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Old Oct 13, 2018, 11:09 am
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Originally Posted by nave888
I think Westjet's core market is leisure pax - with a few business pax thrown in. Flying to Paris, for example, completely makes sense to me - popular tourist spot, no direct competition, business market, etc. Meanwhile with London, they're going to have to compete with AC and BA to lure those business pax, and I see that as a big challenge, especially if J fares match those carriers.
They are already flying to London, Dreamliner or not. Your argument makes no sense. They are already competing with AC and BA and are doing it at a profitable enough level to continue.
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