WestJet delays launch of discount airline until 2018
WestJet says the launch of its new no-frills, low-cost airline won't be until next summer after initially announcing plans it would start offering flights later this year. The delay comes in part after the airline decided to switch to a lower-cost booking system, CE Gregg Saretsky said Tuesday. "That adds a little bit of timeline to it, in terms of negotiating of an agreement, and then the physical implementation of all the plumbing that's required to support it. And we're taking our time to get it right." He said WestJet also doesn't expect to get regulatory certificates until Q1 of next year, which is when the airline aims to release an initial flight schedule. Saretsky said the delay means the company can use the quieter spring season to reconfigure the 10 Boeing 737s that it will be shifting over to the new carrier. <br/>
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WestJet delays launch of discount airline until 2018
WestJet says the launch of its new no-frills, low-cost airline won't be until next summer after initially announcing plans it would start offering flights later this year. The delay comes in part after the airline decided to switch to a lower-cost booking system, CE Gregg Saretsky said Tuesday. "That adds a little bit of timeline to it, in terms of negotiating of an agreement, and then the physical implementation of all the plumbing that's required to support it. And we're taking our time to get it right." He said WestJet also doesn't expect to get regulatory certificates until Q1 of next year, which is when the airline aims to release an initial flight schedule. Saretsky said the delay means the company can use the quieter spring season to reconfigure the 10 Boeing 737s that it will be shifting over to the new carrier. <br/>
