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WestJet confirmed in an email that Sunwing Vacations will continue as a separate entity, setting the stage for the Calgary-based carrier to fly Sunwing tour package customers to their resort spots.
“I don’t think there’s going to be a great deal of change, largely because consumers are fairly savvy, the Competition Bureau’s out there watching and there are other players in the market,” he said. “There could be some issues in those marketplaces,” he said, such as Kelowna and Prince George in B.C., Fredericton and Moncton in New Brunswick, and Waterloo and Windsor in southern Ontario. Fares to popular vacation spots have already been on the rise.
At the moment, residents of Regina could book a December flight to Veradero, Cuba, on either WestJet or Sunwing. People in Moncton could head to Montego Bay, Jamaica, in February via either Sunwing or Air Canada. Those options could get slimmer. WestJet spokeswoman Julia Kaiser said in an email Saturday: “Our immediate focus remains on the integration of Swoop’s highly successful business model across WestJet’s operations.”
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