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{{Short description|Airline of Canada; based in Calgary, Alberta}}
{{about|the Canadian airline|the American airline previously named WestJet Express|Allegiant Air}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = WestJet Airlines Limited
| image = WestJet 737 MAX 8 2.jpg
| caption = WestJet [[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]
| logo = WestJetLogo2018.svg
| logo_size = 280
| image2 = 
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| IATA = WS
| ICAO = WJA<ref name=CanICAOD>{{CanICAOD|WestJet Airlines|WJA|WESTJET|8|2023-02-27}}</ref>
| callsign = WESTJET<ref name=CanICAOD/>
| parent = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Onex Corporation]] (75%)
  | [[Delta Air Lines]] (12.7%)
  | [[Korean Air]] (10%)
  | [[Air France–KLM]] (2.3%)<ref>https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/delta-korean-air-france-klm-westjet</ref>}}
| traded_as = 
| founded = {{start date and age|1994|06|27}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|1996|02|29}}
| aoc = {{ubl|class=nowrap
 | Canada 8993<ref>{{TCAOC|2019-08-28|88-93|WestJet}}</ref>
 | United States WJ0F768F<ref name="FAA">{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=WJ0F&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=WESTJET|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329000700/https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=WJ0F&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=WESTJET}}</ref>}}
| headquarters = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]
| founders = {{ubl|class=nowrap
 | [[Clive Beddoe]]
 | [[David Neeleman]]}}
| key_people = Alexis von Hoensbroech ([[President (corporate title)|President]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  |[[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherif |first1=Omar |title=Westjet says it will make Calgary its global hub in announcing pact with province |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-agreement-calgary-hub-1.6607788 |website=[[CBC News]] |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref>
  | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]
  | [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]]}}
| focus_cities = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]]
  | [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport|Halifax]]
  | [[Montréal-Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]]
  | [[St. John's International Airport|St. John's]]
  | [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]]}}
| frequent_flyer = WestJet Rewards
| subsidiaries = {{ubl|class=nowrap
 | [[Sunwing Vacations Group]]
 | WestJet Cargo
 | [[WestJet Encore]]}}
| alliance = 
| fleet_size = 153<ref name="fleet"/>
| destinations = [[List of WestJet destinations|104]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/WS | title=WestJet on ch-aviation.com | website=ch-aviation.com | access-date= November 21, 2023}}</ref>
| revenue = 
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| assets = 
| equity = 
| num_employees = 14,000 (May 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-westjet-group-says-annyeong-haseyo-to-south-korea-with-first-flight-between-calgary-and-seoul-872111636.html | title=The WestJet Group says Annyeong-haseyo to South Korea with first flight between Calgary and Seoul | website=Cision Canada | access-date= May 18, 2024}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.westjet.com/|westjet.com}}
}}

'''WestJet''' is a Canadian airline headquartered in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<ref>"[https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/westjet-ws]." CAPA. Retrieved on October 3, 2017. "WestJet Airline Profile."</ref> Founded in 1994, it was the third largest airline in Canada, behind Canadian Airlines International Inc. and Air Canada, and was the [[List of largest airlines in North America|eighth largest airline in North America]] by frequency.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news |title=WestJet unveils its Dreamliner 'Spirit of Canada' to the world |url=http://westjet.mediaroom.com/2018-05-08-WestJet-unveils-its-Dreamliner-Spirit-of-Canada-to-the-world |access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> It began operations in 1996 with 220 employees, three aircraft, and five destinations,<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Our history |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/who-we-are/history |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=[[WestJet]]}}</ref> and was launched as a low-cost alternative to the country's major airlines.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Canadian Low-Cost Carrier Departs From No-Frills Model |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/westjet-airlines-profit-climbs-19-1438083009 |access-date=November 17, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref>

WestJet operates [[Airline|scheduled]], [[air charter|charter]], and [[Cargo airline|cargo]] air service, transporting more than 25 million passengers per year in over 100 destinations across [[North America]], [[Caribbean]], [[Europe]], [[Asia]], and [[Central America]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Route map |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/flights/route-map |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=www.westjet.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=WestJet 2018 Annual Report |url=https://www.westjet.com/assets/wj-web/documents/en/investorMedia/WestJet-2018-Annual-Report.pdf |access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2023 |title=Back to Basics: How Alexis von Hoensbroech is Steering WestJet's Transformation |url=https://businesstravelerusa.com/profiles/alexis-von-hoensbroech-westjet/ |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=Business Traveler USA}}</ref> WestJet utilizes [[Calgary International Airport]] as its exclusive global connecting hub,<ref>{{Cite web |title=WestJet announces Calgary as exclusive global connecting hub {{!}} Calgary Economic |url=https://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/newsroom/westjet-announces-calgary-as-exclusive-global-connecting-hub/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com |language=en}}</ref> with [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] being a strategic secondary hub. The airline has two direct subsidiaries: [[WestJet Encore]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=De Havilland Dash 8-400 (Q400) |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircraft/dehavilland-dash-8-400 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=www.westjet.com}}</ref> which operates the [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8]], the [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Q400NextGen|Q400''NextGen'']], on [[List of WestJet destinations|routes]] in [[Western Canada]], and WestJet Cargo, which operates three [[cargo aircraft]], all [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737]]s ([[Boeing 737 Next Generation#737-800BCF|800BCF]]), which were previously used as WestJet passenger aircraft and converted for cargo use.

WestJet is not a member of any major [[airline alliance]]s,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt |date=February 26, 2024 |title=Airlines Partners of WestJet (updated February 26, 2024) |url=https://pointshogger.com/airlines-partners-of-westjet-updated-february-26-2024/ |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=Pointshogger}}</ref> such as [[Star Alliance]], [[Oneworld]], or [[SkyTeam]]. However, it utilizes [[Codeshare agreement|codeshare]] and [[Interlining|interline]] agreements with various airlines.<ref name="partners" />

==History==
===1994–1999: First flights===
[[File:WestJet 737-200 C-GWJE.jpg|thumb|One of WestJet's [[Boeing 737-200]]s at [[Calgary International Airport]], July 1998]]
WestJet was founded on June 27, 1994,<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet Airlines Ltd. |url=https://www.sedar.com/DisplayProfile.do?lang=EN&issuerType=03&issuerNo=00010649 |website=www.sedar.com}}</ref> by [[Clive Beddoe]], [[David Neeleman]], Mark Hill, Tim Morgan, and Donald Bell. WestJet was based on the low-cost carrier business model pioneered by [[Southwest Airlines]] and [[Morris Air]] in the United States. Its original routes were all located in [[Western Canada]], which gave the airline its name.

On February 29, 1996, the first WestJet flight operated by a [[Boeing 737-200]] departed. Initially, the airline served [[Calgary]], [[Edmonton]], [[Kelowna]], [[Vancouver]] and [[Winnipeg]] with a fleet of three second-hand Boeing 737-200s and 225 employees. By the end of that same year, the company had added [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatoon]] and [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] to its network.

In mid September 1996, WestJet's fleet was grounded due to a disagreement with [[Transport Canada]] over maintenance schedule requirements. The airline suspended all service for two weeks before resuming flights.<ref>{{cite news
| title = WestJet Returns September 1996
| publisher = CBC News Edmonton. Uploaded by:FDematos82.
| date = September 1996
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnMVap64lEU
| access-date = June 28, 2010}}</ref>

In early 1999, Clive Beddoe stepped down as WestJet's CEO and was replaced by former [[Air Ontario]] executive Steve Smith. In July 1999, WestJet made its [[initial public offering]] of stock at 2.5 million shares, opening at $10 per share.<ref>{{cite news |title=WestJet IPO makes a strong debut |publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=July 13, 1999 <!-- (Modified 2000-11-10) --> |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-ipo-makes-a-strong-debut-1.168576 |access-date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107030849/http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/1999/07/13/westjet990713.html |archive-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> The same year, the cities of [[Thunder Bay]], [[Grande Prairie]], and [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]] were added to WestJet's route map.

In 2000, WestJet CEO Steve Smith was released from WestJet after 18 months in the position, due to differences in management style;<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Keyser
| first = Tom
| title = WestJet's fun culture deserves to be copied
| newspaper = Business Edge
| date = October 18, 2000
| url = http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/5058.cfm
| access-date = February 27, 2009
}}</ref> Smith went on to head rival [[Air Canada]]'s low-cost subsidiary [[Zip (airline)|Zip]]. After Smith's departure, Clive Beddoe again became CEO of the company, a position he held until July 2007.<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Sorensen
| first = Chris
| title = 'Mr. WestJet' stepping down as CEO - again
| newspaper = [[Toronto Star]]
| date = July 25, 2007
| url = https://www.thestar.com/Business/article/239460
| access-date = February 27, 2009
}}</ref>

===2000–2003: Domestic expansion===
[[File:Boeing 737-281-Adv, WestJet AN0152810.jpg|thumb|WestJet [[Boeing 737-200]] arriving at [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport]], April 2001. The airline began service into [[Eastern Canada]] in 2001.]]
Due to restructuring in the Canadian airline industry resulting from Air Canada's takeover of [[Canadian Airlines]] in 2000, WestJet expanded into [[Eastern Canada]], beginning service to the cities of [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] and [[Ottawa]], Ontario, and [[Moncton]], New Brunswick. The airline selected [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport]] to be the focus of its Eastern Canadian operations and its main connection point in Eastern Canada.

In 2001, WestJet's expansion continued with routes to [[Comox, British Columbia|Comox]], along with [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]], [[Thompson, Manitoba|Thompson]] and [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]], [[Manitoba]]; however, service to each of these four cities has since been withdrawn. Service to [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]], [[Manitoba]] and [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]],<ref>{{cite press release
|title=WestJet to return to Sudbury
|publisher=[[Sudbury Star]]
|date=November 1, 2016
|url=http://www.thesudburystar.com/2016/11/01/westjet-to-return-to-sudbury |access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref> was subsequently resumed by WestJet's wholly owned subsidiary, WestJet Encore.

In 2002, the airline also added another two new Eastern Canadian destinations: the Ontario cities of [[London, Ontario|London]] and [[Toronto]]. In April 2003, WestJet added [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Montreal]], [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] and [[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gander]].

WestJet entered into a two-year agreement with [[Air Transat]] in August 2003 whereby WestJet aircraft would be filled by Transat's two main tour operators, World of Vacations and Transat Holidays. These chartered flights operated largely to destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean and the planes were operated by WestJet crews. This agreement between WestJet and Air Transat was amicably terminated in February 2009.<ref>{{cite press release
|title = Transat and WestJet agree amiably to terminate air transportation agreement
|publisher = WestJet
|date = February 13, 2009
|url = http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1702138323&view=87295-2&Start=0
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115152645/http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1702138323&view=87295-2&Start=0
|archive-date = January 15, 2013
|access-date = February 21, 2009
}}</ref>

In 2004, rival airline Air Canada accused WestJet of [[industrial espionage]] and filed a civil suit against WestJet in Ontario Superior Court. Air Canada accused WestJet of accessing Air Canada [[Trade secret|confidential information]] via a private website to gain a business advantage.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Air Canada suing WestJet |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=April 6, 2004 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040406.waircan0406/BNStory/Business/ |access-date=February 23, 2009 |location=Toronto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429072033/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040406.waircan0406/BNStory/Business/ |archive-date=April 29, 2009}}</ref> On May 29, 2006, WestJet admitted to the charges levelled by Air Canada and agreed to pay C$5.5 million in legal and investigation fees to Air Canada and donate C$10 million to various children's charities in the names of Air Canada and WestJet.<ref>{{cite press release
| title = WestJet and Air Canada Issue Joint Press Release
| publisher = Marketwire
| date = May 29, 2006
| url = http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Westjet-596729.html
| access-date = February 23, 2009
| archive-date = March 2, 2009
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090302232037/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Westjet-596729.html
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

===2004–2006: International expansion===
In January 2004, WestJet announced that it was moving the focus of its Eastern operations from Hamilton to Toronto the following April, fully moving into the lucrative Toronto–Ottawa–Montreal triangle and tripling the total number of its flights out of [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WestJet shifts operations to Toronto from Hamilton |publisher=CBC News |date=January 14, 2004 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-shifts-operations-to-toronto-from-hamilton-1.474709 |access-date=February 22, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816183052/http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2004/01/14/westjet_040114.html |archive-date=August 16, 2009}}</ref>
[[File:C-FWCN Boeing 737 WestJet (8401794752).jpg|thumb|WestJet [[Boeing 737-700]] at [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]], October 2004. WestJet introduced flights to Phoenix and other U.S. cities in 2004.]]
In 2004, several U.S. destinations were added or announced. These included [[San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Tampa]], [[Fort Lauderdale]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and [[LaGuardia Airport]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WestJet to begin flying to U.S cities in October |publisher=CBC News |date=February 4, 2004 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-to-begin-flying-to-u-s-cities-in-october-1.495469 |access-date=February 22, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322042856/http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2004/02/04/westjet_040204.html |archive-date=March 22, 2009}}</ref> In early 2005, [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] and [[San Diego]] were added to the company's list of destinations, while New York–LaGuardia was dropped. In April 2005, it announced new seasonal service to [[Charlottetown]] and ceased service to Gander. In fall 2005, [[Fort Myers]] and [[Las Vegas]] were added to the growing list of destinations.

