WestJet in a nutshell

Westjet was founded as a low-cost alternative to Air Canada and has gradually established itself as a standard airline offering follow-on flights.

It is now Canada's second largest airline, also operating long-haul flights outside the Americas.

It is based at Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver airports, but also flies from other Canadian airports.

The company's fleet consists primarily of Boeing 737 aircraft, and it deploys Boeing 787 Dreamliners on long-haul routes. In total, Wesjtet has a fleet of over 180 aircraft.

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