WestJet CEO Demands Affordable Air Travel Policy Reform
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 5:21 pm
In remarks echoing a call for pragmatic government intervention, WestJet’s chief executive criticized policies that treat air travel as a luxury. Proposing actionable steps to make flying more accessible across Canada’s vast geography, he stressed the need for a fundamental policy rethink amid absurd current stances.
WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech proposed several steps the federal government could take to make air travel more affordable for Canadians
CALGARY — The chief executive of WestJet Group says the federal government should not treat air travel as a luxury in a country as vast as Canada and reducing costs to the industry would help foster national unity. In a speech to a Calgary business audience, Alexis von Hoensbroech questioned why…
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