WestJet at a glance2016-17
Network Fleet
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720daily flightsacross thenetwork
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Bombardier Q400
Boeing 737
Boeing 737 MAXBoeing 787 Dreamliner
Boeing 767
WestJet was founded in 1996 with the mission of enriching the lives of everyone in WestJet’s world by providing safe, friendly and affordable air travel. With hub cities in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto, WestJet is proud to provide award-winning service to 22 million guests a year.
WestJet is one of only a few airlines globally that doesn’t commercially overbook.
Publically traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol WJA.
175 destinations
through ourin 21 countries
global partners
105destinationsin North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe
Products
• Hosts 500,000+ guests
• 800 hotels, resorts, condos and villas to choose from
• 61 destinations
4 years:Number of times WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard rated the top travel rewards card
#1• Earn WestJet dollars on flights, vacation packages and more• Use WestJet dollars towards the purchase of WestJet flights and vacations packages • No blackout periods
365
WestJet Plus• Premium Economy for a price much lower than the competition
• Advanced boarding and priority screening • 700+ hours of complimentary movies and TV shows
• 5 live TV channels
• Internet in the sky
• In-seat power and USB 2 free
Onboard experience
• Extra leg and elbow room • Complimentary food and beverages
• Two free checked bags
Fun Facts
• Named Best Airline in Canada and Travellers’ Choice Mid-Sized and Low Cost airline in North America by TripAdvisor
• We serve around 30,000 cups of McCafé Premium Roast on board, per day
• 826 flights parachuted from the sky for WestJet’s 2016 Christmas Miracle in Fort McMurray, Alberta
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Community Investment
• Signature program supporting eight national charities that positively impact the health and well-being of children and youth: 65,000 one-way flights donated over 10 years
• 10-day humanitarian trip in partnership with Live Different to the Dominican Republic: 290 WestJetters x 6 trips = 32 new homes for families in need
• Four years and $440,000 donated by employees towards a future without breast cancer
• Recognizing and celebrating volunteer contributions WestJetters make by donating the gift of flight to the charities they care about
Most Canadian, Canadian airline
• Named Canada’s most trusted airline in 2016 and 2017*
*Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria
83%ESPP
• WestJetters own shares through the employee share purchase plan
WestJetters12,000+
• Fun• Friendly • Caring• These are some of the qualities associated with being Canadians. They’re also essential to becoming a WestJetter
WJA
By the numbers
Aircraft
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3 8 11 12 22 2735
4454 56 63
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86 9197 100
113122
140
153
Fleet
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201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996 220
507
665
1089
1,500
2,327
3,120
3,386
4,778
4,973
5,990
6,700
7,400
7,652
8,000
8,600
9,027
9,600
10,403
11,191
12,003
WestJetters
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104*
31
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33 35
46
55
68 70
76
8588 90
100
Destinations*
*Announced and operated. WestJet will begin service to destination number 105 – Denver, Colorado – in 2018.
2016
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11.29.42
7.836.95.8
4.63.4
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Guests (millions)
By the numbers
Year WestJetters Guests Aircraft Destinations Revenue1996 220 583,000 3 5 $37 million1997 507 1,000,000 6 8 $77 million1998 665 1.6 million 11 8 $125 million1999 1,089 2.3 million 16 12 $203 million2000 1,500 3.4 million 22 15 $332 million2001 2,327 4.6 million 27 20 $481 million2002 3,120 5.8 million 35 21 $683 million2003 3,386 6.9 million 44 24 $864 million2004 4,778 7.83 million 54 31 $1.1 billion2005 4,973 9.42 million 56 33 $1.4 billion2006 5,990 11.2 million 63 35 $1.7 billion2007 6,700 13 million 70 46 $2.1 billion2008 7,400 14 million 76 55 $2.5 billion2009 7,652 14 million 86 68 $2.3 billion2010 8,000 15.2 million 91 70 $2.6 billion2011 8,600 16 million 97 76 $3.1 billion2012 9,027 17.4 million 100 85 $3.4 billion2013 9,600 18.5 million 113 88 $3.6 billion2014 10,403 19.7 million 122 90 $3.9 billion2015 11,191 20.3 million 140 100 $4.0 billion2016 12,003 21.9 million 154 104 $4.1 billion
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Revenue (in billion $)
0.037 0.077 0.1250.203
0.3320.481
0.683
0.864
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1.7
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2.5
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2.6
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3.94.0
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2016