12:35 PM EST - WestJet : reported its ninth consecutive record month of passenger traffic in September, with a load factor that increased 3.5 percentage points to 78.7 percent. The Calgary-based airline said its capacity increased of 13 percent year-over-year in the month and revenue passenger miles improved by 18 percent to 963.4 million. WestJet's year-to-date load factor was also higher, up 2.6 percentage points to 81.8 percent. WestJet
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