In late August 2005, WestJet flew to [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], transporting members of a Vancouver-based [[urban search and rescue]] team to assist with [[Hurricane Katrina]] relief efforts.<ref>{{cite press release
|title=2005 WestJet Annual Report
|publisher=WestJet
|year=2006
|url=http://www.westjet.com/pdf/investorMedia/financialReports/WestJet2005AR.pdf
|page = 14
|access-date=July 1, 2010}}</ref>

After rumours and speculation surrounding the implementation of [[ETOPS|extended-range twin-engine operations]] (ETOPS), WestJet announced new service to [[Hawaii]] from Vancouver on September 20, 2005. In December 2005, the airline began flying from Vancouver to [[Honolulu]] and [[Maui]].

WestJet's first scheduled service outside Canada and the United States began in 2006, to [[Nassau, The 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 September 2006, [[Sean Durfy]] took over as president of WestJet from founder Clive Beddoe.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 15, 2010 |title=Shakeup at WestJet as CEO Sean Durfy quits |publisher=theglobeandmail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/shakeup-at-westjet-as-ceo-sean-durfy-quits/article4310035/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016124216/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/shakeup-at-westjet-as-ceo-sean-durfy-quits/article4310035/ |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=October 10, 2023}}</ref>

On October 26, 2006, WestJet announced that it had its best quarterly profit to date, of C$52.8 million.

===2007–2009: Continued growth===
[[File:Boeing 737-7CT, WestJet Airlines JP6245865.jpg|thumb|WestJet [[Boeing 737-700]] landing at [[Princess Juliana International Airport]], October 2007. WestJet introduced several international seasonal flights that year.]]
In 2007, WestJet announced that it would begin flights from [[Deer Lake Regional Airport|Deer Lake]] in Newfoundland, [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] in New Brunswick and [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo|Kitchener-Waterloo]] in Ontario. 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 International Airport|Kona]].

The same year, WestJet commissioned the construction of a new six-story head office building, next to their existing hangar facility at the Calgary International Airport. The building was constructed following the [[LEED|Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]] (LEED) [[Green building|Green Building]] Rating System, featuring a rainwater retention system and geothermal heating. The first employees moved in during the first quarter of 2009, and the building officially opened the following May.<ref>{{cite press release
| title = WestJet welcomes its WestJetters "home"
| publisher = CNW Group
| date = May 4, 2009
| url = http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2009/04/c7829.html
| access-date = May 8, 2009}}</ref> The WestJet Campus building was certified as LEED Gold standard in October 2011.<ref>{{Cite news
|title = WestJet earns green gold
|newspaper = [[Calgary Herald]]
|date = October 21, 2011
|url = https://calgaryherald.com/business/WestJet+earns+green+gold/5578858/story.html
|access-date = October 21, 2011
}} {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In May 2008, WestJet launched daily non-stop service to [[Quebec City]]. The next month, WestJet commenced seasonal service between [[Calgary]] and New York City via [[Newark Liberty International Airport]]. In May 2009, the airline launched new seasonal service to the cities of [[Yellowknife]], [[Northwest Territories]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=WestJet launches service to and from Yellowknife |url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/news-releases?item=299 |website=WestJet Media Room}}</ref> and [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=WestJet launches service to and from Sydney, NS |url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/news-releases?item=301 |website=WestJet Media Room}}</ref> service to Yellowknife was later extended through the winter of 2009–10.

During the 2000s (decade), WestJet made significant gains in domestic [[market share]] against Air Canada. In 2000, it held only 7% to Air Canada's 77%, though by the end of 2009 WestJet had risen to 38%, against Air Canada's 55%.<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Jang
| first = Brent
| title = WestJet closing gap with Air Canada
| newspaper = [[Globe & Mail]]
| date = February 20, 2010
| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/westjet-closing-gap-with-air-canada/article1472230/
| access-date = February 20, 2010
| location = Toronto
| archive-date = February 21, 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100221060111/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/westjet-closing-gap-with-air-canada/article1472230/}}</ref>

In late April 2009, WestJet temporarily suspended service to several of its destinations in Mexico due to the [[2009 swine flu pandemic|outbreak of influenza A (H1N1)]] in the country. The suspension of service to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta lasted from early May until mid June, with seasonal service to Cancún being restored the following fall.<ref>{{cite press release
|title = WestJet updates advisory for guests travelling to and from Mexico
|publisher = CNW Group
|date = April 28, 2009
|url = http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2009/28/c6245.html
|access-date = July 1, 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100608143159/http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2009/28/c6245.html
|archive-date = June 8, 2010
}}</ref>

In July 2009, WestJet announced 11 new international destinations for its winter schedule. These included expanded service to the United States, to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], [[Lihue, Hawaii|Lihue (Kauai), Hawaii]] and [[Miami]], Florida. New Caribbean destinations included [[Providenciales]], in the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]; [[Sint Maarten]], [[Netherlands Antilles]]; [[Freeport, The Bahamas]]; as well as the cities of [[Varadero]], [[Holguín]] and [[Cayo Coco]] in [[Cuba]]. [[Ixtapa]] and [[Cozumel]] were also added to the list of destinations served in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Simon |date=July 28, 2009 |title=WestJet's direct service to Grand Bahama |url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bis-news-updates/WestJet_s_direct_service_to_Grand_Bahama_printer.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908140307/http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bis-news-updates/WestJet_s_direct_service_to_Grand_Bahama_printer.shtml |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |work=The Bahamas Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WestJet adds 11 new U.S. and international destinations |url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/news-releases?item=341 |website=WestJet}}</ref>

In November 2009, WestJet announced service to the British island territory of [[Bermuda]], which commenced in May 2010.<ref>{{Cite press release
| title = WestJet announces service to Bermuda
| publisher = [[CNW Group]]
| date = November 23, 2009
| url = http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/23/c4024.html
| access-date = January 27, 2010}}</ref> WestJet also resumed seasonal service to [[Windsor, Ontario]] that same month.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

=== 2010–2016: Overseas expansion ===
In March 2010, Sean Durfy resigned from his position as WestJet's CEO, citing personal reasons.<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Ladurantaye
| first = Steve
| title = Shakeup at WestJet as CEO Sean Durfy quits
| newspaper = The Globe and Mail
| date = March 16, 2010
| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/shakeup-at-westjet-as-ceo-sean-durfy-quits/article1501575/
| access-date = July 1, 2010
| location = Toronto
| archive-date = May 29, 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100529011831/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/shakeup-at-westjet-as-ceo-sean-durfy-quits/article1501575/}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Gregg Saretsky]], a former executive at Canadian Airlines and [[Alaska Airlines]] and previously vice-president of WestJet Vacations and Executive Vice-president of Operations.

In July 2010, WestJet announced service to [[Santa Clara, Cuba]], [[New Orleans]] and [[Grand Cayman]] bringing the total number of destinations to 71. Service to New Orleans lasted only one season and did not return the next year.

In late 2010, WestJet announced it was wet-leasing a [[Boeing 757]] aircraft to expand service between Calgary to Honolulu and Maui and Edmonton to Maui, on a seasonal basis.<ref name="mediaroom1">{{cite press release
| title = WestJet leases Boeing 757-200 to provide additional non-stop service from Alberta to Hawaii
| publisher = WestJet
| date = December 21, 2010
| url = http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=516
| access-date = October 22, 2010}}</ref><ref name="seattlepi1">{{cite news | url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/worldairlinenews/archives/232951.asp | title=WestJet to lease a Boeing 757-200 for Hawaii | access-date=December 24, 2010 | date=December 23, 2010 | newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> Also that year, the [[Canadian Transportation Agency]] (CTA), an independent administrative [[tribunal]] of the [[Government of Canada]] that regulates airlines, found WestJet's baggage policies to be unreasonable and/or contrary to the requirements of the ''Canada Transportation Act'' and/or the ''Air Transport Regulations'' on several different occasions.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-airline-passenger-wins-3rd-baggage-complaint-1.874091 | title=Winnipeg airline passenger wins 3rd baggage complaint |work=CBC News |date=March 31, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/regulator-orders-westjet-to-boost-lost-luggage-compensation/article1814131/ |title=Regulator orders WestJet to boost lost luggage compensation | work=Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |first=Paul |last=Waldie |date=November 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/court-won-t-hear-westjet-appeal-on-luggage-liability-1.617459 | title=Court won't hear WestJet appeal on luggage liability | date=March 11, 2011 | publisher=CTV News | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309100209/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110311/westjet-denied-appeal-on-luggage-ruling-110311/ |archive-date=March 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fca-caf.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=10-A-42 | title=WESTJET AIRLINES LTD. v. CANADIAN {{sic|nolink=yes|TRANSPORTION}} AGENCY ET AL | date=March 10, 2011 | publisher=Federal Court of Appeal | access-date=May 7, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103755/http://www.fca-caf.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=10-A-42 | archive-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/westjet-ordered-to-pay-for-damaged-bag-1.920596 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109075102/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2010/07/23/con-westjet-damage.html |url-status=live |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |title=WestJet ordered to pay for damaged bag |work=CBC |date=July 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/agency-quashes-westjet-limit-on-baggage-claims-109453324.html | title=Agency quashes WestJet limit on baggage claims | newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press}}</ref>

On January 26, 2011, after Air Canada terminated California service, WestJet announced plans to enter service to [[John Wayne Airport]] in [[Orange County, California]] from Vancouver and Calgary starting May of that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=WestJet announces service to Orange County|url=http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=521|publisher=WestJet|access-date=January 28, 2011 |date=January 26, 2011}}</ref>
[[File:C-GWCQ (8991062546).jpg|thumb|WestJet [[Boeing 737-600]] at [[LaGuardia Airport]], May 2013. Scheduled service to the airport from WestJet began the previous year.]]
In November 2011, WestJet won an auction for time slots at New York's [[LaGuardia Airport]] ushering in a return to service to [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Jang |first=Brent |date=November 23, 2011 |title=WestJet wins coveted LaGuardia slots in New York City - The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/westjet-wins-coveted-laguardia-slots-in-new-york-city/article4184104/ |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto}}</ref> Details of WestJet's scheduled service to LaGuardia were officially announced in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/911741/westjet-announces-service-to-laguardia |title=WestJet &#124; WestJet announces service to LaGuardia |publisher=Newswire.ca |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234942/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/911741/westjet-announces-service-to-laguardia }}</ref> From 2012 to 2014, WestJet further expanded into the United States by adding [[Chicago]] via [[O'Hare International Airport]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport]], [[Myrtle Beach International Airport]], and New York's [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]].

