12:07 PM EST - WestJet : reported third-quarter net earnings of $31.4 million or $0.24 per share, compared to net earnings of $57.9 million or $0.45 per share in the year ago quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $600.63 million, down from $718.38 million in the prior-year quarter. WestJet also announced October traffic results with a load factor of 77.3%, a year-over-year improvement of 1.5 percentage points. Revenue passenger miles or RPM increased 0.3% year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles or ASM, declined 1.8% over the same period. Load factor for October 2009 was 77.3%, up 1.5 points from 75.8% in October 2008. WestJet
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