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WestJet signs multi-year contract with Suncor

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The agreement between WestJet and Suncor will involve more than 100 weekly flights across Western Canada. — Photo: WestJet

WestJet will use a combination of its Boeing 737 Next-Generation and Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft to fly Suncor employees and contractors between Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Kelowna, Saskatoon, and Fort McMurray and its operations in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta. The agreement will involve more than 100 weekly flights.

"We are very pleased to work with another great Canadian company like Suncor," said Bob Cummings, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Commercial. "Positioning us as the primary provider of charter services for Suncor, this agreement will facilitate the seamless movement of energy sector workers to and from their job sites, as well as from across the WestJet network."    

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