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WestJet cuts fares – and a cake – to celebrate 19^th birthday

CALGARY, Feb. 27, 2015 /CNW/ - Canada's most-preferred airline will mark its 19^th birthday with a special one-day seat sale today featuring great fares on more than 5,000 seats to some of its most-popular destinations, including Las Vegas, Hawaii, Dublin, Ireland, Glasgow, Scotland, Montego Bay, Cancun and select Canadian cities.

"WestJet is Canada's low-fare leader and today, as we approach two decades of service to Canadians, we want to celebrate with a very special birthday seat sale," said Bob Cummings, WestJet's Executive Vice-President, Sales, Marketing and Guest Experience. "This sale, which features total fares starting from $61.03, including a base fare of just $19, marks our 19^th anniversary. It's fitting that we offer our guests some of the best fares in our history to show our appreciation for their loyalty and support over the years."

The sale is based on availability and ends today at 11:59 p.m. mountain time.

For travel within Canada from today until April 30, 2015, one-way fares are available starting at:

Departing	Arriving	Air transportation charges (ATC)		Taxes, fees and charges	Total one-way price from
		Base fare from	Other ATC
Regina	Winnipeg	$19	$12	$30.03	$61.03*CAD
Winnipeg	Saskatoon	$19	$18	$35.58	$72.58*CAD
Ottawa	Toronto	$19	$12	$42.59	$73.59*CAD
Montreal	Toronto	$19	$12	$41.58	$72.58*CAD
Winnipeg	Regina	$19	$12	$35.28	$66.28*CAD
Saskatoon	Winnipeg	$19	$18	$30.33	$67.33*CAD
Toronto	Ottawa	$19	$12	$40.33	$71.33*CAD
Toronto	Montreal	$19	$12	$40.33	$71.33*CAD

*Some restrictions apply. Advance purchase required. Please see westjet.com for details.

For travel to Las Vegas March 1-31, 2015, one-way fares are available starting at:

Departing	Arriving	Air transportation charges (ATC)		Taxes,  fees and charges	Total one-way price from
		Base fare from	Other ATC
Vancouver	Las Vegas	$19	$7.50	$79.80	$106.30*CAD
Calgary	Las Vegas	$19	$7.50	$90.30	$116.80*CAD
Toronto	Las Vegas	$19	$7.50	$87.05	$113.55*CAD

*Some restrictions apply. Please see westjet.com for details.

For travel to Mexico and the Caribbean from March 1 to April 30, 2015, one-way fares are available starting at:

Departing	Arriving	Air transportation charges (ATC)		Taxes, fees and charges	Total one-way price from
		Base fare from	Other ATC
Halifax	Montego Bay	$19	$7.50	$115.15	$141.65*CAD
Halifax	Cancun	$19	$7.50	$88.64	$115.14*CAD

*Some restrictions apply. Please see westjet.com for details.

For travel to Hawaii from March 1 to April 30, 2015 one-way fares are available starting at:

Departing	Arriving	Air transportation charges (ATC)		Taxes, fees and charges	Total one-way price from
		Base fare from	Other ATC
Vancouver	Honolulu	$79	$7.50	$91.67	$178.17*CAD
Calgary	Honolulu	$79	$7.50	$101.67	$188.68*CAD
Edmonton	Maui	$79	$7.50	$101.67	$188.68*CAD
Vancouver	Maui	$79	$7.50	$91.67	$178.18*CAD
Calgary	Maui	$79	$7.50	$101.67	$188.68*CAD

*Some restrictions apply. Please see westjet.com for details.

For travel to Europe from May 1 to June 15, 2015, one-way fares are available starting at:

Departing	Arriving	Air transportation charges (ATC)		Taxes, fees and charges	Total one-way price from
		Base fare from	Other ATC
St John	Dublin	$99	$7.50	$59.81	$166.31*CAD
Halifax	Glasgow	$99	$7.50	$54.66	$161.16*CAD

*Some restrictions apply. Please see westjet.com for details.

"With rock-bottom fares like these and with a limited number of seats, we regret that we're not able to offer our price-drop guarantee on this sale," said Bob Cummings.

To book, visit westjet.com, call 1-888-WESTJET or talk to your preferred travel agent.

About WestJet
We are proud to be Canada's most-preferred airline, powered by an award-winning culture of care and recognized as one of the country's top employers. We offer scheduled service to more than 90 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through our regional airline, WestJet Encore, and with partnerships with airlines representing every major region of the world, we offer our guests more than 120 destinations in more than 20 countries. Leveraging WestJet's extensive network, flight schedule and remarkable guest experience, WestJet Vacations delivers affordable, flexible travel experiences with a variety of accommodation options for every guest. Members of our WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights, vacation packages and more. Our members use WestJet dollars towards the purchase of WestJet flights and vacations packages on any day, at any time, to any WestJet destination with no blackout periods – even on seat sales. For more information about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.  

Recent recognition includes:
2015 Best Employers in Canada (Aon Hewitt)
2014 Interbrand Canada's Best Canadian Brands (Rank #20)
2014 Brands of the Year (Strategy magazine)
2014 Canada's Most Preferred Airline (Ipsos)
2014 Value Airline of the Year (Air Transport World magazine)
2014/2013/2012 Canada's Most Attractive Employer (Randstad)
2014/2013 WestJet RBC MasterCard ranked #1 in Canada (Money Sense magazine and RewardsCanada.ca) 
2013 Highest equity score: airline, vacation package supplier brands (Harris/Decima EquiTrend Study)

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