Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoeis a founding shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of WestJet Airlines...
reality way accepting
The only way for the market to accept this reality is if fares are advanced slowly and cautiously, and the very low fares do still appear from time-to-time in the market to allow those who will not travel without them to have access to our service.
bit declined foreign months ownership price recent somewhat worth
Foreign ownership has declined somewhat in recent months with the run-up in the price of fuel, as the sector's been a little bit out of favor, but it's still worth our while to do it (reclassify the shares) in preparation for when that reverses,
changes hope huge large limited multiple offering past service software summer tickets
It's a very large software system. It's a huge project. Our hope is that by the summer of 2006, we'll have it in place. We have been limited in the past from offering service upgrades or refundable tickets or multiple changes without fees.
absolute based fly good increasing obviously oil people price seats sell
It isn't so much the absolute price of oil, as it is the increasing price, ... If we sell seats based on $50 oil and then fly people at $65 oil, obviously it's not going to be good for earnings.
fact might prime quite year
It may not be quite at the same prime times or the same prime times of the year that they might like, but the fact is there will still be opportunities.
both continue factors last load numbers point producing quarter results stronger year
These numbers point to us producing stronger first quarter results than last year as we continue to see improvements in both load factors and yield.
although belief firmly higher increases price prices remain sudden
With a higher price of fuel, higher prices must prevail, although I remain firmly of the belief that sudden and significant increases do de-stimulate the market.