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CALGARY, AB, Sept. 24, 2025 /CNW/ - Media are invited to join WestJet and Hope Air at YYC Calgary International Airport on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, for Haul for Hope, a fundraising event presented by WestJet on behalf of Hope Air. As part of the event, ten teams compete to haul 67,000-pound WestJet Q400 aircraft across a 75-meter tow line. Media are invited to cover this event, which will include a media availability following formal remarks.
Who:
- Jon Collins, Chief Development Officer, Hope Air
- Mark Rubinstein, Chief Executive Officer, Hope Air
- Hope Air Patient Speaker Sara
- Alexis von Hoensbroech, Chief Executive Officer, WestJet
- Kirstan Jewell, Chief People and Communications Officer, YYC
When: September 24, 2025
- 9:00-9:30 AM - Registration & Breakfast
- 10:00 AM - Speaking Remarks and Media Availability
- 10:30 AM - Pulling Begins
- 2:30 PM - Closing Remarks & Awards
- 2:45 PM - Event Ends
Where: Signature Aviation YYC, 1441 Aviation Park NE, Calgary, AB T2E 8M7.
Parking: Media parking is available outside of the Signature Aviation YYC Hangar.
Day of contact information:
Julia Brunet
Coordinator, Public Relations, WestJet
julia.brunet@westjet.com
306-450-1676
Jodi Lumsden
Director, Marketing and Engagement, Hope Air
jlumsden@hopeair.ca
Media are kindly asked to RSVP to media@westjet.com at their earliest convenience.
About WestJet
WestJet took to the skies in 1996 with just over 200 employees and three aircraft operating service to five destinations. Since then, WestJet has pioneered low-cost travel in Canada, cutting airfares in half, and increasing the flying population in Canada by more than 50 per cent. Following integration with Sunwing in 2025, more than 14,000 WestJetters support nearly 200 aircraft and connect guests to more than 100 destinations across North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.
As a major Canadian employer that includes WestJet Airlines, Sunwing Vacations Group and WestJet Cargo, the WestJet Group is Canada's leading low-cost airline and largest vacation provider, with a united purpose of providing affordable and accessible air and vacation travel to Canadians.
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