On November 15, 2013, WestJet announced their first destination in Europe. Seasonal service from St. John's, Newfoundland to [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], would operate from June to October 2014.<ref name="dublin">{{cite press release|url=http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=828 |title=Céad míle fáilte! WestJet welcomes Dublin to our network|publisher=WestJet|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=November 23, 2013}}</ref>

In January 2014, WestJet chartered an [[Atlas Air]] [[Boeing 747-400]] to transport stranded passengers and luggage during the [[December 2013 North American storm complex|2013 Central and Eastern Canada ice storm]]. The charter flew from [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] to [[Calgary International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skiesmag.com/news/article/Westjet-charters-Atlas-Air-747-to-alleviate-YYZ-weather-back|title=Westjet charters Atlas Air 747 to alleviate YYZ weather backlog - Skies Magazine - Aviation is our Passion.|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref>

On July 7, 2014, WestJet announced that it was in the "advanced stages of sourcing" four wide-body aircraft that would begin flying by the fall of 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2014/07/07/westjet_to_fly_widebody_planes_in_2015.html |work=Toronto Star |first=Vanessa |last=Lu |title=WestJet to fly wide-body planes in 2015 |date=July 7, 2014}}</ref> These would initially serve on the seasonal Alberta-Hawaii routes when WestJet's service agreement with Thomas Cook Airlines—who currently fly these routes on behalf of WestJet—expires in the spring of 2015. WestJet would take delivery of four [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]]s in summer 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/westjet-may-take-on-air-canada-with-move-to-wide-body-aircraft/article19490225/ |work=The Globe and Mail |first=Greg |last=Keenan |title=WestJet eyes international expansion with plane purchase |date=July 7, 2014}}</ref> WestJet took delivery of the first of these aircraft on August 27, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/08/27/calgary-based-airline-westjet-welcomes-boeing-767-300-into-fleet |work=Calgary Sun |first=Bill |last=Kaufmann |title=Calgary-based airline WestJet welcomes Boeing 767-300 into fleet |date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310190956/http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/08/27/calgary-based-airline-westjet-welcomes-boeing-767-300-into-fleet |archive-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://business.financialpost.com/news/transportation/westjet-takes-delivery-of-first-of-4-boeing-767-300-aircraft |work=Financial Post |title=WestJet takes delivery of first of 4 Boeing 767-300 aircraft |date=August 28, 2015}}</ref>

On June 16, 2015, WestJet announced the launch of service to London's [[Gatwick Airport]] on May 6, 2016. It is the carrier's third transatlantic destination after Dublin and Glasgow. The majority of flights to London use the wide-body [[Boeing 767#767-300ER|767-300ER]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/06/16/westjet-london-gatwick_n_7597598.html?ir=Canada+Business|title=WestJet to Launch Service to London-Gatwick|work=Huffington Post Canada|date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=June 18, 2015}}</ref> On September 15, 2015, WestJet flights to London direct from Edmonton, St. John's, Vancouver, Winnipeg (seasonal) Calgary and Toronto (year-round) went on sale to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-gatwick-transatlantic-1.3228846|title=WestJet to offer 1st transatlantic flights with bigger planes to London next spring|work=cbc.ca |access-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref> During winter months, WestJet continued to serve the seasonal [[Edmonton]] - [[Maui]], [[Calgary]] - [[Honolulu]], and Calgary - Maui flights with the 767-300ER aircraft before their eventual retirement in 2020.

===2017–2019: Transition to full-service carrier===
[[File:C-FONK Swoop Boeing 737-8CT s n 40835 (39783249613).jpg|thumb|[[Swoop (airline)|Swoop]] [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]]. WestJet established the [[low-cost carrier|low-cost]] subsidiary in 2017, which ceased operations on October 28, 2023, due to its re-integration.]]
In April 2017, WestJet announced plans to launch an ultra-low-cost carrier in late 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=WestJet plans to launch new discount airline|url=http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/westjet-plans-to-launch-new-discount-airline/|access-date=April 21, 2017 |work=[[Maclean's]]|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> The new airline would operate using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, and compete with new entrants to the market, such as [[Flair Airlines]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WestJet to launch 'ultra-low-cost' no-frills carrier|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/west-jet-westjet-ultra-low-cost-carrier-airline-calgary-lower-fares-1.4077103|access-date=April 22, 2017|work=[[CBC News]]|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> The launch of the new airline, named [[Swoop (airline)|Swoop]], was delayed until June 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-discount-airline-1.4230251 |title=WestJet delays launch of discount airline until 2018 |date=August 1, 2017|work=CBC News}}</ref>

On December 6, 2017, WestJet and [[Delta Air Lines]] signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding to extend their current codeshare agreement into a joint venture, pending regulatory and board approval.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delta and WestJet agree to form joint venture |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/delta-and-westjet-agree-to-form-joint-venture-662260053.html |website=Cision |publisher=WestJet |access-date=June 2, 2018}}</ref> On July 19, 2018, WestJet and Delta Air Lines signed a definitive ten-year agreement into a joint venture between the two airlines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.delta.com/delta-and-westjet-create-new-transborder-joint-venture|title=Delta and WestJet to create new transborder joint venture &#124; Delta News Hub|work=Delta News Hub |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref> This joint venture would have served more than 95% of the Canada–U.S. demand. The airlines' current frequent flier programs would also be updated to be more closely aligned, and the airlines will be co-located at key hub airports. However, in November 2020, Delta and WestJet agreed to scrap their plans for a joint venture, as the demands of the [[United States Department of Transportation]] were seen "unreasonable and unacceptable" by both airlines.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shepardson|first=David|date=November 21, 2020|title=Delta, WestJet scrap planned joint venture after U.S. demands|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-air-westjet-idUSKBN28105J|access-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref>

While announcing an expansion of the senior leadership team on January 11, 2018, Gregg Saretsky reconfirmed the airline's strategic goal to become a global, full-service carrier.<ref>{{cite web|title=WestJet Prepares for Global Expansion|url=http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1308|publisher=WestJet|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref>

On March 8, 2018, the CEO of WestJet, [[Gregg Saretsky]] retired.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/westjet-airlines-chief-executive-gregg-saretsky-retires-replaced-by-ed-sims/|title=WestJet Airlines chief executive Gregg Saretsky retires, replaced by Ed Sims|date=March 8, 2018|work=[[CTV News]]|access-date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> He was replaced by company vice-president, [[Ed Sims]].

On May 8, 2018, WestJet announced that it would be adding the [[Boeing 787-9]] to its fleet. The first aircraft was delivered to the airline in January 2019.<ref name="auto2"/>

On May 10, 2018, WestJet's unionized pilots voted 91 percent in favour of strike action. The key issue in negotiations was the outsourcing of work to operate [[Swoop (airline)|Swoop]] aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/westjet-pilots-vow-not-to-disrupt-long-weekend-as-a-goodwill-gesture/|title=WestJet Pilots Vow Not to Disrupt Long Weekend as a Goodwill Gesture|date=May 10, 2018|work=[[CTV News]]|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> On May 25, 2018, WestJet and the [[Air Line Pilots Association, International|Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)]] agreed to a settlement process through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://westjet.mediaroom.com/2018-05-25-Settlement-process-reached-between-WestJet-Pilots-and-WestJet|title=Settlement process reached between WestJet Pilots and WestJet|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref>

On May 14, 2018, WestJet announced new 2-2 [[Premium economy class|Premium Economy]] seating to replace its previous 3-3 seats which had a middle seat blocker. The new seats feature a wider configuration on 737 aircraft. The offering began on its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in winter 2018,<ref name="WJComfortRedifined">{{cite web |title=Comfort Redefined |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/inflight/comfortredefined?sm_cid=social:brand:comfort-redefined:youtube |website=WestJet |access-date=August 31, 2018}}</ref> with all 737s being reconfigured by 2020.

On May 31, 2018, WestJet operated its first flight to [[Europe]] with the inaugural flight from [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport]] to [[Paris]]' [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://westjet.mediaroom.com/2018-06-01-WestJet-launches-first-flight-to-the-City-of-Light|title=WestJet launches first flight to the City of Light|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref>

The [[Canadian Union of Public Employees]] (CUPE) announced its application to the Canadian Government for certification of WestJet's approximately 3,200 flight attendants on July 9, 2018. On July 31, 2018, the Government of Canada via the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) issued an interim order certifying CUPE as the accredited union for WestJet mainline flight attendants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/cupe-files-application-with-cirb-to-represent-westjet-flight-attendants/|title=CUPE files application with CIRB to represent WestJet flight attendants {{!}} CTV News|website=www.ctvnews.ca|date=July 10, 2018 |access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-union-cupe-says-1.4769327|title=3,000 WestJet cabin crew employees officially unionized, CUPE says |website=CBC News|date=August 1, 2018 |first1=David |last1= Bell |access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:WestJet 787-9 takeoff.jpg|thumb|WestJet [[Boeing 787-9]] taking off from [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]]]]

On October 12, 2018, WestJet announced its new branding, along with details on the arrival on the [[Boeing 787-9]]. WestJet changed its slogan from "''Owners Care''" to "''Love where you're going''", announced a new logo (however, that logo was seen back in May with the announcement of the Boeing 787-9 along with its livery), announced the Boeing 787 routes and launch dates, and an overall new brand image. Boeing 787 flights were announced to commence on April 28, 2019, with service from [[Calgary International Airport]] to [[Gatwick Airport|London Gatwick]], with service to [[Paris]] and [[Dublin]] following.<ref name="NewWestJet2018">{{cite web |title=Welcome to the new WestJet |date=October 12, 2018 |url=https://blog.westjet.com/welcome-to-the-new-westjet/
|website=WestJet |access-date=October 13, 2018}}</ref>

On May 13, 2019, WestJet announced it had reached an agreement to be purchased by [[Onex Corporation]] for $5 billion Canadian dollars. At the time, it had 13 Boeing 737 MAX jets in suspended operation, with another 57 of the type ordered from the manufacturer. The purchase price of WestJet was slashed heavily due to the grounding of the MAX aircraft.<ref name=gmjun>{{cite news |title=Onex slashed proposed offer for WestJet because of grounding of Boeing 737 Max planes |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-onex-slashes-proposed-offer-for-westjet-due-to-grounding-of-boeing-73/ |publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=June 24, 2019}}</ref>

===2020–2022: COVID-19 pandemic===
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] response required by world governments including Canada, WestJet faced an unprecedented decline in demand for flights along with the rest of the aviation industry. In addition, there were numerous cases of COVID-19 reported on board WestJet flights.<ref>{{citation|title=Impacted Flights – Coronavirus (COVID-19)|url=https://blog.westjet.com/operational-updates-coronavirus-covid-19/|publisher=WestJet|date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>

In March 2020, WestJet suspended all international flights,<ref>{{cite news|title=WestJet to suspend all international and U.S. flights for 30 days starting Sunday|url=https://business.financialpost.com/transportation/airlines/westjet-to-suspend-all-international-and-u-s-flights-for-30-days-starting-march-22|publisher=National Post|date=March 17, 2020}}</ref> resulting in widespread workforce adjustments. Approximately half of the employees, totalling 6,900, were laid off on March 24.<ref>{{citation|title=WestJetters step up to minimize layoffs during COVID-19 crisis|url=https://blog.westjet.com/westjetters-step-up-to-minimize-layoffs-during-covid-19-crisis/|publisher=WestJet|date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> Subsequently, on April 9, WestJet temporarily rehired 6,400 employees through the federal wage subsidy program (CEWS).<ref>{{cite news|title=WestJet plans to use federal wage subsidy to rehire 6,400 employees|url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/air-canada-to-use-federal-wage-subsidy-to-re-hire-employees-westjet-still-evaluating/|publisher=Calgary Herald|date=April 9, 2020}}</ref> Additional layoffs followed, with approximately 8,000 employees between April and June,<ref>{{cite news|title='Last resort': WestJet laying off 1,700 pilots|url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/last-resort-westjet-laying-off-1700-pilots/|publisher=Calgary Herald|date=April 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=WestJet to lay off 3,000 more employees as demand for service craters|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-layoffs-1.5541755|publisher=CBC|date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> as part of a restructuring plan, leaving only 4,500 employees on the payroll. Before the pandemic, WestJet employed over 14,000 individuals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stephenson |first1=Amanda |title=WestJet employee head count down to 25% of pre-COVID levels |url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/westjet-employee-head-count-down-to-25-of-pre-covid-levels |access-date=January 28, 2023 |work=Calgary Herald |date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> By February 2021, the company laid off an additional 250 staff members due to ongoing travel restrictions.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} However, it is noteworthy that a majority of employees were successfully recalled by February 2022, reflecting the company's efforts in adapting to the challenging circumstances.
[[File:Westjet BCF.jpg|thumb|WestJet Cargo Boeing 737BCF taxies to the runway in Calgary for departure to Toronto]]
In June, 2021, WestJet announced that they would begin dedicated freighter operations using converted Boeing 737-800BCF Freighters in an attempt to benefit from the heavy cargo operations that occurred globally during the pandemic, but also to disrupt the air cargo industry in Canada.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=WestJet Cargo Announces Dedicated Freighters to Better Serve Canada |date=Jun 23, 2021 |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-cargo-announces-dedicated-freighters-to-better-serve-canada-883112161.html |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=en}}</ref> Although the first freighter was delivered in April, 2022 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=WestJet Cargo's first Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighter lands in Calgary |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2022/westjet-cargo-s-first-boeing-737-800-converted-freighter-lands-i |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=www.westjet.com |language=en}}</ref> they would not be certified by transport Canada for over a year after delivery in April 2023, with operations beginning later that same month. Initially, there were three BCF's in the fleet, with a fourth joining later on that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=STAT |date=2023-03-20 |title=WestJet Cargo gets Transport Canada nod certifying its 737-800 BCF |url=https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/westjet-cargo-gets-transport-canada-nod-certifying-its-737-800-converted-freighters-1348211 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=www.stattimes.com |language=en}}</ref>

