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WestJet's new strategy will see company invest 'majority' of fleet in Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

CALGARY — The WestJet Group says it plans to refocus its routes and fleet on Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. The Calgary-based airline says in the wake of a strategic review, it has decided to shift resources to grow its presence in the West.
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A WestJet Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is seen parked at a gate at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, on Jan. 21, 2021. The WestJet Group has announced a new strategy that will see the Calgary-based airline refocus its routes and fleet on serving Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

CALGARY — The WestJet Group says it plans to refocus its routes and fleet on Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.

The Calgary-based airline says in the wake of a strategic review, it has decided to shift resources to grow its presence in the West.

It says it will add routes to more communities and centre its existing wide-body 787 Dreamliner fleet around Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.

The airline says it will pause future acquisitions of wide-body Dreamliners, which it uses to fly trans-Atlantic routes, focusing instead on additional narrow-body growth instead.

WestJet also says its regional fleet of De Havilland Q400 turboprop aircraft will be 'shifted and right-sized' to focus on Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.

The airline says it will continue to be a national airline with a significant presence in Eastern sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, but primarily through direct connections to Western cities.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 16, 2022.

The Canadian Press