A good month in August for Westjet.
5139 passengers carried giving 87% LF.
Based on 174 pax inbound, 154 outbound.
5139 passengers carried giving 87% LF.
Based on 174 pax inbound, 154 outbound.
Cardiff: WestJet Transatlantic News & Discussions
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That's really good to see.
Wasn't there also 2 flights cancelled that month because of a strike?
CAN&I
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One return flight on Monday 3rd August.
You are indeed correct, which I didn't account for.
That actually puts the LF at 92.2%!
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Even 87% is really good.
cardiff12345
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Now next year is on sale hopefully may and june will see better uptake.
CAN&I
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Even so, those with superior knowledge of these things will undoubtably claim 87% or even 92.2% as "pathetic" by whatever countermeasure they choose LOL.
Wow!
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True 😆
Obviously we don't know the yields people will scream subsidy but WestJet must be happy to continue it for 2027.
CAN&I
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LOL - how could we forget - its all about the yields!!!
Honestly, its not funny how many commentators remain convinced subsidies are at play when 1) both CWL and the WG have stated on public record that they are not and 2) the existing funding package for CWL specifically forbids direct monetary payments to airlines!!!
Then there are those who cannot quite understand the difference between a "subsidy" and the direct and indirect layers of negotiation and support involved with any commercial deal between an airline and an airport.
The YYZ-CWL service could have some of the best LFs and yields in the business yet some would still claim it wasn't real because of flippin' "subsidies"!!!
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I think because Cardiff is government owned people just see whatever they do to attract airlines as subsidy even if it's pretty standard operating for other airports. There's this idea Cardiff wouldn't do such deals if it wasn't government owned.
cardiff12345
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It would be interesting to know where YYZ was on the list in terms of most popular unserved destinations (or served 1 stop). It must of been up there for west jet to think there was a market.
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Remember as well that WestJet would've been potentially looking for new destinations as well. It's likely that there was a decent amount of traffic to and from Wales as a base but they'll want to attract new passengers as well.
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