===2022–present: Focus on Western Canada and strategic low-cost plan===
On June 16, 2022, WestJet announced that it will be reaffirming the airline's commitment to "embracing its cost-conscious roots in service of affordable air travel for Canadians". With this in mind, the current CEO has announced that the airline will be returning to its low-cost roots, shifting its focus to western Canada, and investing in leisure routes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Securing the future: how a growing, stronger, sustainable WestJet benefits Canadians |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2022/securing-the-future--how-a-growing--stronger--sustainable-westje |access-date=January 28, 2023 |work=www.westjet.com}}</ref> This change resulted in numerous routes and destinations in eastern Canada to be dropped.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pail |first=Anjuli |date=January 30, 2023 |title=WestJet cancels direct flights between 3 Canadian cities and Europe for summer 2023 |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/westjet-cancels-flights-between-halifax-and-europe-1.6730733 |access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 10, 2023 |title=More N.B. flights cut: WestJet cancels Moncton-Toronto flights starting in May |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/west-jet-flight-moncton-1.6774805 |access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref>

On September 29, 2022, WestJet announced it had placed an order for an additional 42 [[Boeing 737 MAX|Boeing 737 MAX 10]] aircraft, making the airline's narrow-body order book the largest in Canada.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2022/westjet-group-furthers-growth-strategy--inking-deal-with-boeing- | title=WestJet Group inks deal with Boeing for an additional 42 737-10 aircraft plus 22 options}}</ref>

On October 6, 2022, WestJet's CEO, Alexis von Hoensbroech, and Alberta Premier, [[Jason Kenney]], announced a major partnership between the [[Government of Alberta]] and the WestJet Group. The agreement outlined that [[Calgary International Airport]] would become WestJet's sole global hub and the company would designate the airport as "the only airport where WestJet connects directly to intercontinental destinations"<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet says it will make Calgary its global hub in announcing pact with province |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-agreement-calgary-hub-1.6607788 |website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111082000/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-agreement-calgary-hub-1.6607788 |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |url-status=live |last1=Sherif |first1=Omar}}</ref> Additionally, WestJet would base its entire [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]] fleet in Calgary, opening up the potential for new routes to Europe and Asia. WestJet would also base over 100 aircraft in Calgary and double its capacity at the airport before the end of the decade.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/westjet-calgary/ | title=Bold: WestJet Goes All-In on Calgary | date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>

On December 5, 2022, WestJet announced its first destination in Asia, with service from [[Calgary International Airport]] to [[Narita International Airport]] beginning with three times weekly service on April 30, 2023. WestJet also announced new routes from Calgary to [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport]] and [[Edinburgh Airport]], both being served three times a week beginning in May 2023, as well as frequency increases on existing European routes as a part of their plan to increase capacity in Calgary by more than 25% in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2022-12-05-WestJet-announces-new-service-to-Japan-and-Europe-as-part-of-planned-expansion-from-YYC-Calgary-International-Airport | title=WestJet announces new service to Japan and Europe as part of planned expansion from YYC Calgary International Airport}}</ref>

In November 2023, WestJet announced the restart of transatlantic service in Eastern Canada utilizing its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet, with the return of service from Toronto to [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] and [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=WestJet growth plan soars with intercontinental expansion across Canada |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2023/westjet-growth-plan-soars-with-intercontinental-expansion-across1 |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=www.westjet.com}}</ref> St. John's to [[Gatwick Airport|London (Gatwick)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=WestJet addresses key air access gap from St. John's with addition of direct transatlantic flights to London |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2023/westjet-addresses-key-air-access-gap-from-st--john-s-with-additi0 |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=www.westjet.com}}</ref> and Halifax to Dublin, Edinburgh and London (Gatwick). The airline also announced the expansion of transatlantic service from Calgary with new non-stop flights to [[Keflavík International Airport|Keflavík Airport]] in Reykjavik, Iceland. WestJet also revealed plans to expand its Asian footprint with new seasonal service from [[Calgary International Airport]] to South Korea's [[Incheon International Airport]].<ref name=":2" />

In June 2024, WestJet's aircraft mechanic union launched a three-day strike, forcing over 1000 flights to be cancelled in the lead up to the Canada Day long weekend.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maimann |first=Kevin |date=July 1, 2024 |title=WestJet cancellations continue after mechanics' strike ends, frustrating and confusing travellers |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-cancellations-continue-1.7251644 |work=CBC News}}</ref> In October 2024, WestJet will be transitioning all [[WestJet Link]] routes from Link to Encore, ending the airline's six-year capacity purchase agreement with [[Pacific Coastal Airlines]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=WestJet transitions WestJet Link routes to WestJet Encore for fall 2024 |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2024/westjet-transitions-westjet-link-routes-to-westjet-encore-for-fa |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=www.westjet.com}}</ref> The change is announced as a growth strategy for WestJet's regional network, which will see the WestJet Link routes now being operated by WestJet Encore's 78-seat [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Q400]], as opposed to Pacific Coastal's 34-seat [[Saab 340|Saab 340B]].

In March 2025, WestJet decided their dedicated freighter network was no longer viable and would not be part of the airlines long-term plans. As a result, the airline began the process of ending its dedicated freighter network and focusing their cargo operations on belly cargo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brett |first=Damian |date=2025-03-27 |title=WestJet confirms end of freighter operations and de Bruijn exit |url=https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/westjet-confirms-end-of-freighter-operations-and-de-bruijn-exit/1079866.article |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Air Cargo News }}</ref> At the time, two of the airlines four Boeing 737-800BCF's were in storage, with the other two primarily operating flights for Cargojet on that airlines route between [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] to [[L.F. Wade International Airport]] in Bermuda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-fjws |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Flightradar24 |language=en}}</ref> This decision was also led by Kirsten de Bruijn's (Executive VP of Westjet Cargo) decision to exit WestJet.

In June 2025, WestJet suffered a [[data breach]] attack from what they describe as a "sophisticated, criminal third party." The data exposed in the breach included names, contact details and travel documents, though no payment information was exfiltrated. WestJet made a notice to U.S. residents on September 29, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada's WestJet says some passenger data exposed in cybersecurity breach |url=https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/canadas-westjet-says-some-passenger-data-exposed-cybersecurity-breach-2025-09-29/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |work=Reuters |date=September 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=WestJet says some passengers' personal info stolen in June security breach |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-security-breach-june-2025-1.7646467 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |work=CBC News |agency=The Canadian Press |date=September 29, 2025}}</ref>

In September 2025, WestJet ordered 60 [[Boeing 737 MAX|737 MAX 10]] and 7 [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|787-9 Dreamliner]] aircraft, worth {{USD|10,000,000,000}} making this the largest-ever Canadian order of Boeing airplanes.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/westjet-ordering-new-boeing-aircraft-including-737-10-max-and-787-9-dreamliners/article_d201abd6-c6ff-52de-9c16-22c8599d0509.html| title=WestJet ordering new Boeing aircraft including 737-10 Max and 787-9 Dreamliners| website=thecanadianpressnews.ca| date=September 3, 2025| url-status=live| archive-date=September 4, 2025| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250904205611/https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/westjet-ordering-new-boeing-aircraft-including-737-10-max-and-787-9-dreamliners/article_d201abd6-c6ff-52de-9c16-22c8599d0509.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet| user=BoeingAirplanes| number=1963314109820076300| title=Thank you, @WestJet, for the largest-ever Canadian order of Boeing airplanes with 67 more jets! 🍁 This includes: ✈️ 60 737-10 jets ✈️ Seven 787-9 airplanes| date=September 3, 2025}}</ref>

==Acquisition of Sunwing ==
On March 2, 2022, the WestJet Group announced its intent to acquire the Canadian low-cost airline [[Sunwing Airlines|Sunwing]]. Both WestJet and Sunwing reported that they had reached a mutual, definitive agreement for the merger. Following the close of the transaction, the two airlines would create a new "tour business operating unit" which would be led by current Sunwing CEO Stephen Hunter, which would bind the two airlines' vacation units - Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations - together. The "tour business operating unit" would be based out of Sunwing's head office in [[Toronto]], while the operations of Sunwing would be transitioned and managed at WestJet's head office in [[Calgary]]. The acquisition announcement was made shortly after WestJet's new CEO Alexis Von Hoensbroech assumed the role. Shortly after, the Canadian [[Competition Bureau]] was asked to review this intent.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2022-03-02-WESTJET-GROUP-TO-ACQUIRE-SUNWING-VACATIONS-AND-SUNWING-AIRLINES,-DELIVERING-GREATER-VALUE-AND-MORE-SUN-DESTINATIONS-FOR-CANADIANS | title=WestJet Group to acquire Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines}}</ref>

On October 26, 2022, the Canadian Competition Bureau sent a letter to [[Transport Canada]] under the [[Government of Canada]], raising "significant concerns" and "uncertainty" on the acquisition. The letter raised concerns about the elimination of competition between the two airlines, which would result in "substantial lessening" or "prevention" of competition in the sale of airline vacation packages to Canadians, specifically for ones which are for sun destinations, such as [[Mexico]] or the [[Caribbean]]. The report stated that "the proposed transaction will result in one of Canada's largest integrated tour operations being acquired by one of its primary rivals in the provision of vacation packages." The report also stated that "overall, WestJet and Sunwing account for 37 percent of non-stop capacity between [[Canada]] and sun destinations, and 72 percent of non-stop capacity between [[Western Canada]] and sun destinations." The report also outlined warnings in which for the acquisition would take place, it would likely result in "higher ticket prices and lower services offered."

In the report, the Competition Bureau also raised concerns about the "monopoly" that the merger would create on 16 routes between Canada and Mexico or the Caribbean. However, in an emailed statement to the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] which was sent on October 26, 2022, from Sunwing spokesperson Melanie Anne Filipp said that the routes which were identified by the Competition Bureau were "predominately" in Western Canada and accounted for a "very small portion of Sunwing's operations" - just over 10 percent - and were "primarily seasonal routes". As well, Filipp says that 6 out of 16 routes that the Competition Bureau had identified as a concern were no longer being operated by Sunwing. "We remain confident that this transaction is good news for Canadians."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sunwing-westjet-competition-1.6629952 | title= Canadian Competition Bureau has "concerns" about planned WestJet Sunwing merger}}</ref>

News outlets have also been quoting [[Air Canada]] and [[Air Transat]]'s failed merger.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.travelweek.ca/news/will-history-repeat-itself-with-the-westjet-sunwing-deal-aviation-expert-weighs-in/ | title= Will history repeat itself between WestJet and Sunwing merger? | date= November 17, 2022}}</ref> The acquisition, which was set to merge Canada's largest airline with Canada's third largest and top leisure airline, fell through, even after the [[Government of Canada|Canadian government]] gave Air Canada and Transat the green light to go through with the merger, which saw Air Canada buyout Air Transat for just over US$150 million. It fell through after [[European Union]] regulators refused to grant Air Canada and [[Transat A.T.]] the go-ahead for the buyout, which is where Air Transat and Air Canada gain lots of revenue - on trans-Atlantic flights from Canada to Europe. In April 2021, Air Canada and Air Transat mutually agreed to terminate the buyout.

