09:45 AM EST - WestJet : Announced August 2016 traffic results with a load factor of 86.5% an increase of 1.9 percentage points year over year. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 11.3% year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 8.8% over the same period. The airline flew an all-time monthly record of 2.1 million guests in August, a year-over-year increase of 5.3% or approximately 105,000 additional guests. WestJet
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