WestJet reports January 2015 load factor of 79.5 per cent

CALGARY, Feb. 3, 2015 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced January 2015 traffic results with a load factor of 79.5 per cent. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 3.6 per cent year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 5.5 per cent over the same period. In the month of January, WestJet achieved an on-time performance rate of 73.0 per cent, an improvement of 14.6 percentage points. The airline flew a record 1.6 million guests in January, a year-over-year increase of 2.0 per cent or approximately 32,000 additional guests.

“We continue to be pleased with our traffic growth as a record number of guests chose to fly with WestJet in January,” said WestJet President and CEO Gregg Saretsky. “I want to thank our more than 10,000 WestJetters for their ongoing efforts in ensuring our guests have a remarkable travel experience this winter.”