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WestJet Rewards members can now access fast free WestJet Wi-Fi presented by TELUS on select flights. This means you can stay connected to the things that matter most from the moment you step onboard.  

To see if your flight has WestJet Wi-Fi, check your pre-flight email or look up your flight within 72 hours of departure.  

Free Wi-Fi is just the beginning — WestJet Rewards members can unlock exclusive new deals and benefits through our partnership with TELUS.

We’ve announced exciting enhancements to WestJet Rewards, making it easier to earn, redeem and achieve status.  

Learn more at westjet.com/newrewards.

Effective January 1, 2025, we’re making changes to the qualifying spend thresholds for each tier:  2018-2024Silver$3,000Gold$5,000Platinum$8,000 2025Silver$4,000Gold$6,000Platinum$10,000

Our tier qualifying thresholds have remained steady since 2018, marking six years since we’ve changed how WestJet Rewards members qualify for the benefits offered at each level. As a transparent spend-based program, it is necessary for us to conduct annual reviews of these thresholds to ensure we can consistently deliver priority services and benefits. 

If you achieve Silver, Gold or Platinum during the 2024 qualifying year (January 1 – December 31), you will continue to enjoy the benefits you earned at the previous spend levels for the entirety of 2025. 

The ability to retain your status and benefits in future years will be based on your tier qualifying spend for the 2025 qualifying year (and each year following), according to the new qualification levels. 

Learn more about qualifying spend and tier status

With the continued growth of our airline and WestJet Rewards, we need to adjust our boarding zones to enable a smoother boarding experience for all guests, while continuing to deliver a priority boarding experience that reflects the benefit of being a top-tier member.   2024Zone 1Platinum and Gold members; Business and Premium Zone 2Silver members and up to 14 rows at the back of select aircraft; Extended Comfort Zone 3+Remaining guests   2025Zone 1Platinum members; Business and Premium Zone 2Gold and Silver members; Extended Comfort Zone 3+Remaining guests  

Effective January 15, 2025: 

• Zone 1 will be reserved exclusively for Platinum members and guests travelling in Premium and Business cabins. 
• Zone 2 will be reserved for Gold* and Silver members alongside guests who purchased Extended Comfort. 

Additionally, we have removed several rows from the Zone 2 boarding call, with guests seated in those rows now boarding in Zones 3 through 9. This will help to rebalance the distribution across Zone 1 and 2 by reducing the total number of guests in our dedicated priority boarding queues. 

*Delta Gold Medallion^® members will also move to Zone 2 priority boarding. 

Learn more about priority services

Top-tier members will continue to be eligible for complimentary upgrades prior to check-in and at the gate, subject to availability and the purchase of eligible fares. 

Effective January 15, 2025, we’re expanding the complimentary upgrade eligibility to include:  

• A Platinum, Gold or Silver member, plus one other guest on the same booking (i.e. single or two-guest reservations only) 
• Member Exclusive (Economy) fares for Platinum members on upgrades to Premium or Extended Comfort
   

Learn more ways to sit at the front with WestJet Rewards

We’re making some exciting updates to companion vouchers issued as milestone awards to offer more flexibility. Effective immediately, all companion vouchers issued as milestone awards will have a two-year expiry. 

• Any unused companion vouchers issued as milestone awards in 2024 have been extended for an additional 12 months from the original expiration date. 
  
  

Additionally, Gold and Platinum members will now have the option to combine two companion vouchers on the same booking, through their respective priority support number accessible via the WestJet app. 

Note: There are no changes to companion vouchers issued in connection with the WestJet RBC^® World Elite Mastercard^‡.  

Learn more about WestJet Rewards vouchers

Effective February 2024, if you've recently expanded your family or are expecting to, you may be eligible for a new Parental Leave benefit. If you experienced a reduction in travel during parental leave, you can request a reinstatement or extension of your tier status and benefits when you return to work.   

Status will be reinstated for the remainder of the year in which their leave is completed and the entirety of the following year, giving members the opportunity to immediately enjoy their benefits as soon as they start travelling again, while also receiving a full 12 months to requalify in the second year.  

Learn more or request a reinstatement or extension of your tier status and benefits after parental leave

Starting in February 2024, Silver rewards members will receive six lounge vouchers, eligible for themselves or accompanying guests on the day of their WestJet flight departure. This enhancement gives Silver members more choice on how they use their lounge vouchers. Simply present a valid WestJet boarding pass at participating airport lounges.  

