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Media Advisory - WestJet first quarter 2010 analysts' conference call and AGM
Canada NewsWire
Canada

CALGARY, April 27 /CNW/ - WestJet will hold its quarterly analysts' conference call on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 8 a.m. MDT (10 a.m. EDT) following the release of its first quarter 2010 financial results. Please note the new, earlier start time for the call.

President and CEO Gregg Saretsky and Executive Vice-President of Finance and CFO Vito Culmone will discuss WestJet's first quarter 2010 results and answer questions from financial analysts. Following the analysts' question period, members of the media are invited to participate in a brief question period of their own.

The conference call will be available in Toronto by calling 647-427-7450 and across Canada through the toll-free telephone number 888-231-8191. The call can also be heard live through an Internet webcast accessible via the Media and Investors section of www.westjet.com.

A recording of the call will be available until May 11, 2010, in Toronto by calling 416-849-0833 and across Canada by calling the toll-free number 800-642-1687 (password 51596745). The webcast will be archived in the Media and Investors section of www.westjet.com for 90 days following the call.

Annual general meeting (AGM)

WestJet will hold its AGM at 2 p.m. MDT (4 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at WestJet's Calgary Campus, which is located at 22 Aerial Place NE. The AGM will be available through an Internet webcast in the Media and Investor section of www.westjet.com. Gregg Saretsky will be available to speak to local Calgary media following the event, at approximately 2:45 p.m. MDT, at the WestJet Calgary Campus.

About WestJet

WestJet is Canada's preferred airline, offering scheduled service throughout its 68-city North American and Caribbean network. Inducted into the corporate culture hall of fame after being 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 88 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. With future confirmed deliveries for an additional 47 aircraft through 2016, WestJet strives to be one of the five most successful international airlines in the world.

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