{"id":32126,"date":"2023-05-01T22:07:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=32126"},"modified":"2023-05-01T22:10:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:40:55","slug":"westjet-acquisition-of-sunwing-vacations-and-sunwing-airlines-is-now-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/westjet-acquisition-of-sunwing-vacations-and-sunwing-airlines-is-now-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"WestJet Acquisition of Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines is Now Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The WestJet Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines, which was originally revealed in March of last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, both airlines will continue to operate independently; however, WestJet has stated that they will eventually transition from competitors to collaborators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel-1024x679.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel-1024x679.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel-600x398.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel-1536x1019.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel-750x498.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel-1140x756.webp 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mark-Avila-Liam-Funnel.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Mark Avila-Liam Funnel\/Airways<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-westjet-acquired-sunwing-airlines\">WestJet Acquired Sunwing Airlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In March, the Canadian federal government approved WestJet&#8217;s acquisition of Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Hunter, the former CEO of Sunwing Vacations, has been named the CEO of WestJet Group&#8217;s vacation business, responsible for all tour operations and packages at Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian Press first reported on May 1, 2023, that the Ottawa government has approved WestJet&#8217;s acquisition of Sunwing, subject to certain conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These conditions require WestJet to expand Sunwing&#8217;s packages to five new cities, preserve capacity on the most impacted routes, and maintain a head office for the vacations business in Toronto and a regional office in Montreal for a minimum of five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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