WestJet pilots endorse long-haul expansion plans

WestJet announced today that its 1,380 pilots have voted in favor of the company’s plans to expand its successful wide-body operations. Such approval is required under the airline’s agreement with the WestJet Pilots Association.


"ʻO kā mākou mau huakaʻi holo lōʻihi, ākea ākea i Hawaii a me Lākana (Gatwick) ua lawe mai i nā haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa a me nā koho hou aku i nā haneli haneli o nā malihini, e hoʻoikaika ana i ko mākou kūlana ma ke ʻano he alakaʻi haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa o Kanada," wahi a Gregg Saretsky, Luna Nui o WestJet.

"Ke hōʻike nei kēia ʻaelike i ka pilina hui pū ʻana me ka WestJet Pilots Association (WJPA) a hiki iā mākou ke hoʻomau i nā hoʻolālā e hoʻonui i kā mākou hana ākea ākea i nā wahi hou i ka wā e hiki mai ana. E huli mākou i kēia manawa i ka loaʻa ʻana o nā mokulele ākea ākea e hoʻokō i ke koi no kā mākou mau haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa.

Ke hoʻohana nei ʻo WestJet i ʻehā mau mokulele Boeing 767-300ER i kāna papa hoʻoilo ma nā ala hoʻomaha ʻole i Lākana (Gatwick) mai Toronto a me Calgary; i Hawaii mai Edmonton a me Calgary; a ma nā ala transcontinental koho ma waena o Toronto a me Calgary.

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