Ald - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 1, 1999 Some drive for hours to save on air fares Wesijet getting customers from this far away A WESTJET official isn’t surprised by stories that lo- cals are driving to Prince George to take advantage of the low-cost carrier’s fares to Vancouver, Siobhan Vinish has heard similar stories from olher places where Calgary-based Wesijet has set up, “It is a distance [from Terrace to Prince George], but we have heard this be- fore,'” said Vinish, “Consumers will ga to where they get the best value,’ Westjet began flying from Prince George to Victoria in March and from Prince George fo Vancouver in June, Its regular Prince George to Vancouver fare at $238, including taxes, is at least $200 cheaper. than Qying from Terrace to Vancouver on best fares available from Canadian Regional or Air B.C. Al that kind of possible savings, Elan Travel’s George Clark says his agency is gelting a couple of calls a day regarding West- jet “A family of four could save up to $1,000 by making the drive,’’ said Clark. From three 737s flying to five cities in 1996, Westjet has just added a 13th air craft and now flies as far east as Thunder Bay, The company doesn’t see itself as taking passengers rom other ailJivs as much as opcouraging feople to Hy who haven’! before because of price. “We're not fighting for lhe same piece of pic, We feel if the prices are rea- sonable, people who would otherwise take the bus, train or car will fly. We stimulate the market,’’ said Vinish. Still, she adds, where Westjet has set up, other air- lines have lowered their prices because of competi- tion. Westjet’s $238 return fare from Prince George to Van- couver isn’t far off the Greyhound retum fare of $182.22. A return Terrace to Van- couver Greyhound — ticket costs $316.08, tax included. If two people travel to- gether, the bus line charges 30 per cent for the second passenger if the tickets are bought seven days in ad- vance, Westjet is already at 75 per cent capacity on most flights from Prince George. ‘We think that will grow in the fall as most people had their summer vacation plans already made before we started service,’’ said Vinish. As for Terrace, Vinish Said the company bas no im- mediate plans but is con- Stantly evaluating where it might go next. One strategy it has un- dertaken is to offer 4 set number of flights for a set period of time to larger cities from places where it doesn’t have regular service, It did this in Grande Prairie in northern Alberta and in Brandon, Manitoba, this past winter, “They proved tremendously successful,” said Vinish, ‘‘People were driving from all over the place to fly with us,’ For now, Elan Travel’s Clark predicts a steady stream of people from here will travel to Prince George. 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