On March 10, 2023, the Canadian federal government formally approved the WestJet-Sunwing merger. "Today's decision was not taken lightly, especially in light of everything that happened over the holidays for those who flew with Sunwing,” Canadian Transport Minister [[Omar Alghabra]] said in a statement, as he referred to the chaos during the [[December 2022 North American winter storm|December 2022 North American winter snowstorm]] that disrupted millions who had travel plans over the winter holidays. Sunwing's handling over the situation was heavily criticized as it left thousands stranded in [[Cancún]], Mexico. “After considering the pros and cons, we have made the decision that will allow Sunwing to continue to provide affordable vacation packages to Canadians, create more good jobs and protect current jobs as well as Canadians who have already purchased tickets.” he continued. However, with the green light, are several conditions in which the merger must follow. It goes as follows:<ref name="Reynolds">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2023/06/17/cp-newsalert-westjet-to-shut-down-sunwing-airlines-merge-it-with-mainline-business.html|title=WestJet to shut down Sunwing Airlines, merge it with mainline business|last=Reynolds|first=Christopher|website=[[Toronto Star]] |date=June 17, 2023 |access-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref>

* Extending [[Sunwing Airlines|Sunwing]] vacation packages to five new Canadian cities
* Maintaining a vacations business head office in [[Toronto]] and a regional head office in [[Montreal]] for at least five years
* Improve regional connectivity and baggage handling
* Boost net employment at Sunwing's aforementioned [[Toronto]] head office
* Gradually ending its seasonal plane-leasing practice to protect jobs in Canada (refers to Sunwing's seasonal practices of leasing its [[Boeing 737]] aircraft to airlines in Europe, such as [[TUI Group|TUI]], whom it has leased its aircraft to during the summer season for several years now.)

[[File:Swoop Airlines (WestJet) Boeing 737-800 in Toronto (YYZ).jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 737-800]] still bearing the [[Swoop (airline)|Swoop]] livery in 2024]]
On May 1, 2023, the WestJet Group completed its acquisition of Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing. Stephen Hunter, formerly the CEO of Sunwing Vacations, has been appointed CEO of the WestJet Group's Vacations Business, responsible for all tour operating and vacation package businesses of both the Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations brands. The WestJet Group's newly combined tour operator businesses, comprising WestJet Vacations and Sunwing Vacations, will be headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and will continue to operate a Montreal office.

On June 17, 2023, WestJet confirmed it will wind down Sunwing, integrating the low-cost carrier into its mainline business within two years as part of a plan to streamline operations on an unknown date.<ref name="Reynolds"/>

On September 29, 2023, WestJet stated via an announcement that they aim to merge Sunwing's entirety into WestJet by October 2024. They plan to integrate all of Sunwing's 18 [[Boeing 737]] aircraft into WestJet's mainline fleet and transition more than 2,000 current Sunwing employees into WestJet's existing structure by that date. This merger is on top of WestJet's decision to shut down [[Swoop (airline)|Swoop]], its former ultra-[[low-cost carrier]] which it brought into the market in 2017. As of October 2023, Swoop has been fully integrated into WestJet; however, the aircraft from Swoop retain the Swoop livery and cabin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9995938/westjet-to-merge-with-sunwing-airlines-by-october-2024/|title=WestJet to merge Sunwing Airlines by October 2024|website=[[Global News]] |date=September 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9758088/westjet-shuts-down-swoop/|title=WestJet will shut down Swoop by October 2023|website=[[Global News]] |date=June 9, 2023}}</ref>

==Corporate affairs==
===Ownership and structure===
[[File:WestJetHQ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|WestJet's headquarters is based at [[Calgary International Airport]].]]
WestJet Airlines Ltd. is operated by WestJet Group, a private company, incorporated and domiciled in Canada, which since December 2019 has been owned by Toronto-based private equity firm [[Onex Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/onexs-5b-acquisition-of-westjet-closes/|title=Onex's $5B acquisition of WestJet closes|first=Amanda|last=Stephenson|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref>

On May 13, 2019, WestJet announced that it had accepted an offer from Onex Corporation to purchase the company, a $5-billion deal that would require shareholder approval (in July) and regulatory approval. The offer was for $31 a share, substantially higher than the closing price of approximately $18 at the close of trading on the previous business day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-onex-private-sale-1.5134407?cmp=newsletter-Morning+Brief+May+14+2019 |title=What the sale of WestJet means for jobs, fares, routes — and investors |date=May 14, 2019 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=May 14, 2019 |quote=Ryder speculates that Onex, with its sizable war chest for acquisitions, might want to buy one of the discount airlines in Canada and merge it with Swoop, WestJet's ultra-low-cost carrier.}}</ref> Completion of the acquisition was announced on December 11, 2019, after the regulator had determined that WestJet will continue to meet Canadian ownership and control requirements if Onex amends its bylaws to ensure any matters voted on by the board of directors are done with a majority of Canadian directors present.

WestJet's shares were withdrawn from the market, having previously been publicly traded on the [[Toronto Stock Exchange]] (TSX) under the symbol WJA.<ref name="2016 Report">{{cite web|title= 2016 Annual Report |date= February 6, 2017|url=https://www.westjet.com/assets/wj-web/documents/en/about-us/financialReports/WestJet2016AR.pdf|access-date= September 26, 2017}}</ref>

On May 9, 2025, [[Delta Air Lines]] acquired 15% of WestJet for US$300 million (and selling its 2.3% stake to [[Air France–KLM]]), with [[Korean Air]] acquiring a 10% stake for US$220 million. Onex Group retained the other 75%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delta, Korean Air to strengthen partnerships with WestJet |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2025/delta--korean-air-to-strengthen-partnerships-with-westjet |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=www.westjet.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>WestJet snuggles up to SkyTeam ''Airliner World'' July 2025 page 15</ref> The transaction was closed on October 22, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Partnership |first=WESTJET, an Alberta |title=Onex Partners and its affiliated funds and co-investors close sale of 25 per cent equity stake in WestJet to Delta, Korean Air and Air France-KLM |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/onex-partners-and-its-affiliated-funds-and-co-investors-close-sale-of-25-per-cent-equity-stake-in-westjet-to-delta-korean-air-and-air-france-klm-813181900.html |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=en}}</ref>

====WestJet Encore====
[[File:WestJetEncoreDash8-Q400C-GEWR YYCNovember2018.jpg|thumb|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400]] used by [[WestJet Encore]], a regional airline subsidiary]]
{{Main|WestJet Encore}}

WestJet Encore is WestJet's affiliated regional airline, which commenced operations on June&nbsp;24, 2013, with a fleet of [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8]] twin-turboprop aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2012/11/07/westjets-new-regional-carrier-encore-aims-for-mid-june-takeoff |title=WestJet's new regional carrier Encore aims for mid-June takeoff|first=Scott|last=Deveau|work=[[Financial Post]]|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> WestJet Encore was granted its separate Air Operator Certificate from Transport Canada, on June 12, 2013.<ref>[https://worldairlinenews.com/2013/06/12/westjet-encore-receives-its-air-operator-certificate/] World Airline News, WestJet Encore receives Air Operator Certificate. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> It was set up to serve smaller communities in Canada.

====WestJet Vacations====
WestJet Vacations is a subsidiary of the [[Sunwing Vacations Group]]. The vacation arm was established to provide customers with comprehensive travel packages, combining flights and accommodations to various destinations. The service was officially launched in June 2006,<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet Vacations marks 10 years and millions of memories |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-vacations-marks-10-years-and-millions-of-memories-581485821.html |website=www.newswire.ca |access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref> allowing WestJet to extend its offerings beyond air travel and cater to the growing demand for all-inclusive vacation options.<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet Annual Information 2006 |url=https://www.westjet.com/assets/wj-web/documents/en/investorMedia/financialReports/WestJet2006AIF.pdf |access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref>

WestJet Vacations offers a range of travel packages, including flights, accommodations, and sometimes car rentals or other amenities. These packages are designed to provide customers with convenience and cost savings when planning their vacations. The destinations covered by WestJet Vacations span across popular tourist spots in Mexico, the Caribbean, the United States, and other locations.

==== Sunwing Vacations Group ====
{{Main|Sunwing Vacations Group}}

The recently established Sunwing Vacations Group, a part of the WestJet Group, comprises five prominent vacation and travel brands: [[Sunwing Airlines|Sunwing Vacations]], WestJet Vacations, [[Vacation Express]] (a U.S. tour operator), and travel retailers SellOffVacations.com and Luxe Destination Weddings. This development follows the WestJet Group's acquisition of Sunwing, finalized in May 2023. Despite their integration, each brand under the Sunwing Vacations Group umbrella will maintain its unique identity, collectively representing the largest vacation brands in North America, as highlighted by Andrew Dawson, President of Tour Operations for Sunwing Vacations Group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Newly created Sunwing Vacations Group is WestJet Group's vacation division |url=https://www.travelweek.ca/news/airlines/newly-created-sunwing-vacations-group-is-westjet-groups-vacation-division/ |website=Travelweek |access-date=February 14, 2024 |date=October 13, 2023}}</ref>

=== Former subsidiaries ===

====WestJet Link====
[[File:WestJet Link YYC.jpg|thumb|A [[Saab 340]] formerly used by [[WestJet Link]], a subsidiary that connected feeder flights to WestJet hubs]]
{{Main|WestJet Link}}

WestJet Link, launched in June 2018, was a capacity purchase agreement with [[Pacific Coastal Airlines]] operating flights on behalf of WestJet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-link-launch-delayed-672040033.html|title=WestJet Link launch delayed|website=www.newswire.ca}}</ref> The service "link[ed]" passengers from WestJet's hubs at Calgary and Vancouver to smaller communities in Western Canada using [[Saab 340|Saab 340B]] aircraft.<ref name=Link>{{cite news|url=http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1296|title=WestJet introduces WestJet Link|publisher=WestJet |date=November 24, 2017 |access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> The agreement ended in October 2024, with WestJet transitioning most routes from Link to Encore.<ref name=":3" />

====Swoop====
{{Main|Swoop (airline)}}

Swoop was an [[Low-cost carrier#Ultra low-cost carrier|ultra low-cost carrier]] (ULCC) owned by WestJet that commenced operations on June 20, 2018. Swoop operated a fleet of Boeing [[737-800]] aircraft, and later received Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Low-cost airline Swoop's maiden flight lands in Abbotsford |work=British Columbia |date=June 19, 2018 |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/low-cost-airline-swoops-maiden-flight-lands-in-abbotsford/ |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> All of these aircraft were transferred to WestJet's fleet at the end of its life.{{cn|date=October 2025}} Swoop fully integrated with WestJet's mainline operations on October 28, 2023.<ref name="end">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-swoop-1.6871478|title=WestJet shutting down discount airline Swoop|first=Peter|last=Evans|publisher=[[CBC News]]|website=[[CBC News]].ca|date=June 9, 2023|access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref>

===Business trends===
The key trends for the WestJet Group (including subsidiaries) are:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! (years ending December 31)
! 2012
! 2013
! 2014
! 2015
! 2016
! 2017
! 2018
|-
| Turnover ([[Canadian dollar|C$]]m)
| align=center|3,427
| align=center|3,662
| align=center|3,977
| align=center|4,029
| align=center|4,123
| align=center|4,507
! align=center|4,733
|-
| Net profit after tax (C$m)
| align=center|242
| align=center|269
| align=center|317
| align=center|368
| align=center|295
| align=center|279
! align=center|91
|-
| Number of employees ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]] at year end)
| align=center|7,742
| align=center|8,000
| align=center|8,698
| align=center|9,211
| align=center|9,988
| align=center|11,089
! align=center|11,624
|-
| Number of passengers (m)
| align=center|17.4
| align=center|18.5
| align=center|19.7
| align=center|20.3
| align=center|22.0
| align=center|24.1
! align=center|25.5
|-
| Passenger load factor (%)
| align=center|82.8
| align=center|81.7
| align=center|81.4
| align=center|80.0
| align=center|81.8
| align=center|83.6
! align=center|83.8
|-
| Number of aircraft (at year end)
| align=center|100
| align=center|113
| align=center|122
| align=center|140
| align=center|153
| align=center|168
! align=center|177
|-
| <small>''Notes/sources''</small>
| align="center" |<ref name="2016 Report"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="2016 Report"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="2016 Report"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="2016 Report"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="2016 Report"/>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westjet.com/assets/wj-web/documents/en/about-us/financialReports/WestJet-Q4-2017-MDA.pdf|title=Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operating Results for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016|website=www.westjet.com|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
! align="center" |<ref name="auto1"/>
|}

Annual accounts do not appear to have been published for 2019 onward, as WestJet became a private company that year and no longer publicizes this information.

==Destinations and hubs==

===Hubs===
WestJet currently operates two hubs.

* [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]]: WestJet's Western Canada global hub. WestJet's fleet of [[Boeing 787-9]] aircraft are based at this airport.
* [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]: WestJet's Eastern Canada hub connecting to destinations across Canada and sun destinations.

