Media Release April 4, 2012: WestJet selects Datalex
“We confirm the selection of the Datalex Travel Distribution Platform (TDP) as our core ecommerce platform in support of all current and many new innovative shopping and reward features that we plan to roll out in the coming months. We look forward to a successful partnership with Datalex and also to leveraging its award winning merchandising platform to enhance and add value to the WestJet Guest experience.” Cheryl Smith, EVP and CIO, WestJet.
About WestJet WestJet is Canada's favourite airline, offering scheduled service throughout its 76-city North American and Caribbean network. Inducted into Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures Hall of Fame and named one of Canada's best employers, WestJet pioneered low-cost flying in Canada. Named a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion, WestJet offers increased legroom and leather seats on its modern fleet of 98 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. With future confirmed deliveries for an additional 37 aircraft through 2018, WestJet strives to be one of the five most successful international airlines in the world
About Datalex Datalex is a leading provider of travel retail software products driving growth in revenues across the global travel industry. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the company maintains offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and USA. Datalex is a publicly held company traded on the Irish Stock Exchange (symbol: DLE). With multiple awards and acclaimed domain expertise, its customers include Air China, Aer Lingus, Air Malta, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Philippine Airlines, South African Airways, STA Travel, SITA and United Airlines. The Datalex Travel Distribution Platform (TDP) is a software product that enables advanced retail pricing, shopping, promotion and redemption of multiple travel products and services across multiple sales channels. In 2011, for the third year in succession, Datalex was voted “The World’s Leading Travel Distribution Solution Provider” and “World’s Leading Merchandising Solution Provider” at the World Travel Awards by its travel peers worldwide.
Contact: Ornagh Hoban Tel.: +353 (0)1 8063500 www.datalex.com [email protected]