In order to provide passengers comfort having allergy, WestJet Airlines in collaboration with King Pharmaceuticals will launch EpiPen Auto-Injectors onto WestJet's 91 aircrafts around the Christmas time.

As speculated, the pen will be placed in all WestJet aircrafts within the first few months of 2011 so as to treat severe allergic reactions.

A disappointing first quarter result was seen yesterday after the WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s tried to promote its packaged tours this winter and added cost to its new reservation system.

According to the management, positive momentum was seen in both the ticket prices and filling of the planes as the year progressed.

WestJet Airlines Ltd. is reported to witness its profit plunge by a disappointing 63% in the first quarter on account of lowered ticket prices along with higher commissions offered to travel agents relied on the carrier's earnings.

The agreement between Southwest Airlines Co. and the WestJet Airlines Ltd. was cancelled by the former on Friday. This two-year old code sharing agreement was put to an end after low-cost Canadian carrier tried to overhaul the terms of the original deal.

The commitment of WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Southwest Airlines Co. for working together does not seem to be going the right track. On one hand, Dallas-based Southwest is not happy because it thinks that WestJet is stabbing to revamp the terms that were there in the original agreement.

Sean Durfy, Chief Executive of Calgary-based WestJet Airlines Ltd. said, "Making money was an achievement as the airline battled a deep recession that reduced travel demand and put pressure on ticket prices".

In the light of the global recession, and the fact that customers now spend very carefully and expect more out of every dollar spent, WestJet Airlines Inc., is offering an increased percentage of seat sales to its passengers, as has been confirmed by the Calgary based airline's Chief Executive, Sean Durfy.

Fourth quarter net income of WestJet Airlines Ltd. plummeted by 45.9% due to decrease in air travel and weather- related expenses. Net income of $40.8-million (32 cents a share) was reported during the fourth quarter in comparison to $75.4-million (57 cents), for the same period in 2007.