Calgary based WestJet has done another code share deal with a major legacy airline.  This time, it’s with British Airways, a Oneworld alliance member.  British Airways passengers on BA flights to Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver will be able to connect on WestJet flights to final destinations.

WestJet’s code share partners are now:

• American Airlines (Oneworld)
• British Airways  (Oneworld)
• Cathay Pacific (Oneworld)
• China Eastern (SkyTeam)
• Delta Air Lines (SkyTeam)
• Japan Airlines (Oneworld)
• KLM (SkyTeam)
• Korean Air (SkyTeam)

WestJet appears to be very agnostic to alliances but hasn’t yet established any codeshare relationships with Star Alliance members to date.  Why?  Air Canada is in the Star Alliance.   They do, however, have interline agreements with a variety of Star Alliance members.

Curiously, WestJet has aggressively sought relationships with large, multi-national legacy airlines and it appears to be paying off for them and their partners.   This is a model that has worked well for Alaska Airlines and it’s notable that WestJet’s CEO, Gregg Saretsky, worked as a senior executive at Alaska Airlines prior to joining WestJet.

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