The statistic illustrates the number of full-time equivalent employees of WestJet Airlines from the fiscal year of 2011 to the fiscal year of 2018. In the fiscal year of 2018, the low-cost Canadian airline employed over 11,600 people.
In May 2019, WestJet became a private company owned by Toronto-based Onex Corporation. In 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic and a decline in flights demand, the airline laid off a high number of pilots and employees, leaving only 4,500 employees working for them.
Number of WestJet employees from FY 2011 to FY 2018*
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Westjet Airlines. (February 5, 2019). Number of WestJet employees from FY 2011 to FY 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/542952/number-of-employees-of-westjet-airlines/
Westjet Airlines. "Number of WestJet employees from FY 2011 to FY 2018*." Chart. February 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/542952/number-of-employees-of-westjet-airlines/
Westjet Airlines. (2019). Number of WestJet employees from FY 2011 to FY 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/542952/number-of-employees-of-westjet-airlines/
Westjet Airlines. "Number of Westjet Employees from Fy 2011 to Fy 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/542952/number-of-employees-of-westjet-airlines/
Westjet Airlines, Number of WestJet employees from FY 2011 to FY 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/542952/number-of-employees-of-westjet-airlines/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of WestJet employees from FY 2011 to FY 2018* [Graph], Westjet Airlines, February 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/542952/number-of-employees-of-westjet-airlines/