===Destinations===

{{Further|List of WestJet destinations}}WestJet and WestJet Encore currently fly to more than 100 destinations in 28 countries<ref name=":02"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2024 |title=WestJet Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections |url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-westjet-ws |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=www.flightconnections.com}}</ref> throughout North and Central America, the Caribbean and Europe including 39 cities in Canada and 29 in the United States. WestJet provides the most Canadian flights to [[Cancún]], [[Puerto Vallarta]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] and [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], offering non-stop routes (some of them seasonal) from twelve Canadian cities to Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, nine to Las Vegas and eleven to Orlando. Since 2008, WestJet is the largest international carrier, by volume of passengers, flying into Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|last= Russell|first= Scott|title= Fiscal year 2009 (Starts July 2008) Enplaned and Deplaned International Passengers|website=McCarran International Airport|publisher= Clark County Department of Aviation|date= May 28, 2009|url= http://cms.mccarran.com/dsweb/Get/Document-256434/Total%20International%20Pax%202009.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714055916/http://cms.mccarran.com/dsweb/Get/Document-256434/Total%20International%20Pax%202009.pdf|archive-date = July 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last = Velotta|first = Richard|title = WestJet is McCarran's biggest growth story|newspaper = Las Vegas Sun|date = April 30, 2010|url = http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/30/westjet-mccarrans-biggest-growth-story/|access-date = July 1, 2010}}</ref> WestJet also serves 20 destinations in the Caribbean and seven in Mexico, some on a seasonal basis.[[File:WestJetCheckinYQRAugust2018.jpg|thumb|Queue to WestJet check-in counters at [[Regina International Airport]]]]In July 2015, WestJet announced flights to [[Gatwick Airport]] operated by [[Boeing 767]] aircraft, which had not previously been part of the airline's fleet, starting spring 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1000|title=WestJet announces service to London Gatwick|work=mediaroom.com}}</ref>

In January 2018, WestJet announced its first flight to mainland Europe. WestJet started flying between Halifax and Paris in May 2018. The airline in this route is being operated with its new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet heads to Paris and London from Halifax |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-heads-to-paris-and-london-from-halifax-671641603.html |website=newswire.ca}}</ref>

In October 2018, new international destinations and routes were announced. Starting in 2019, WestJet began direct flights from Calgary to Dublin and Paris. WestJet is using its new [[Boeing 787]] aircraft to fly these new routes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/westjet-announces-new-international-flights-from-calgary-on-dreamliner-aircraft|title=WestJet announces new direct Dreamliner flights to Europe from Calgary &#124; Calgary Herald|work=calgaryherald |date=October 10, 2018}}</ref> In addition, the current Calgary to [[Gatwick Airport]] route, which was formerly served by WestJet's Boeing 767 aircraft, has been replaced by new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ca.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/westjet-announces-calgary-to-europe-flights-for-new-dreamliners.html|title=WestJet Announces Calgary to Europe Flights For New Dreamliners|website=TravelPulse}}</ref> At the end of October, WestJet also announced two new destinations. It began flights between [[Calgary]] and [[Atlanta]], WestJet's expected joint-venture carrier [[Delta Air Lines]]' largest hub, in March 2019. WestJet is the only carrier operating a direct route between Calgary and Atlanta. The airline also announced flights between [[Toronto]] and [[Barcelona]], its second destination in mainland Europe which began in May 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet Adds Toronto-Barcelona and Calgary-Atlanta for 2019 |url=https://ca.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/westjet-adds-toronto-barcelona-and-calgary-atlanta-for-2019.html |website=TravelPulse}}</ref> In June 2021, WestJet announced the opening of a new route from Calgary to [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2021-06-14-WestJet-introduces-service-to-Amsterdam-from-Calgary|title=WestJet introduces service to Amsterdam from Calgary|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=June 14, 2021|website=WestJet}}</ref> followed by Seattle in November 2021,<ref>{{cite web |author=WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership |title=WestJet's inaugural flight between Calgary and Seattle takes off |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-s-inaugural-flight-between-calgary-and-seattle-takes-off-818367555.html |website=www.newswire.ca |access-date=April 23, 2024|date=November 4, 2021}}</ref> providing convenient connections for business and leisure travellers.

In 2022, WestJet embraced a focus on offering connections to a major international hub and replaced its previous service to London Gatwick with a new route to London [[Heathrow Airport]] in March,<ref>{{cite web |author=WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership |title=WestJet Takes Off for London's Heathrow Airport |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-takes-off-for-london-s-heathrow-airport-864281310.html |website=newswire.ca |access-date=April 23, 2024|date=March 27, 2022}}</ref> and [[Rome]] was added to WestJet's European offerings in May.<ref>{{cite web |author=WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership|title=Ciao Roma! WestJet takes off for The Eternal City |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ciao-roma-westjet-takes-off-for-the-eternal-city-853833722.html |website=www.newswire.ca |access-date=April 23, 2024|date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, WestJet strengthened its presence in the [[United States]], and its partnership with [[Delta Air Lines]] with new routes to [[Detroit]] in May and [[Minneapolis]] and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington Dulles]] in June.<ref>{{cite web |author=WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership |title=WestJet brings new U.S. destinations and enhanced domestic connectivity to summer schedule as airline's new growth strategy takes flight |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-brings-new-u-s-destinations-and-enhanced-domestic-connectivity-to-summer-schedule-as-airline-s-new-growth-strategy-takes-flight-816347314.html |website=www.newswire.ca |access-date=April 23, 2024|date=February 13, 2023}}</ref> The Detroit service strengthens WestJet's presence in the U.S. Midwest, and Minneapolis gained year-round transborder connectivity with the new route, while Washington Dulles offers access to the political and business hub of the United States capital.

Services to [[Tokyo]], WestJet's first destination outside of North America and Europe, began in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web |author=WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership |title=History in the making: WestJet celebrates inaugural flight to Tokyo's Narita International Airport |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/history-in-the-making-westjet-celebrates-inaugural-flight-to-tokyo-s-narita-international-airport-841050970.html |website=www.newswire.ca |access-date=April 23, 2024|date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> [[Bonaire]], the 'B' in [[ABC islands (Leeward Antilles)|ABC Islands]], joined WestJet's vacation destinations in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web |author=WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership |title=WestJet to serve as Canada's gateway to world-renowned shore diving destination, Bonaire |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-to-serve-as-canada-s-gateway-to-world-renowned-shore-diving-destination-bonaire-857402132.html |website=www.newswire.ca |access-date=April 23, 2024|date=July 4, 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, the airline announced upcoming services to [[Reykjavík]], Iceland ([[Keflavík]])<ref>{{cite web |author=WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership |title=WestJet growth plan soars with intercontinental expansion across Canada |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-growth-plan-soars-with-intercontinental-expansion-across-canada-802771034.html |website=newswire.ca |access-date=April 23, 2024|date=November 15, 2023}}</ref> and [[Seoul]], South Korea both to begin in May.<ref>{{cite web |author=WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership|title=WestJet adds direct connectivity between Seoul and Calgary to summer 2024 schedule |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-adds-direct-connectivity-between-seoul-and-calgary-to-summer-2024-schedule-895147065.html |website=newswire.ca |access-date=April 23, 2024|date=December 14, 2023}}</ref>

==Alliances and codeshare agreements==
===History===
In 1999, WestJet was in talks regarding a possible 'feeder' arrangement for Air Canada's network.<ref>{{cite web
| last = Hegeman
| first = Holly
| title = For Canadian Airlines, More Money Isn't the Answer; New Management Is
| publisher = TheStreet.com
| date = March 11, 1999
| url = http://www.thestreet.com/story/723354/1/for-canadian-airlines-more-money-isnt-the-answer-new-management-is.html
| access-date = July 16, 2009
}}</ref> These talks were discontinued when Air Canada went forward with the acquisition of Canadian Airlines the following year.

In 2005, WestJet began a limited interline agreement with Taiwan-based [[China Airlines]], in part to test the company's capability to partner with other carriers.<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Karp
| first = Aaron
| title = WestJet in talks with Air France regarding interline agreement
| newspaper = Air Transport World Online
| date = November 20, 2007
| url = http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=10891
| access-date = August 1, 2009
}}</ref>

In 2006, WestJet announced it had been in talks with 70 airlines around the world interested in an interline or codeshare agreement.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = WestJet chief laying the groundwork
| newspaper = Globe and Mail
| date = April 1, 2010
| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/westjet-chief-laying-the-groundwork/article1519559/
| access-date = April 1, 2010
| location = Toronto
| first = Brent
| last = Jang
| archive-date = April 3, 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100403001644/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/westjet-chief-laying-the-groundwork/article1519559/

}}</ref><ref name="theglobeandmail1">{{Cite news
| title = WestJet shopping for global partners
| newspaper = Globe and Mail
| date = June 3, 2010
| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/westjet-shopping-for-global-partners/article1591569/
| access-date = June 3, 2010
| location = Toronto
| archive-date = June 5, 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100605002229/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/westjet-shopping-for-global-partners/article1591569/

}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/WestJet+teams+with+British+Airways/3946684/story.html |title=WestJet teams up with British Airways |publisher=Canada.com |date=December 8, 2010 |access-date=March 3, 2011}} {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> In August 2006, in a [[The Globe and Mail|''Globe and Mail'']] interview, then-WestJet CEO Sean Durfy stated that WestJet was in talks with [[Oneworld]]. Durfy said that, if a deal with Oneworld were reached, it would allow WestJet to maintain its scheduling flexibility;<ref>{{Cite news
|last = Jang
|first = Brent
|title = WestJet Looks to Fly Higher with Oneworld
|newspaper = The Globe and Mail
|date = August 31, 2006
|url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060831.wxrwestjet31/BNStory/Business/home
|access-date = October 31, 2006
|location = Toronto
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060902203208/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060831.wxrwestjet31/BNStory/Business/home
|archive-date = September 2, 2006
}}</ref> Durfy was later quoted in 2007 saying that a deal for WestJet to join the Oneworld alliance was unlikely.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = WestJet says link up with alliance not likely
| newspaper = Toronto Star
| date = June 6, 2007
| url = https://www.thestar.com/Business/article/222012
| access-date = February 23, 2009
}}</ref> Despite this, WestJet did formalize a deal with Oneworld in November 2008, to partner on sales of travel to corporate and business travellers.<ref>{{cite press release
|title = Oneworld and WestJet introduce global travel program for businesses in Canada
|publisher = WestJet
|date = November 4, 2008
|url = http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1611044863&view=87295-2&Start=0
|access-date = February 23, 2009
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524181419/http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1611044863&view=87295-2&Start=0
|archive-date = May 24, 2015
}}</ref>

In July 2008, WestJet announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding to build a distribution and codeshare agreement with U.S.-based [[Southwest Airlines]]. However, in April 2010, WestJet announced that the airline partnership with Southwest Airlines was terminated, and in October 2010, WestJet partnered with [[American Airlines]] instead<ref>{{Cite news
|last = Deveau
|first = Scott
|title = WestJet, American may strike code deal
|newspaper = Financial Post
|date = October 4, 2010
|url = http://www.financialpost.com/news/WestJet+American+strike+code+deal/3622610/story.html
|access-date = December 22, 2010
}} {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> and later added Delta Air Lines. In light of a possible joint venture between WestJet and [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], [[American Airlines|American]] and WestJet ceased their codeshare agreement on July 31, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.travelweek.ca/news/analysis-westjet-and-delta-want-to-expand-with-a-joint-venture-whats-the-impact-for-the-travel-industry/|title=Analysis: WestJet and Delta want to expand with a joint venture. What's the impact? - Travelweek|first=Michael |last=Schoenberger|date=March 9, 2018|work=Travelweek|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.travelweek.ca/news/westjet-aa-move-cut-ties-wake-delta-deal/ |title=WestJet, AA move to cut ties in wake of Delta deal - Travelweek |author=Travelweek Group|date=December 27, 2017|work=Travelweek|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, WestJet, [[easyJet]] and [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] teamed up to provide direct connections at London [[Gatwick Airport]]. The scheme, dubbed by easyJet as "Worldwide by easyJet" allows passengers to connect from easyJet flights to American and Canadian destinations with WestJet and Norwegian.

