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This Bahamas Island Is Just Off the Coast of Florida. And It’s Having a Moment

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There aren’t many places in the Caribbean where you can leave Miami after breakfast and be standing on a white-sand beach before lunchtime. Bimini has always occupied a unique place in The Bahamas: close enough for a spontaneous escape, yet far enough away to feel like you’ve crossed into another world. The water is startlingly […]

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New WestJet Belize Flights Begin Service

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Canadian carrier WestJet has begun its new nonstop flights to Belize. The carrier began operating its flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Belize City on Saturday. “Leaving Canada and hitting the beaches in Belize by mid-day is something that Canadian travellers are not used to and we have absolutely changed the game with our […]

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This Canadian Carrier's Traffic Keeps on Growing Fast

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Canadian carrier WestJet is seeing a major traffic surge, according to the company’s recently-released data. The company reported 1.89 billion revenue passenger miles in September, which represented a 16.3 percent increase in traffic over the same month in 2015. Available seat miles rose by 12.6 percent to 2.36 billion, while load factor reached 79.9 percent. […]

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WestJet’s New Caribbean Expansion

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Canadian air carrier WestJet has released its 2016-2017 Caribbean flight schedule, with a host of updates and additions to existing routes. The new slate of additions is led an increase to 13 weekly frequencies from Calgary to Cancun, along with five-times-weekly service between Toronto and Port of Spain; thrice-weekly service from Toronto to Aruba; six-times-weekly flights […]


This Canadian Carrier's Traffic Keeps on Growing Fast

Canadian air carrier WestJet released its June 2016 traffic numbers today, reporting a 12.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles compared to the same period in 2015. The airline also announced a record load factor of 80.4 percent – a 3.5 percent increase year over year – and a 7.5 percent increase in available seat […]

WestJet Traffic Keeps Growing

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian air carrier WestJet continues to show strong growth. The company reported 1.93 billion revenue passenger miles in April, a 5.5 percent increase over April 2015. That was accompanied by a 0.4 percent increase in load factor to 80.6 percent. For the year, revenue passenger miles are up 7.1 percent […]

WestJet Traffic Keeps Surging

Canadian air carrier WestJet is continuing to see its traffic surge, according to the company’s latest traffic results. The company reported 1.931 billion revenue passenger miles in May 2016, up 14.4 percent compared to the same period in 2015. That was joined by an 8.4 percent increase in available seat miles, with 2.371 billion compared […]

WestJet Growth Continues

Canadian airline WestJet is showing continued traffic growth. The carrier reported 2.07 billion revenue passenger miles in March, a 7.4 percent increase compared to the same month in 2015, according to the company’s latest data. WestJet also reported a 1.9 percentage-point increase in load factor to 83.2 percent, with available seat miles rising to 2.491 […]

How WestJet Performed in 2015

Canadian air carrier WestJet posted mixed numbers in 2015, according to the company’s latest report. The company showed an 80 percent load factor in 2015, down 1.4 percent from the full year 2014. But the company also saw a 3.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles, reporting 21.526 billion revenue passenger miles, up from 20.829 […]

WestJet Sees Slight Rise in Traffic

By the Caribbean Journal staff WestJet saw a slight rise in traffic in October, according to the company’s latest report. The Canadian carrier reported 1.58 billion revenue passenger miles, a 0.3 percent increase over October 2014. Despite the slight rise, it represented the carrier’s October traffic record. “We are pleased to report record traffic for […]

WestJet Shows Slight Decline in Traffic

Canadian carrier WestJet showed a decline in revenue passenger miles last month, according to the company’s monthly report. The carrier posted 1.612 revenue passenger miles in November, down 2.7 percent from 1.656 billion revenue passenger miles in November 2014. Load factor fell by 1.9 percentage points to 78.6 percent, while available seat miles were down […]

WestJet Reports Traffic Jump

By the Caribbean Journal staff WestJet’s traffic is on the rise, according to the company’s latest figures. The company reported a 7.8 percent increase in revenue passenger miles in September compared to the same month in 2014, along with a 5.9 percent increase in available seat miles in the same period. Load factor stood at […]