Southwest Airlines has inked a memorandum of understanding with Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet that will pave the way for the two Boeing 737 operators to initiate codeshare flights across both networks by late next year.

The broad agreement is significant on a number of fronts. It will open up international destinations in Canada to Dallas-based low-cost giant Southwest, while greatly improving WestJet’s market access in the USA.

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It also shows a continued push at Southwest to change its traditional bus

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