April 6, 2004

News Release: WestJet Revenue Passenger Miles Increase 31.5%

WestJet announced its traffic statistics for March 2004 today, featuring a 31.5% increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) to 467,032,079, up from 355,123,617 in March 2003. Year to date, RPMs increased 42.3% to 1,361,650,765 from 956,818,002 in the same period in 2003.

Available seat miles (ASMs) grew 29.8% to 689,505,152 in March 2004, up from 531,401,099 in March 2003. Year to date, ASMs have increased 35.2% to 2,007,542,603, up from 1,484,616,524 in the same three-month period in 2003.

WestJet's load factor for March 2004 was 67.7% compared with 66.8% in March 2003. During the first three months of 2004, the company's load factor was 67.8% compared with 64.4% during the same period in 2003. WestJet serves the 24 Canadian cities of Victoria, Comox, Vancouver, Abbotsford/Fraser Valley, Prince George, Kelowna, Grande Prairie, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Windsor, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Moncton, Halifax, Gander and St. John's. WestJet is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol WJA.

WestJet Siobhan Vinish (Pronounced Sha-von) Director, Public Relations and Communications (403) 444-2615 (403) 444-2261 (FAX) Website: www.westjet.com

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