Canada’s WestJet plans to launch ULCC subsidiary

Credit: Rob Finlayson
Calgary-based low-cost carrier (LCC) WestJet , Canada’s second largest airline, said it will launch an ultra LCC by the end of 2017. The new carrier, not yet named, will have an initial fleet of 10 “high-density” Boeing 737-800s, WestJet said in a statement. “The ULCC will provide Canadians with no...

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