Mr. Gregg Saretsky reports

WESTJET REPORTS MARCH LOAD FACTOR OF 84.1 PER CENT

WestJet Airlines Ltd. has released its March, 2017, traffic results with a load factor of 84.1 per cent, an increase of 0.9 percentage point year over year. Revenue passenger miles (RPM), or traffic, increased 8.7 per cent year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASM), grew 7.4 per cent over the same period. The airline flew a record 5.7 million guests in the first quarter, a year-over-year increase of 6.8 per cent or approximately 363,000 additional guests.

"We continue to be pleased with our strong traffic growth as a record number of guests chose to fly with us in the first quarter," said WestJet president and chief executive officer Gregg Saretsky. "My thanks go out to all WestJetters for their dedication to providing our growing number of guests with a safe and remarkable travel experience."

         MARCH, 2017, TRAFFIC RESULTS

                  March, 2017       March, 2016

Load factor             84.1%             83.2%
ASMs (billions)         2.676             2.491
RPMs (billions)         2.252             2.072

                      Q1 2017           Q1 2016

Load factor             83.0%             82.1%
ASMs (billions)         7.699             7.294
RPMs (billions)         6.393             5.988

WestJet recently announced an expansion to its reciprocal frequent flyer agreement with Delta Air Lines to include redemption of WestJet dollars on new select Delta routes including Paris, Tokyo, Rome, Madrid, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney (Australia). Delta SkyMiles Members can now redeem miles anywhere WestJet flies.

About WestJet Airlines Ltd.

The company offers scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through its regional airline, WestJet Encore, and with partnerships with airlines representing every major region of the world, the company offers guests more than 150 destinations in more than 20 countries.