===Codeshare agreements===
As of January 2025, WestJet has [[codeshare agreement]]s with the following airlines:<ref name="partners">{{Cite web |title=Our airline partners |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/about-us/airline-partners |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=[[WestJet]]}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Aeroméxico]]
* [[Air France]]
* [[Air Transat]]
* [[Azores Airlines]]
* [[Cathay Pacific]]
* [[China Airlines]]
* [[China Eastern Airlines]]
* [[China Southern Airlines]]
* [[Condor (airline)|Condor]]
* [[Delta Air Lines]]
* [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]
* [[Hainan Airlines]]
* [[Hong Kong Airlines]]
* [[Japan Airlines]]
* [[KLM]]
* [[Korean Air]]
* [[LATAM Airlines]]
* [[Philippine Airlines]]
* [[Qantas]]
* [[Virgin Atlantic]]{{cn|date=October 2025}}
* [[XiamenAir]]
{{div col end}}

=== Interline agreements ===
As of January 2025, WestJet additionally maintains [[interlining]] agreements with the following airlines:<ref name="partners"/>

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Aer Lingus]]
* [[Air China]]
* [[Air New Zealand]]
* [[Air North]]
* [[Air Tahiti Nui]]
* [[Air Transat]]
* [[Alaska Airlines]]
* [[American Airlines]]
* [[British Airways]]
* [[Canadian North]]
* [[Central Mountain Air]]
* [[El Al]]
* [[Etihad Airways]]
* [[EVA Air]]
* [[Fiji Airways]]
* [[Finnair]]
* [[Icelandair]]
* [[LOT Polish Airlines]]
* [[Pacific Coastal Airlines]]
* [[Pakistan International Airlines]]
* [[PAL Airlines]]
* [[Qatar Airways]]
* [[Royal Air Maroc]]
* [[TAP Air Portugal]]
* [[Tunisair]]
* [[United Airlines]]
* [[Virgin Australia]]
{{div col end}}

==Fleet==
===Current fleet===
{{As of|2025|8}}, WestJet operates an all-[[Boeing Commercial Airplanes|Boeing]] mainline fleet composed of the following aircraft:<ref name="fleet">{{TCregister|WESTJET|WestJet|December 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Commercial |url=https://www.boeing.com/commercial#orders-deliveries |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=www.boeing.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+WestJet fleet
! rowspan="2" |Aircraft
! rowspan="2" |In service
! rowspan="2" |Orders
! colspan="5" |Passengers
! rowspan="2" |Notes
! rowspan="2" |Refs
|-
!<abbr title="Business Class">J</abbr>
!<abbr title="Premium Economy Class">W</abbr>
!<abbr title="Extended Comfort">Y+</abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy Class">Y</abbr>
!Total
|-
|[[Boeing 737-700]]
|36
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|12
|12
|108
|132
|Already being phased out, with more planned to be in the future.<br />No date has been set for total retirement of this variant.
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 737-700 Next-Generation |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircraft/boeing-737-700-next-generation}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Boeing 737-800]]
|36
| rowspan="3" |&mdash;
| rowspan="3" |&mdash;
|12
|24
|138
|174
|
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamm |first=Heike |date=August 9, 2024 |title=Aergo Capital acquires and leases back eight aircraft to WestJet |url=https://avitrader.com/2024/08/09/aergo-capital-acquires-and-leases-back-eight-aircraft-to-westjet/#:~:text=Aergo%20Capital%20Limited%20has%20successfully,carrier%20to%20its%20client%20portfolio. |access-date=January 19, 2025 |website=AviTrader Aviation News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 737-800 Next Generation |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircraft/boeing-737-800-next-generation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet continues fleet expansion, adding Sunwing aircraft |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2025/westjet-continues-fleet-expansion--adding-sunwing-aircraft}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |19
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|189
|189
|10 transferred from [[Swoop (airline)|Swoop]] with its configuration and livery.<br />9 transferred from [[Sunwing Airlines|Sunwing]] with its configuration.<br />All to be reconfigured by the end of 2025.
|-
|12
|36
|132
|180
|New standard configuration.<br />All-economy transferred aircraft to receive this configuration first.
|<ref>https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/westjet-new-boeing-737-cabin</ref><ref>https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircraft/cabin-updates</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{nowrap|[[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]}}
|32
| rowspan="3" |14
| rowspan="3" |&mdash;
|12
|24
|138
|174
|
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 737-8 MAX |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircraft/boeing-737-8-max}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 21, 2025 |title=WestJet gears up for summer growth after snapping up planes from defunct Lynx Air |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-westjet-gears-up-for-summer-growth-after-snapping-up-planes-from/#:~:text=Fuelling%20that%20uptick%20are%20the,held%20up%20amid%20production%20issues. |access-date=February 7, 2025 |work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |24
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|189
|189
|6 transferred from Swoop with its configuration and livery.<br />9 transferred from [[Lynx Air]] with its configuration.<br />9 transferred from Sunwing with its configuration.<br />All to be reconfigured by the end of 2025.
|-
|12
|36
|132
|180
|New standard configuration.<br />All-economy transferred aircraft to receive this configuration first.
|<ref>https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/westjet-new-boeing-737-cabin</ref><ref>https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircraft/cabin-updates</ref>
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Boeing 737 MAX 10]]}}
|&mdash;
|102
|&mdash;
|12
| colspan="2" |200
|212
|Launch customer.<br />Order with 47 options.<br>Deliveries until 2034.<ref name="Sep25Order">{{cite press release |title=WestJet secures its largest-ever aircraft order with Boeing|date=3 September 2025|publisher=WestJet |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2025/westjet-secures-its-largest-ever-aircraft-order-with-boeing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ostrower |first=Jon |date=2025-07-24 |title=Unresolved engine anti-ice fix pushes 737 Max 7 and 10 certifications into 2026 |url=https://theaircurrent.com/aircraft-development/unresolved-engine-anti-ice-fix-pushes-737-max-7-10-certifications-2026/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |work=The Air Current |language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite press release |title=WestJet Group inks deal with Boeing for an additional 42 737-10 aircraft plus 22 options |date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=WestJet |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2022/westjet-group-furthers-growth-strategy--inking-deal-with-boeing-?sm_cid=social%3Aws-world%3Apublic-relations-2022%3Atwitter%3A20220929}}</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing 787-9]]
|7
|7
|16
|28
|60
|216
|320
|Order with 4 options.<br>Deliveries until 2034.<ref name="Sep25Order"/>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircraft/boeing-787-9-dreamliner}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="10" |WestJet Cargo fleet
|-
|[[Boeing 737-800BCF]]
|3
|&mdash;
|colspan="5"|<abbr title="Cargo Configuration">Cargo</abbr>
|Planned to be phased out.<br />Multiple are stored.
|<ref>{{Cite press release|date=8 April 2022|title=WestJet Cargo's first Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighter lands in Calgary|url=https://www.westjet.com/en-it/news/2022/westjet-cargo-s-first-boeing-737-800-converted-freighter-lands-i|publisher=WestJet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=27 March 2025|title=WestJet Cargo to end freighter operations as EVP Kirsten de Bruijn announces departure|url=https://caasint.com/westjet-cargo-to-end-freighter-operations-as-evp-kirsten-de-bruijn-announces-departure/|website=caasint.com}}</ref>
|-
!Total
!157
!123
!colspan="7"|
|}

===Fleet strategy===
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|image1=Boeing 737-700 (WestJet) C-FWBX (2991378010).jpg|caption1=[[Boeing 737-700]]
|image2=C-GJWS B737-8CTW WestJet YVR 16MAY09 (3538139122).jpg |caption2=[[Boeing 737-800]]
|image3=C-FNWD Boeing 737 MAX 8 WestJet Airlines YVR 04JUL18.jpg |caption3=[[Boeing 737 MAX|Boeing 737 MAX 8]]
|image4=WestJet, C-GURP, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (49585738596).jpg |caption4=[[Boeing 787-9]]
}}
The mainline fleet currently consists entirely of Boeing aircraft, while wholly owned subsidiary Encore flies [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Q400]]s. 20 aircraft were initially ordered with options for up to 25 more. The first two units were delivered in mid June 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/travel/WestJet+receives+keys+planes+begins+planning+march+east/8493319/story.html|title=WestJet receives keys to new planes as it begins planning for 'march east'|newspaper=Calgary Herald|date=June 7, 2013|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609233649/http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/WestJet+receives+keys+planes+begins+planning+march+east/8493319/story.html|archive-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref> Scheduled passenger service on these aircraft began on June 24, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airlinereporter.com/2013/06/westjet-encore-launch-day/|title=WestJet Encore Celebrates Inaugural Q400 Flight from Calgary|publisher= Airline Reporter|date=June 24, 2013|access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> The first [[Boeing 737 Next Generation]], a [[Boeing 737-700|737-700]] delivery took place in 2001, and the first deliveries of [[Boeing 737-600|737-600]] and [[Boeing 737-800|737-800]] aircraft began in 2005, with the final 737-600 aircraft delivered in September 2006.

Boeing confirmed on August 2, 2007 that WestJet had placed an order for 23 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. The order was primarily for 737-700 but with conversion rights to the larger Boeing 737-800s.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Boeing Confirms WestJet Order for 23 Next-Generation Boeing 737 Airplanes|publisher=The Boeing Company|date=August 2, 2007|url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q3/070802c_nr.html|access-date=February 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316092815/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q3/070802c_nr.html|archive-date=March 16, 2009}}</ref>

In the winter season before acquiring their [[Boeing 767]]s and [[Boeing 787]]s, WestJet temporarily [[Aircraft lease#Wet lease|wet leased]] some [[Boeing 757-200]]s to expand service between Alberta and Hawaii. From February through April 2011, a single aircraft was leased for this purpose;<ref name="mediaroom1"/><ref name="seattlepi1"/> in the winter of 2011–12, a single aircraft was again leased.{{cn|date=November 2025}} For the winter seasons from 2012 to 2015, this was expanded to two aircraft.<ref name="tcx">{{cite web|url=http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/travel/basics/security-travel-alert/alberta-hawaii.shtml|title=Non-stop flights between Alberta and Hawaii on Thomas Cook Airlines|publisher=WestJet|access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> In April 2013, it was announced that WestJet would sell ten of its oldest 737-700s and purchase ten 737-800s to modernize and increase capacity of its fleet.

In May 2014, CEO Gregg Saretsky announced that WestJet was considering acquiring [[wide-body aircraft]] to operate long-haul international routes. By July of the same year, Saretsky confirmed that wide-body service would begin in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-plans-to-fly-wide-body-planes-by-fall-2015-1.2698924|work=CBC News|title=WestJet plans to fly wide-body planes by fall 2015|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref> In June 2014, WestJet announced that the wide-body aircraft were to be second-hand [[Boeing 767-300ER]]s sourced from [[Qantas]].<ref name="skiesmag.com">{{cite web|url=http://skiesmag.com/news/westjetgoeswidebodyboeing767entersservice/|title=WestJet goes widebody: Boeing 767 enters service - Skies Magazine|work=skiesmag.com|access-date=October 12, 2016|date=November 6, 2015}}</ref> The four Boeing 767s were an average of 25 years old, which meant that they needed frequent repairs and downtime for sourcing parts.<ref name=Londonflightscut>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Tracy|title=WestJet cuts back on London flights to try to curb delays and cancellations|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-london-gatwick-still-probelms-1.4131987|access-date=July 13, 2017|work=CBC News|date=May 30, 2017}}</ref> This resulted in a poor on-time performance of 38 percent in 2016,<ref name=Londonflightscut/> costing the airline approximately $5 million in the second quarter of 2016.<ref name=Londonflightscut/> In 2017, WestJet reduced the number of flights from Winnipeg and Edmonton to reduce utilization of the planes for the summer of 2017 to cope with any unforeseen delays or cancellations.<ref name=Londonflightscut/>

In late December 2016, 77% of WestJet pilots approved a new deal that will increase pay for pilots flying wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 767, Boeing 787 or [[Airbus A330]]. In a statement, the airline said that it was seeking more large aircraft intending to add new destinations. Saretsky also stated that he hoped for wide-body growth to be responsible, but quick. As of May 2, 2017, WestJet announced the purchase of up to 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft; 10 were firm orders with deliveries from 2019 through 2021, and 10 were options for delivery between 2020 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-widebodied-expansion-1.3921395|title=With pilots deal, WestJet set to expand long-haul flights|last=Johnson|first=Tracy|work=CBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106144611/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-widebodied-expansion-1.3921395|archive-date=January 6, 2017|url-status=live|date=January 5, 2017|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=WestJet to pursue more widebody aircraft following pilots' approval|last=Karp|first=Aaron|work=Air Transport World|date=December 27, 2016|url=http://atwonline.com/airlines/westjet-pursue-more-widebody-aircraft-following-pilots-approval|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229152118/http://atwonline.com/airlines/westjet-pursue-more-widebody-aircraft-following-pilots-approval|archive-date=December 29, 2016|access-date=January 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> WestJet ended up only purchasing seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft and cancelled the remaining orders. It is believed that the cancelled Boeing 787 orders may have been converted to Boeing 737 MAX orders instead.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

