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Originally Posted by Acey
They did, last winter chartering a 747 to fly Toronto - Calgary to start chipping away at the backlog. Maybe the 763 frames will help next winter as it's looking like they'll have some down days, but Voodooman's post is pretty much exactly what the people at WestJet ops said. Much easier to clear out domestic backlogs when you have 458 seat 777's at your disposal.
$750k is ringing a bell as the cost of that charter.
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Yup...much easier when the planes are yours. Not to mention that aircraft leases are usually not "immediate" delivery. So even if they were willing to pay that $750K, they may not even get an aircraft for at least a week or two.