{"id":6758,"date":"2023-06-18T09:59:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T09:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=6758"},"modified":"2023-06-18T09:59:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T09:59:49","slug":"westjet-to-shut-down-sunwing-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=6758","title":{"rendered":"WestJet to shut down Sunwing Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">June 17 (Reuters) &#8211; WestJet group is planning to wind down low-cost carrier Sunwing Airlines and integrate it into its main business, according to a memo seen by Reuters. The move is part of the integration process by WestJet which completed the acquisition of Sunwing airlines in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Once the integration is complete, all Sunwing employees will continue to have employment with Westjet, said Len Corrado, President, Sunwing Airlines, in the internal memo sent to the employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">The news was first reported by Canadian Press in CBC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\"><span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__default__UPMUu sign-off__text__PU3Aj\" data-testid=\"Text\">Reporting by Gokul Pisharody in Bengaluru, Divya Rajagopal, Allison Lampert.<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"Body\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 17 (Reuters) &#8211; WestJet group is planning to wind down low-cost carrier Sunwing Airlines and integrate it into its main business, according to a memo seen by Reuters. 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