Mr. Gregg Saretsky reports

WESTJET REPORTS MAY LOAD FACTOR OF 80.6 PER CENT

WestJet Airlines Ltd. has released its May, 2017, traffic results with a load factor of 80.6 per cent, second highest for May in WestJet's 21-year history. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 4.8 per cent year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 5.9 per cent over the same period. The airline flew a record 2.0 million guests in May, a year-over-year increase of 8.2 per cent or approximately 147,000 additional guests.

"We continue to be pleased with our strong traffic growth as a record number of guests chose to fly with us in May," said WestJet president and chief executive officer Gregg Saretsky. "I want to thank our more than 12,000 WestJetters who continue to deliver our award-winning brand of friendly caring service each and every day."

                   MAY, 2017, TRAFFIC RESULTS  
  
                             May, 2017           May, 2016

Load factor                      80.6%               81.4%
ASMs (billions)                  2.511               2.371
RPMs (billions)                  2.023               1.931

                     Year-to-date 2017   Year-to-date 2016

Load factor                      82.9%               81.7%
ASMs (billions)                 12.779              12.060
RPMs (billions)                 10.594               9.848

In May, WestJet announced it had again been named Canada's most trusted airline by the Gustavson Brand Trust Index instituted by the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria. The airline was also named one of Canada's top 10 most trusted brands. The results are based on more than 6,500 Canadian consumer responses to a survey on 294 Canadian brands.

About WestJet Airlines Ltd.

WestJet and its regional airline, WestJet Encore, offer scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through its partnerships with airlines representing every major region of the world, the company offers its guests more than 150 destinations in more than 21 countries.