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Aviation news international – WestJet said Friday it aims to wind down Sunwing Airlines and integrate the low-cost carrier into its mainline business by October of next year.<\/p>\n

WestJet, which bought the Toronto-based company\u2019s main airline and vacation divisions in May in a major consolidation of the aviation market, saidSunwing\u2019s 18 Boeing 737s and 2,000 employees will be folded into the Calgary-based carrier in a \u201cseamless transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

WestJet and Sunwing together make up 37 per cent of seat capacity on direct flights to sun destinations, and 72 per cent from Western Canada, according to a report from the Competition Bureau last fall.<\/p>\n

Some experts have warned that the move could mean less service and higher fares \u2014 particularly in Western Canada and smaller cities across the country.<\/p>\n

As a condition of Ottawa\u2019s sign-off on the Sunwing acquisition, both parties pledged to maintain capacity on the most affected routes and keep the Sunwing Vacations head office in Toronto and a regional one in Montreal for at least five years.<\/p>\n

The integration process is underway as WestJet prepares to bring budget subsidiary Swoop under its flagship banner by the end of next month after reaching a new collective agreement that put pilots at both segments onto a level field of pay.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Press<\/em><\/p>\n

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