WestJet sets passenger count and load factor records in August
WestJet says its airplanes flew fuller than ever in August as it set records for the most passengers moved in a month. The Calgary-based airline reports moving 2.3m people last month, an increase of almost 14% or 288,000 YoY. CE Gregg Saretsky says the August passenger numbers were the highest for one month in WestJet's 21 years of operation, and the one-day record was broken Aug 8, when a total of 81,423 guests got on board. Its August load factor was 90.6%. An analyst points out WestJet's increase in traffic in August impressively came in at almost double its increase in capacity through service additions over the past year.<br/>
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WestJet sets passenger count and load factor records in August
WestJet says its airplanes flew fuller than ever in August as it set records for the most passengers moved in a month. The Calgary-based airline reports moving 2.3m people last month, an increase of almost 14% or 288,000 YoY. CE Gregg Saretsky says the August passenger numbers were the highest for one month in WestJet's 21 years of operation, and the one-day record was broken Aug 8, when a total of 81,423 guests got on board. Its August load factor was 90.6%. An analyst points out WestJet's increase in traffic in August impressively came in at almost double its increase in capacity through service additions over the past year.<br/>
