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CALGARY, Sept. 8 /CNW/ - WestJet Executive Vice-President, Finance and
CFO Vito Culmone will be presenting at the RBC Capital Markets Passport 2008
Transportation Conference on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 in Toronto.

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Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Time: 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time / 9:15 a.m. Mountain Time

Location: Le Méridien King Edward Hotel
37 King Street East
Toronto, Ontario.

The RBC Capital Markets Passport 2008 Transportation Conference will be
webcast, audio only. Financial analysts, media and other interested
individuals are invited to listen to the live webcast in the investor
relations section of westjet.com or through the following URL:

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rbc96/wja.to/

This webcast will be archived for 30 days after the conference.

About WestJet
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WestJet is Canada's leading high-value low-cost airline offering
scheduled service throughout its 51-city North American and Caribbean network.
Named Canada's most admired corporate culture in 2005, 2006 and 2007, WestJet
pioneered low-cost flying in Canada. WestJet offers increased legroom and
leather seats on its modern fleet of 76 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft,
and live seatback television provided by Bell ExpressVu. 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.