ON THE FLY

摘要

WestJet Group reached a deal to acquire Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines, subject to approval. Anticipated to close in late 2022, WestJet explains the transaction would result in a new tour operating business including both Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations to be led by Sunwing CEO Stephen Hunter. The tour operator business will be headquartered in Toronto, with a Quebec head office in Laval and the business will continue to market the Sunwing brand alongside WestJet Vacations. The WestJet Group of companies will expand to include Sunwing Airlines. Less than two weeks earlier, Alexis von Hoensbroech began his new role as CEO of WestJet. He previously served as the CEO of Austrian Airlines, part of the Lufthansa Group and Austria's largest airline, since 2018. von Hoensbroech joined Lufthansa in 2005.