004.

Available seat miles (ASMs) grew 21.8% to 845.4 million in May 2005, up from 694.3 million in May 2004. Year to date, ASMs have increased 28.6% to 4,326.4 million, up from 3,364.0 million in the same five-month period in 2004.

WestJet’s load factor for May 2005 increased 5.5 percentage points to 70.6% compared with 65.1% in May 2004. During the first five months of 2005, the company’s load factor increased 5.3 percentage points to 72.1% compared with 66.8% during the same period in 2004.

WestJet is Canada’s leading low-cost airline offering scheduled service throughout its 32-city North American network. Named Canada’s most respected corporation for customer service in 2005, WestJet pioneered low-cost high-value flying in Canada. With increased legroom, leather seats and live seatback television on its new fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 aircraft, WestJet strives to be the number one choice for travellers.

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CALGARY , Alberta . June 7, 2005. WestJet announced its traffic statistics for May 2005 today, featuring a 32.2% increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) to 597.2 million, up from 451.9 million in May 2004. Year to date,

RPMs increased 38.7% to 3,117.6 million from 2,247.2 million in the same period in 2004.

WestJet’s load factor for May 2005 increased 5.5 percentage points to 70.6% compared with 65.1% in May 2004.

During the first five months of 2005, the company’s load factor increased 5.3 percentage points to 72.1% compared with 66.8% during the same period in 2004.

WOW Blastor why are we doing so bad????

Must be the lack of seat sales eh!
Q2 the slowest quarter of the year seems to be shaping up nicely!

[flyer 1492]

It's too bad little old JAZZ beat you guys with a 72.8% load factor!!!!

[Canus Chinookus]

well, my old flying school has a 95% load factor in their c-150's, what's your point?

[Flightlevels]

impressive with the asm growth...gj...here's to another year of growth. 120 min etops gonna be approved by June 15th too!! exciting times coming!

[twinpratts]

Gimme a Friggin' Job, already...

[Typhoon pilot]

Thought 120 was granted in early May at least thats what we were told in recurrent ground school by our ETOPS training instructor.

[Flightlevels]

90 min in May...120 on or by the 15th of June...then the clock can officially start for 180 which is quite easy after you get 120.