WestJet Airlines announces operational results for April 2012

WestJet Airlines recently announced its operational results for April 2012 on an optimistic note.

The airline said in a statement that WestJet Airlines flights took off with fewer empty seats in April this year as compared to the same month in 2011, even as it increased its capacity by 5 percent.

Providing details about its results, Calgary-based WestJet Airlines reported a load factor of 86.2 percent for April 2012, up from 83.6 percent a year ago.

Gregg Saretsky, President and Chief Executive of WestJet Airlines, said that the airline is happy to reveal its new record load factor for April 2012, which is 2.2 points above the previous high of 84 percent in April 2010.

He said that the demand environment continues to remain strong and the company is optimistic that this positive momentum will continue throughout 2012.

“The improvement came as WestJet saw its capacity, measured as available seat miles, increase by 5 percent and traffic grow by 8.2 percent,” Saretsky said.

Currently, WestJet Airlines operates flight services to a network of 76 cities in Canada, North America and the Caribbean.