WestJet pilots endorse long-haul expansion plans

WestJet announced today that its 1,380 pilots have voted in favor of the company’s plans to expand its successful wide-body operations. Such approval is required under the airline’s agreement with the WestJet Pilots Association.


"Iinqwelomoya zethu ezithatha ixesha elide, ezibanzi eziya eHawaii naseLondon (Gatwick) zizise amaxabiso aphantsi kunye nokukhetha okuninzi kumakhulu amawaka eendwendwe, okomeleza isikhundla sethu njengenkokeli yaseCanada eneendleko eziphantsi," utshilo uGregg Saretsky, i-CEO yaseWestJet.

“Esi sivumelwano sibonisa ubudlelwane bentsebenziswano esinabo neWestJet Pilots Association (WJPA) kwaye ngoku siyasivumela ukuba siqhubele phambili nezicwangciso zokwandisa imisebenzi yethu ebanzi kwiindawo ezintsha ekusingise kuzo kwixesha elizayo. Ngoku siza kujolisa ingqalelo yethu ekufumaneni iinqwelomoya ezongezelelweyo ezinomzimba obanzi ukwanelisa imfuno yamaxabiso ethu aphantsi. ”

I-WestJet ngoku isebenza ngeenqwelo-moya ezine ze-Boeing 767-300ER kwishedyuli yayo yasebusika kwiindlela ezingamisiyo ukuya eLondon (Gatwick) ukusuka eToronto naseCalgary; ukuya eHawaii ukusuka e-Edmonton naseCalgary; kunye neendlela ezikhethiweyo ezinqumla kwilizwekazi kuquka phakathi kweToronto neCalgary.

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