JumboJet
Aug 13, 05, 6:22 am
Dogfight over Canada
Air Canada and WestJet taking different routes to win over travellers
Chris Sorensen
Financial Post
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Canada's airline industry has entered the twilight zone.
Unbeknownst to passengers, rivals Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. have unwittingly flown into a foggy, parallel dimension in which normal economic forces no longer apply. In this world, zippy low-cost airlines -- among them Calgary-based WestJet -- struggle to make money while Air Canada, a mammoth legacy carrier, stares at a balance sheet finally free of red ink.
Canada.com/National Post Article (http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=17477ea8-6496-446a-ad22-8808ca0d2380)
Air Canada and WestJet taking different routes to win over travellers
Chris Sorensen
Financial Post
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Canada's airline industry has entered the twilight zone.
Unbeknownst to passengers, rivals Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. have unwittingly flown into a foggy, parallel dimension in which normal economic forces no longer apply. In this world, zippy low-cost airlines -- among them Calgary-based WestJet -- struggle to make money while Air Canada, a mammoth legacy carrier, stares at a balance sheet finally free of red ink.
Canada.com/National Post Article (http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=17477ea8-6496-446a-ad22-8808ca0d2380)