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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Interesting move by Westjet. Why would they want to add Mesa when they already fly into Phoenix? Do they not have enough capacity on their flights to Phoenix? Can they not add a few more flights into Phoenix? Is Mesa going to be significantly cheaper in terms of airport fees/taxes and whatever?
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It's a direct attack at New Leaf. Announced several days after, on the same days from both Calgary and Edmonton. They could easily ramp up PHX, but a better use of those planes would be trying to push New Leaf out of the southwestern US market which WestJet has a firm grasp on from YYC/YEG.