Posted AT 11:46 AM EST on 04/09/08
WestJet traffic surges 22 per cent
CALGARY — WestJet Airlines Ltd. passenger traffic outpaced an increase in capacity in August, as the discount carrier filled a record number of seats.
Traffic rose 22.4 per cent to 1.394 billion revenue passenger miles from 1.139 billion in August 2007, while seating capacity increased 21.9 per cent.
Available seat miles, a measure of the discount carrier's capacity, rose 21.9 per cent to 1.577 billion from 1.294 billion a year earlier.
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