Article: WestJet announces May load factor of 74.1 per cent.

Results driven by tough demand environment in airline's shoulder period

CALGARY, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WestJet today announced May traffic results with a load factor of 74.1 per cent. Revenue passenger miles (RPM) declined 5.8 per cent year-over-year and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASM), grew 1.2 per cent over the same period.

"Seasonally adjusting our capacity makes May a challenging month for WestJet," explained Sean Durfy, WestJet President and CEO. "Transitioning over 20 per cent of our capacity back to our domestic schedule in the May shoulder period, coupled with the tough demand environment, impacted our revenue per ...

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