Westjet's traffic climbs by 29%

WestJet’s November 2005 revenue passenger miles climed by 29.3% to 604.2 million, up from 467.2 million in November 2004. Year to date, RPMs increased 28.1% to 7,220.6 million from 5,636.3 million in the same period in 2004. Available seat miles (ASMs) grew 5.2% to 840.3 million in November 2005, up from 798.7 million in November 2004. Year to date, ASMs have increased 20.1% to 9,730.8 million, up from 8,105.3 million in the same 11-month period in 2004. WestJet’s load factor for November 2005 was 71.9%, a 13.4% increase over the 58.5% reported in November 2004. During the first 11 months of 2005, the company’s load factor was 74.2%, a 4.7% increase over the 69.5% achieved during the same period in 2004.