WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX: WJA) is a Canadian low-cost carrier[1] that provides scheduled and charter air service to 76 destinations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Founded in 1996, it is currently the second-largest Canadian air carrier, behind Air Canada,[2] operating an average of 425 flights and carrying over 45,000 passengers[3] per day. In 2010, WestJet carried over 15 million passengers[4], making it the tenth-largest airline in North America by passengers carried.