WestJet has taken delivery of its first Boeing 767-300ER, adding a widebody aircraft to its fleet for the first time.
The Calgary-based low-cost carrier (
LCC) has operated an all-737 fleet since its founding in 1996, and in 2013 launched a Bombardier Q400 regional subsidiary called WestJet Encore. The airline is slated to take delivery of four 767-300ERs over the next eight months, with the fourth expected to arrive just before it launches 767 flights to London Gatwick in May 2016.
The first WestJet 767 will be used on flights between Toronto and Calgary for several months, the carrier said. The next two 767s will arrive this fall, and WestJet will launch 767 flights between western Canada and Hawaii and between Toronto and Montego Bay for its winter schedule in December.
The airline’s 767s will seat 262 passengers, including 24 in premium economy, but will have no first- or business-class seats. The aircraft will be able to fly up to 11 hr.
