Wal-Mart picks WestJet
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Wal-Mart picks WestJet
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazett...f8d41e&k=57801
One up for Air Canada's rival WestJet. The low-cost airline said today it will be Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s preferred Canadian carrier. That means WestJet provides transportation services to all the giant retailer's business travellers in Canada and crossborder.
One up for Air Canada's rival WestJet. The low-cost airline said today it will be Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s preferred Canadian carrier. That means WestJet provides transportation services to all the giant retailer's business travellers in Canada and crossborder.
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I could see this partnership as a match, but would be unclear if there would be any value to the "crossborder" portion. Seems to me that Walmart is not the kind of brand that would send its employees to a corporate retreat in Hawaii, and it is doubtful that XNA is Westjet's next transborder destination, considering Westjet only serves a handful of US destinations at the moment.
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I'm sure that AC, with it's LCC pricing and legacy cost stucture, are thrilled to see corporate customers abandoning them.
I expect Wamart won't be the last to make the move.
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I see no problem with both airlines in Canada earning corporate business. It helps to keep them both healthy and the rest of us with choice and competition. I fail to understand why people wish ill to either airline?
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That's BS...AC is pushing passes but not forcing the issue with corp clients who get discounts in various ways. Westjet is simply lowering their prices even further to get some of this business because they have more planes to fill. Lets see the results this year b/f crowing.