from The Globe & Mail 08/21/03:
Transat, WestJet sign charter pact
Transat AT Inc. announced a deal Wednesday with WestJet Airlines Ltd. to charter planes from the Calgary-based airline to fly from several Canadian cities to southern destinations, including Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
The deal will be worth an estimated $29-million during the first season.
"The addition of WestJet's narrow-bodied aircraft will complement Air Transat's wide-bodied fleet. We will now be able to increase our service offering in certain markets and broaden our offering in areas which could not otherwise be served by our aircraft," Transat's Lina De Cesare said in a release.
Transat said the deal will see the company's two main tour operators, World of Vacations and Air Transat Holidays, fill WestJet planes with passengers from Canada headed to southern destinations.
"Destinations such as the Dominican Republic, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Varadero will all be served by WestJet aircraft and crews through the partnership with Transat," WestJet vice-president Bill Lamberton said.
Transat specializes in holiday travel and runs the airline Air Transat. The core of its business is in Canada and France.
WestJet is Canada's second-biggest airline after Air Canada, with about 20 per cent of the market.
Transat, WestJet sign charter pact
Transat AT Inc. announced a deal Wednesday with WestJet Airlines Ltd. to charter planes from the Calgary-based airline to fly from several Canadian cities to southern destinations, including Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
The deal will be worth an estimated $29-million during the first season.
"The addition of WestJet's narrow-bodied aircraft will complement Air Transat's wide-bodied fleet. We will now be able to increase our service offering in certain markets and broaden our offering in areas which could not otherwise be served by our aircraft," Transat's Lina De Cesare said in a release.
Transat said the deal will see the company's two main tour operators, World of Vacations and Air Transat Holidays, fill WestJet planes with passengers from Canada headed to southern destinations.
"Destinations such as the Dominican Republic, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Varadero will all be served by WestJet aircraft and crews through the partnership with Transat," WestJet vice-president Bill Lamberton said.
Transat specializes in holiday travel and runs the airline Air Transat. The core of its business is in Canada and France.
WestJet is Canada's second-biggest airline after Air Canada, with about 20 per cent of the market.