10:09 AM EST - WestJet Airlines Ltd. : said on Thursday that its third-quarter profit was its best for any quarter, propelled by higher passenger traffic and revenues and better cost controls. Canada's second-largest carrier said it earned $52.8 million or 41 cents a share in the quarter, a 74.5 percent increase from a profit of $30.3 million or 23 cents a share in the year earlier period. That handily beat the average profit estimate of 30 cents a share of analysts polled by Reuters Estimates. Revenues rose 24 percent to $503 million from $406 million. WestJet Airlines Ltd.
T.WJA are trading up 32 cents at $11.94.
