Order No. 2008-A-447

October 28, 2008

October 28, 2008

IN THE MATTER OF the operation of a scheduled international service by WestJet - Licence No. 070086.

File No. M4210/W221-4-4


Under Licence No. 070086, WestJet (the Licensee) is authorized to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, pursuant to the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United Mexican States signed on December 21, 1961, as amended (the Agreement).

Pursuant to Condition No. 1 of Licence No. 070086, the Licensee is authorized to serve numerous city-pairs.

On August 25, 2008, the Minister of Transport advised the Canadian Transportation Agency (the Agency) that he has designated the Licensee to serve Vancouver - Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo for own aircraft passenger-combination services, pursuant to the Agreement. The Minister of Transport also advised that consistent with the provisions of the Agreement, the additional city-pair designation does not affect the carrier's authority to provide code-share services to or from any point in Mexico or Canada.

The Agency has considered this matter and deems it to be consistent with the Agreement to amend Licence No. 070086. Accordingly, the Agency, pursuant to subsection 71(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended (the CTA), amends Condition No. 1 of Licence No. 070086 as follows:

  1. The Licensee is authorized to operate the route set out in the Agreement as follows:

    1. for code-share services, subject to the approval required pursuant to section 60 of the CTA, to or from any point in Mexico or Canada;
    2. for own aircraft passenger-combination services:

      • Vancouver - Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo
      • Vancouver - San Jose del Cabo
      • Vancouver - Manzanillo
      • Vancouver - Mazatlan
      • Calgary - San Jose del Cabo
      • Calgary - Mazatlan
      • Calgary- Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo
      • Calgary - Manzanillo
      • Calgary - Puerto Vallarta
      • Edmonton - San Jose del Cabo
      • Edmonton - Mazatlan
      • Edmonton - Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo
      • Edmonton - Manzanillo
      • Edmonton - Cancun
      • Edmonton - Puerto Vallarta
      • Winnipeg - Mazatlan
      • Winnipeg - Puerto Vallarta
      • Halifax - Cancun
    3. effective December 7, 2009, for own aircraft passenger-combination services:

      • Vancouver - Cancun
      • Vancouver - Puerto Vallarta
      • Calgary - Cancun
      • Winnipeg - Cancun
      • Toronto - Cancun
      • Toronto - Puerto Vallarta
      • Montréal - Cancun

A new document of licence bearing Licence No. 070086 will be issued to WestJet.

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