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CALGARY, Feb. 3 /CNW/ - WestJet President and CEO Sean Durfy will be
presenting at the Raymond James Growth Airline Conference on Thursday,
February 5, 2009, in New York City, New York.

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    Date:        Thursday, February 5, 2009

    Time:        11:25 a.m. Eastern Time / 9:25 a.m. Mountain Time

    Location:    Grand Hyatt New York
                 109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal
                 New York, NY, 10017

    The Growth Airline Conference will be webcast. Financial analysts, media
and other interested individuals are invited to listen to the live webcast at:

                   http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rj42/wja.to/
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    Please note that this URL will not be active until the specific
conference date and time. The webcast will not be replayed or archived.

    About WestJet

    WestJet is Canada's leading high-value low-cost airline offering
scheduled service throughout its 55-city North American and Caribbean network.
Named one of Canada's most admired corporate cultures in 2005, 2006, 2007 and
2008, WestJet pioneered low-cost flying in Canada. WestJet offers increased
legroom, leather seats and live seatback television provided by Bell TV on its
modern fleet of 76 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. With future confirmed
deliveries for an additional 45 aircraft, bringing its fleet to 121 by 2013,
WestJet strives to be the number one choice for travellers.

For further information: WestJet Media Relations, 1-888-WJ 4 NEWS
(1-888-954-6397), E-mail: ropalmer@westjet.com; WestJet Investor Relations,
1-877-493-7853, E-mail: investor_relations@westjet.com, Website:
www.westjet.com