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WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX: WJA) is a Canadian low-cost carrier based in Calgary, Alberta that flies within Canada and to the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. WestJet is the second largest Canadian carrier behind Air Canada. WestJet is a rarity in the airline industry in that it is non-unionized. Profit-sharing is credited for this fact. WestJet plans to be one of the world's top five most profitable international airlines, by 2016.



WestJet is a public company with over 7,500 employees[5] and 1.2 billion USD market capitalization.[6]
Founded on February 29, 1996 by Clive Beddoe, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan and Donald Bell, WestJet aimed to follow the same path as Southwest Airlines and Morris Air, as a low-cost carrier. The airline was originally intended to operate solely in western Canada, hence its name.
On February 29, 1996, the first WestJet flight (a Boeing 737) departed. At that time, the airline served Calgary (the airline's home city and headquarters), Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver, and Winnipeg with a fleet of three Boeing 737-200 aircraft and two-hundred twenty employees. By the end of that same year, they had included Regina, Saskatoon, and Victoria. In 1997, service to Abbotsford was added. 1997 also marked the one millionth passenger carried by the airline.

In early 1999, 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 1.5 million shares, opening at $10 per share[7]. The same year, the cities of Thunder Bay, Grande Prairie, and Prince George were added to WestJet's route map
WestJet is a public company with over 7,500 employees and 1.2 billion USD market capitalization.

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[AugmentedB737]

Nice why don't you show 737-200?

[sealalula]

@AugmentedB737 Erm . This video is made almost 10 months ago . So ... yeah 

[mracfarob]

ummm...no offence my friend but as an employee of AC...this song and these pics don't go...it's weird to hear Celine sing this and have westjet pics...shudder...

[sealalula]

Sorry then. Different taste of music.

[mracfarob]

no no...not a biggy but that song is actually the theme song for AIR CANADA...Celine helped launch our new uniform and livery with that song...she even auditioned flight attendants to be her back up...it's all on youtube......so in Canada...when you hear that song it's associated with AIR CANADA...so it was weird to see westjet planes...lol...

[sealalula]

@mracfarob Lol .

[flyingfunhouse]

I love what the creator of this video was going for... however I find it insulting that it is playing the song Air Canada paid MILLIONS of hard earned money on for Celine to perform for THEM....

[flyguy905]

this is the song for virtual air canada

[GeminiJetz]

HOME SWEET HOME ( 3:31 ) Thunder Bay ON -YQT (i was on that flight when this photo was taken)

[SWVA7683]

Awesome video!