West Jet has revealed the first destinations for it's new regional airline

Source: West Jet        A Map Showing all the destinations to which West Jet currently operates

West Jet announced a few weeks ago that it would begin it's West Jet Encore regional airline with flights from Calgary to Vancouver and Calgary to Fort St. John. The airline decided to choose Vancouver as a destination because of the competition from Air Canada, who also purchased a few Bombardier Q400s and also plan to fly the same routes. up to 300 people are going to be hired by the end of this year to operate the 7 new Bombardier Q400s which will be arriving after June. This new regional airline is expected to cut costs of airfare travel by as much as half and will encourage more people to travel by air. West Jet still hasn't announced any destinations in the eastern half of Canada other than Toronto, but plans to do so once the operations in the west are in place. I think this new regional airline as well as the new improvements they are making for their flights are going to be very beneficial for the economy in the west. 1800 people are expected to be hired once all 20 Q400 aircraft arrive and I think that is just fantastic for anyone who is looking for a job. West Jet has not only improved its own company, but it also helping create jobs for people who need them in the west.

Here is a CBC article about the new changes West Jet plans to make:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2013/02/11/business-westjet-encore-regional-airline.html