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EDMONTON, AB, Nov. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - Media are invited to join WestJet this Monday, November 18, 2024, for an announcement regarding the airline's 2025 summer schedule. A business and community celebration will take place at Edmonton International Airport (YEG), with remarks from key business, government and community partners including WestJet CEO, Alexis von Hoensbroech.
Who:
- Alexis von Hoensbroech, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer
- Myron Keehn, President & CEO, Edmonton International Airport (YEG)
- Joseph Schow, Alberta Minister of Tourism and Sport
- Aaron Paquette, Ward Dene Councilor, City of Edmonton
- Tanni Doblanko, Mayor of Leduc County
When: November 18, 2024
- 10:30 a.m. - Media registration
- 11:00 a.m. – Formal remarks
- 11:30 a.m. – Media availability
Where: 1000 Airport Rd, Edmonton International Airport, AB T9E 0V3
Parking: Park in the parkade. Use the pedestrian walkway to enter the airport terminal at Door 29. Follow signage to the event area located at US Departures Check-In.
Parking Vouchers will be provided.
Media are kindly asked to RSVP to media@westjet.com or news@flyeia.com at their earliest convenience.
About WestJet
In 28 years of serving Canadians, WestJet has cut airfares in half and increased the flying population in Canada to more than 50 per cent. WestJet launched in 1996 with three aircraft, 250 employees and five destinations, growing over the years to more than 180 aircraft, 14,000 employees and more than 100 destinations in 26 countries.
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To contact WestJet media relations, please email media@westjet.com
About Edmonton International Airport
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is a self-funded, not-for-profit corporation driving economic prosperity for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region and beyond. YEG is Canada's fifth-busiest airport by passenger traffic and the largest major Canadian airport by land area, generating an economic output of over $4.9 billion and supporting over 21,000 jobs. YEG's Airport City Sustainability Campus is a living lab for innovation and sustainability, including hydrogen and drone technology, supporting our advancements in transitioning to net-zero by 2050. YEG is an Airport for Everyone, a welcoming space that fosters diversity, equity and inclusion.
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SOURCE WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership
