According to Reuters and various other sources, Southwest Airlines is planning a codeshare agreement with Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet. WestJet follows a very similar model as Southwest in Canada: an all-737 fleet operating point-to-point service between various cities in Canada, as well as a few U.S. cities like Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Given that Southwest happens to have a heavy presence in both of those cities as well, this pairing could work out rather well. Canada is typically a more expensive destination for U.S. fliers than many domestic destinations, so deals like this to open up more affordable access to Canada are a good thing.
I have heard some good things about WestJet, although I have never flown with them myself. Like Frontier Airlines in the U.S, WestJet offers LiveTV satellite service on all their flights within Canada. If they started up service to Chicago-Midway, Denver, or Baltimore/Washington, this deal would be absolutely killer.
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