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Article: WestJet Announces May Load Factor of 80 Per Cent Marking the Fifth Consecutive Record Month Airline's May capacity increased 15 per cent over May last year
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- CCNMatthews Newswire
- Article date:
- June 6, 2007
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - June 6, 2007) - WestJet (TSX:WJA)
today announced its May load factor of 80.0 per cent, exceeding May
2006 load factor by 3.1 percentage points and setting a record load
factor for the month of May. This is the fifth consecutive month
WestJet has produced a record load factor. May results include a 15
per cent capacity increase as measured by available seat miles (ASM)
and a 20 per cent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPM).
"We are pleased that every month in 2007 has produced a record
load factor," said Sean Durfy, WestJet President. "What makes this
more impressive is our year-to-date ASM growth of 18 per cent. In
May, we transitioned a further 15 per ...