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{{Infobox airline
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| Canada 8993<ref>{{TCAOC|2019-08-28|88-93|WestJet}}</ref>
| United States WJ0F768F<ref name="FAA">{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=WJ0F&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=WESTJET|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=2019-06-27|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329000700/https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=WJ0F&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=WESTJET|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
| headquarters
| founders = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| key_people = Alexis von Hoensbroech ([[President (corporate title)|President]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])▼
| [[Clive Beddoe]]
| hubs = {{nowrap|[[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherif |first1=Omar |title=Westjet says it will make Calgary its global hub in announcing pact with province |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-agreement-calgary-hub-1.6607788 |website=cbc.ca |publisher=cbc |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref>}}▼
| [[David Neeleman]]}}
| secondary_hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap| | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] (to become former hub by 2025)▼
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| [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]]
| [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]]
}}
| focus_cities
| [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]]}}
| frequent_flyer
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| [[Sunwing Airlines]]
| [[Sunwing Vacations Group]]
| WestJet Cargo
| [[WestJet Encore]]}}
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In November 2023, WestJet announced the restart of transatlantic service in Eastern Canada utilizing its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet, with the return of service from Toronto to [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] and [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=WestJet growth plan soars with intercontinental expansion across Canada |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2023/westjet-growth-plan-soars-with-intercontinental-expansion-across1 |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=www.westjet.com |language=en}}</ref> St. John’s to [[Gatwick Airport|London (Gatwick)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=WestJet addresses key air access gap from St. John's with addition of direct transatlantic flights to London |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2023/westjet-addresses-key-air-access-gap-from-st--john-s-with-additi0 |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=www.westjet.com |language=en}}</ref> and Halifax to Dublin, Edinburgh and London (Gatwick). The airline also announced the expansion of transatlantic service from Calgary with new non-stop flights to [[Keflavík International Airport|Keflavik Airport]] in Reykjavik, Iceland. WestJet also revealed plans to expand its Asian footprint with new seasonal service from [[Calgary International Airport]] to South Korea’s [[Incheon International Airport]].<ref name=":2" />
In June 2024, WestJet's aircraft mechanic union launched a three-day strike, forcing over 1000 flights being cancelled in the lead up to the Canada Day long weekend.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maimann |first=Kevin |date=2024-07-01 |title=WestJet cancellations continue after mechanics' strike ends, frustrating and confusing travellers |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-cancellations-continue-1.7251644 |work=CBC News}}</ref> In October 2024, WestJet will be transitioning all [[WestJet Link]] routes from Link to Encore, ending the airline’s six-year capacity purchase agreement with [[Pacific Coastal Airlines]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=WestJet transitions WestJet Link routes to WestJet Encore for fall 2024 |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2024/westjet-transitions-westjet-link-routes-to-westjet-encore-for-fa |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=www.westjet.com |language=en}}</ref> The change is announced as a growth strategy for WestJet's regional network, which will see the WestJet Link routes now being operated by WestJet Encore's 78-seat [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Q400]], as opposed to Pacific Coastal's 34-seat [[Saab 340|Saab 340B]].
==Acquisition of Sunwing==
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* [[Air Tahiti Nui]]
* [[Alaska Airlines]]
* [[ITA Airways]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Our airline partners |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/who-we-are/airline-partners#id-88F9BAEFB06472A532874AEA013C69D7-tab-1 |website=www.westjet.com |access-date=14 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>▼
* [[American Airlines]]
* [[British Airways]]
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* [[Finnair]]
* [[Icelandair]]
▲* [[ITA Airways]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Our airline partners |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/who-we-are/airline-partners#id-88F9BAEFB06472A532874AEA013C69D7-tab-1 |website=www.westjet.com |access-date=14 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[LOT Polish Airlines]]
* [[Pacific Coastal Airlines]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Boeing 737-800]]
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|Ordered with 22 options.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2022/westjet-group-furthers-growth-strategy--inking-deal-with-boeing-?sm_cid=social%3Aws-world%3Apublic-relations-2022%3Atwitter%3A20220929|title=WestJet Group inks deal with Boeing for an additional 42 737-10 aircraft plus 22 options|publisher=WestJet|date=29 September 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Boeing 787-9]]
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WestJet's aircraft are painted white except for the lettering on the fuselage, wings and [[vertical stabilizer]]
The tail is divided roughly into slanted thirds, coloured (from front to back) navy blue, white and teal. This pattern is used on the outside of the [[Wingtip device|blended winglets]] at the end of the wings while, on the inside, the winglets are painted white with "WestJet.com" in dark blue lettering.
In February 2010 WestJet introduced a special livery on one Boeing 737-800 aircraft promoting its customer-service promise, or "Care-antee", in both English and French. This aircraft also featured a new tail design. In 2013, the Care-antee aircraft underwent a second livery change in partnership with [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], featuring [[Mickey Mouse]] from the movie [[Fantasia (1940 film)|''Fantasia'']] and adopting the name "Magic Plane". A second Disney aircraft was completed in 2015, named "[[Frozen (2013 film)|''Frozen'']] Plane", with characters Elsa and Anna on the vertical stabilizer and a similar theme in the cabin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.westjet.com/disney-frozen-themed-plane/|title=Our second custom-painted aircraft, inspired by Disney's Frozen|author=Hounstow, Greg|publisher=WestJet|date=2015-10-10|access-date=2015-10-19}}</ref> Following the new CEO's decision, the Disney aircraft were repainted into the normal livery in 2024.
In May 2018, WestJet unveiled a new livery, the first significant change since the inception of the company. It includes a new font for the word "WestJet"; written across the middle of the aircraft fuselage is "The Spirit of Canada" on the [[Port and starboard|port side]] and "L'esprit du Canada" on the [[Port and starboard|starboard side]]. An updated, stylized maple leaf on the aircraft tail is also included.<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet unveils its Dreamliner 'Spirit of Canada' to the world |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-unveils-its-dreamliner-spirit-of-canada-to-the-world-682083381.html |website=Cision |publisher=WestJet |access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>
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