NOVEMBER 19TH, 2016

WestJet welcomes Mesa, Arizona, to its growing network

CALGARY, Nov. 18, 2016 /CNW/ – WestJet announced today it will begin serving Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from Calgary and Edmonton starting January 19, 2017. Seats will be available for purchase by calling WestJet at 1-888-937-8538 (1-888-WESTJET) and through travel agencies as of 12 p.m. MST on Monday, November 21, and on westjet.com as of 12 p.m. MST on Tuesday, November 22.

“We are proud of our expanding network of more than 100 cities in over 20 countries, and our reputation as an established, trusted brand with more than two decades of service to Canadians,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Commercial. “We have provided hundreds of thousands of our guests with non-stop service between Canada and Phoenix since 2004, and now look forward to bringing low fares and our signature brand of caring, friendly service to our second destination in Arizona.”

WestJet is also offering deals on destinations across Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe as part of a system-wide Black Friday sale until November 25, 2016. For more information, please visit westjet.com.

WestJet Vacations provides guests with affordable, reliable and easy-to-book travel experiences to 65 destinations in 21 countries, including the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Mexico and United States. Leveraging WestJet’s extensive network and remarkable guest experience, WestJet Vacations offers guests a great flight schedule and a wide variety of hotel and resort options to create fun and affordable vacation experiences in Arizona and across the WestJet network.