===Historical fleet===
Many of the first planes in WestJet's fleet were Boeing 737-200s, with their registrations including the letters "WJ" in them. For example, C-FCWJ, C-FGWJ, C-FIWJ, C-FKWJ, C-FLWJ, C-GGWJ, and multiple more. This theme did not continue with the rest of the aircraft entering the fleet later on.{{cn|date=October 2025}}

In 2003 and 2004, WestJet donated two of its 737-200s to post-secondary schools in western Canada, one to the [[British Columbia Institute of Technology]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=WestJet donates 737-200 aircraft to BCIT Aerospace|publisher=British Columbia Institute of Technology| date = October 1, 2003|url= https://www.bcit.ca/news/releases/newsrelease100103101.shtml|access-date=February 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040703001512/http://www.bcit.ca/news/releases/newsrelease100103101.shtml|archive-date=July 3, 2004}}</ref> and a second to the [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology]]'s Art Smith Aero Centre.<ref>{{cite press release|title=WestJet Donates Boeing 737-200 Aircraft to SAIT's Art Smith Aero Centre for Training and Technology| publisher=CCNMatthews|date=October 21, 2004|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/WestJet-Donates-Boeing-737-200-Aircraft-SAITs-Art-Smith-Aero-Centre-Training-Technology-436843.htm|access-date=March 5, 2011}}</ref> In early 2005, it was announced that the [[Boeing 737]] fleet would be retired and replaced by newer, more fuel-efficient 737 Next Generation series aircraft. On July 12, 2005, WestJet announced that it had completed the sale of its remaining [[Boeing 737-200|737-200]] to Miami-based Apollo Aviation Group.<ref>{{Cite news|last=<!--no author given-->|date=July 13, 2005|title=Westjet sells its Boeing 737s to Miami-based airline|work=National Post|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/355031078|access-date=February 27, 2021|id={{ProQuest|355031078}}}}</ref> On January 9, 2006, the last Boeing 737-200 was flown during a [[Flypast|fly-by]] ceremony at the WestJet hangar in Calgary, piloted by WestJet founder Don Bell and was a [[Air charter|charter flight]] from Las Vegas to Calgary.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}

Boeing's 767s were first introduced to test the demand of flights to Europe, mainly to see if they could be successful with the routes. These 767s were acquired from Qantas, which had recently entirely retired their fleet of 767s. In July 2020, WestJet retired their fleet of four [[Boeing 767-300ER]] aircraft due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/westjet-to-retire-boeing-767-fleet/|title=WestJet To Phase Out Boeing 767 Fleet|first=Aaron|last=Davis|work=Airways Magazine |date=July 15, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717043555/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/westjet-to-retire-boeing-767-fleet/}}</ref> In January 2021, it was announced that the four 767-300 aircraft from WestJet were to be among a total of 11 to be purchased by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] and converted to freight use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-05/amazon-makes-first-aircraft-purchase-to-expand-delivery-network|title=Amazon Makes First Aircraft Purchase to Expand Cargo Network|website=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=January 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=WestJet celebrates first freighter |magazine=[[Airliner World]] |date=June 2022 |page=12}}</ref> As the testing was over, WestJet was comfortable with the European-Canadian market and would later utilize Boeing 787-9s, as pictured above.

In the past, WestJet operated the following aircraft:{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|+ WestJet former fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Introduced
!Retired
!Notes
|-
|align=left|[[Boeing 737-200]]
|25
|1996
|2006
|
|-
|align=left|[[Boeing 737-600]]
|13
|2006
|2021
|align=left|Retired due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
|-
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Boeing 757-200]]
|1
|2011
|2011
|align=left|Leased from [[North American Airlines]].
|-
|7
|2011
|2015
|align=left|Wet-leased from [[Thomas Cook Airlines]].
|-
|align=left|[[Boeing 767-300ER]]
|4
|2015
|2020
|align=left|Retired due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
|}

===Livery===
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WestJet's aircraft are painted white except for the lettering on the fuselage, wings and [[vertical stabilizer]].

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

In February 2010, WestJet introduced a special livery on one Boeing 737-800 aircraft promoting its customer-service promise, or "Care-antee", in both English and French. This aircraft also featured a new tail design. In 2013, the Care-antee aircraft underwent a second livery change in partnership with [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], featuring [[Mickey Mouse]] from the movie [[Fantasia (1940 film)|''Fantasia'']] and adopting the name "Magic Plane". A second Disney aircraft was completed in 2015, named "[[Frozen (2013 film)|''Frozen'']] Plane", with characters Elsa and Anna on the vertical stabilizer and a similar theme in the cabin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.westjet.com/disney-frozen-themed-plane/|title=Our second custom-painted aircraft, inspired by Disney's Frozen|author=Hounstow, Greg|publisher=WestJet|date=October 10, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> Following the new CEO's decision, the Disney aircraft were repainted into the normal livery in 2024.

In May 2018, WestJet unveiled a new livery, the first significant change since the inception of the company. It includes a new font for the word "WestJet"; written across the middle of the aircraft fuselage is "The Spirit of Canada" on the [[Port and starboard|port side]] and "L'esprit du Canada" on the [[Port and starboard|starboard side]]. An updated, stylized maple leaf on the aircraft tail is also included.<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet unveils its Dreamliner 'Spirit of Canada' to the world |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-unveils-its-dreamliner-spirit-of-canada-to-the-world-682083381.html |website=Cision |publisher=WestJet |access-date=June 2, 2018}}</ref> Beginning in August 2022 with aircraft C-GLWS, a revised livery excluding "The Spirit of Canada" titles was introduced with all subsequent aircraft deliveries and repaints not receiving those titles.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

On January 17, 2019, WestJet's first Dreamliner was delivered with the name 'Clive Beddoe', a tribute to one of its founder and former chairman of the board of directors.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} The aircraft is painted in its new livery.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

In April 2022, WestJet Cargo's first dedicated freighter, a Boeing 737-800BCF, was delivered. It featured the airlines standard livery that was introduced in 2018, except it had largo "CARGO" titles following the WestJet titles on the side of the aircraft, as well as "In partnership with GTA" titles at the front of the aircraft. These titles are English on one side, and French on the other and signify the partnership WestJet began with GTA Aviation to help sell capacity on the freighters.<ref name=":0" />

On October 28, 2023, WestJet's subsidiary [[Swoop (airline)|Swoop]] was integrated into WestJet's mainly operations.{{cn|date=October 2025}} All of the aircraft (Boeing 737-800s and 737MAX8s) were added to the fleet, with no repainting. Swoop branding was still visible on the aircraft after the Swoop's ending, with smaller WestJet logo stickers put on the aircraft. All of the 16 aircraft are scheduled to be repainted by the end of 2025, along with configuration editing to fit the WestJet normal.

In 2024, all special livery planes were repainted to the new WestJet livery, leaving no special liveries to be spotted. However, Swoop and Sunwing (May 2025 onward) liveries can been seen on WestJet aircraft due to no repainting. They are expected to be repainted by the end of 2025.

On May 28, 2025, [[Sunwing Airlines|Sunwing]] flew its final flight since WestJet bought ownership of the airline. A total of 18 aircraft were transferred from Sunwing to WestJet, without being repainted, and still with their all-economy configurations. The configurations are expected to be modified into the WestJet normal.

==Accidents and incidents==

* February 17, 2008 – WestJet Flight 849, a Boeing 737-700 (registration C-GLWS) flying from [[Calgary International Airport]] to [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport]], had landed long on Runway 07 and overran approximately 100 feet in two (2) feet of snow. Tower activated the crash alarm, and emergency vehicles were dispatched. No one was injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2008 |title=Runway Excursion Incident B737-76N C-GLWS 02-17-2008 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/2237 |access-date=February 18, 2008 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* June 5, 2015 – WestJet Flight 588, a Boeing 737-600 (registration C-GWCT) flying from [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]], overran the runway into grass at [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport]] during heavy rain. The aircraft was not damaged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2015/a15q0075/a15q0075.pdf |title=Aviation Investigation Report |publisher=Transportation Safety Board of Canada|date=2017}} Retrieved January 28, 2018.</ref>
* March 7, 2017 – WestJet Flight 2652 from Toronto's Pearson International Airport to [[Princess Juliana International Airport]] descended too low until the ground warning system issued an alert in a heavy rain shower with low visibility. The crew initially lined up on a beach side hotel and mistook it for the runway. A go-around was executed and the plane was landed safely.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campion-Smith |first=Bruce |date=June 4, 2018 |title=Cockpit alarm warned WestJet pilots who flew too low during approach to Sint Maarten |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/cockpit-alarm-warned-westjet-pilots-who-flew-too-low-during-approach-to-sint-maarten/article_c42c7819-5046-5fba-a019-24c04971e4a1.html |access-date=April 8, 2024 |website=Toronto Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2018 |title=TSB releases report on WestJet's missed approach close to water in St. Maarten |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/tsb-releases-report-on-westjet-s-missed-approach-close-to-water-in-st-maarten-1.3958357?cache=uhsbmlahuccoo |access-date=April 8, 2024 |website=CTVNews}}</ref>
* January 5, 2018 – WestJet Flight 2425, a Boeing 737-800 (registration C-FDMB) flight from Cancun to Toronto, was struck while parked and on approach to the gate by a [[Sunwing Airlines|Sunwing]] Boeing 737-800 (registration C-FPRP) being towed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. A fire on the Sunwing aircraft's tail was put out by fire crews at the airport. 168 passengers and 6 crew were on board the WestJet aircraft and were evacuated but none were injured; the Sunwing aircraft had no passengers as it was being re-positioned.<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet passengers evacuated after plane clips jet on Pearson tarmac |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/01/05/two-planes-collide-at-toronto-airport-westjet-says-passengers-evacuated-from-its-flight.html |last=Arnone |first=Annie |date=January 5, 2018 |access-date=January 5, 2018|work=The Star}} Retrieved January 28, 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Transportation Safety Board of Canada|title=Aviation Investigation A18O0002|url=http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2018/a18o0002/a18o0002.asp|website=www.tsb.gc.ca|access-date=May 23, 2018}}</ref>
*January 5, 2020 – WestJet Flight 248, a Boeing 737-800 (registration C-FUJR) flight from Toronto to Halifax, overran the runway into grass while landing in Halifax during heavy snow. The aircraft was not damaged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/incidents/reg/C-FUJR |title=Airline Incidents for aircraft registration C-FUJR |publisher=AeroInside|date=2020}} Retrieved July 23, 2020.</ref>
*August 9, 2023 – WestJet Flight 346, a Boeing 737-700 (registration C-FWSI) flying from [[CFB Comox|Comox Valley Airport]], collided with a [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|CC-130H Hercules]] of the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] while taxiing on the ground. None of the passengers or crew members were injured; The RCAF aircraft was unoccupied during the collision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 737-700 (C-FWSI) Hercules CC-130 (130337) - From the Investigator |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/reports-publications/flight-safety-investigation-reports/from-the-investigator-boeing-737-700-c-fwsi-hercules-cc-130.html |website=Canada.ca - Flight Safety Investigation reports |date=October 18, 2023 |publisher=Royal Canadian Air Force |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref> The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
*September 7, 2025 – WestJet Flight 2276, a Boeing 737-800 (registration C-GWSR) flying from [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] to [[Princess Juliana International Airport]] on the island of [[Sint Maarten]] made a hard landing on Runway 10. The right main gear subsequently collapsed upon contact with the ground. No one was injured, however three people were taken to hospital for precautionary evaluation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2025 |title=WestJet plane from Toronto makes 'hard landing' in St. Maarten |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/westjet-plane-toronto-hard-landing-st-maarten-1.7627512 |website=[[CBC News]] |publisher=}} Retrieved September 8, 2025.</ref>

==References==
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