WestJet pax traffic up 5% in Feb-2017, load factor 85%

WestJet reported (09-Mar-2017) the following traffic highlights in Feb-2017:

• Passenger traffic (RPMs): +5.2%;
• Passenger load factor: 85.2%, +2.0ppts. [more - original PR]

WestJet President and CEO Gregg Saretsky said: "We are pleased with our continued strong traffic growth as we achieved a 200 basis point improvement in load factor year over year and flew a record number of guests while celebrating WestJet's 21st birthday."