Learn more information on lounge access and other exclusive Silver tier benefits

® Trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence.

‡ Mastercard is a registered trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. Used under license.

WestJet, not Royal Bank of Canada, is solely responsible for the WestJet Rewards Program, the terms of the WestJet Rewards Program including earning, redemption and administration of WestJet points and program changes.

Only available to residents of Canada.

Please ensure that your email address is up to date on your WestJet Rewards account. It is recommended that you review your communication consent and opt-ins to receive all communications.

ADDITIONAL RBC FEES:

Cash Advance: $5.00

Balance Transfer Promotional Rate Fee: Up to 3% of the transaction amount 

Dishonoured Payment Fee: $45.00 

Overlimit Fee: $29.00 (If you reside in Quebec, fee does not apply.) 

Additional Copies: $5.00 for Monthly Statement, $1.50 for Statement Updates at the ATM, $2.00 for Transaction Receipts 

Installment Plan Fee: If applicable, either a (i) one-time fee of up to 3% of total purchase amount, or (ii) monthly fee of up to 1.15% of total purchase amount (no fee in Quebec) 

* WestJet Rewards program terms and conditions

^. Effective April 30, 2025, primary cardholders on a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and/or WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard for Business credit card account (“Eligible Cardholder(s)”) will have access to an improved version of “Status Lift”, an annual benefit to help Eligible Cardholders achieve the Silver, Gold or Platinum status faster each year, by providing them a supplemental method to earn tier qualifying spend.

Eligible Cardholders will earn the equivalent of 200 CAD in tier qualifying spend for every $5,000 in Eligible Purchases (as defined below) (“Status Lift”) charged to their WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and/or WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard for Business credit card account (each, an “Eligible RBC World Elite Account”) during a Qualifying Year (as defined below). Status Lift(s) will be added to their other tier qualifying spend and count towards reaching their next WestJet Rewards tier. If an Eligible Cardholder has two (2) Eligible RBC World Elite Accounts, the Eligible Purchases (as defined below) made with both accounts will be combined towards reaching the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases.

Applicable to existing Eligible Cardholders prior to April 30, 2025: Eligible Purchases (as defined below) that appear on January, February, March and April 2025 monthly statements of an Eligible Cardholder will count towards the new Status Lift qualifying spend of $5,000 in Eligible Purchases and any additional Lift(s) will be credited by WestJet to their WestJet Rewards account in May 2025.

 “Eligible Purchases” means the total of net purchase transactions, made by all cardholders on the Eligible RBC World Elite Account, that appear on the Eligible RBC World Elite Account monthly statements prepared during a Qualifying Year (as defined below), minus returns, other credits, fees, interest charges, and cash advances (such as balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges set up with a merchant).

“Qualifying Year” means January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year.  For new Eligible RBC World Elite Accounts, it means the period between the first Eligible RBC World Elite Account monthly statement date, and December 31.

A Status Lift may be awarded up to fifty (50) times per Qualifying Year, which is equivalent to 10,000 CAD in tier qualifying spend. A Status Lift will be awarded approximately ten (10) business days after the monthly statement date for which the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases is reached.

For each Qualifying Year, Status Lifts are awarded based on the total Eligible Purchases posted to an Eligible RBC World Elite Account(s) until the December monthly statement date (that is the date the statement is prepared). This means that some purchases made in December may not count towards the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases for that Qualifying Year.  For example, if monthly statements are prepared on the 27th day of each month and a purchase is made on December 28, the transaction will be posted to the January monthly statement and will not count towards the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases for the current Qualifying Year. Status Lift(s) and Eligible Purchases will reset to zero (0) at the start of each Qualifying Year.

For an Eligible Cardholder to earn a Status Lift, their Eligible RBC World Elite Account must be open and in good standing at the time the Status Lift is awarded. If an Eligible RBC World Elite Account is closed before the end of a Qualifying Year, WestJet reserves the right to remove any Status Lift(s) and/or tier upgrade(s) the Eligible Cardholder may have received through this benefit. 

Tier qualifying spend earned through Status Lift have no monetary or other exchange value and cannot be sold or transferred. 

WestJet and Royal Bank of Canada reserve the right to change or withdraw the Status Lift benefit at any time. 

†. Earn 2 WestJet points per $1 spent on eligible WestJet flights and WestJet Vacation packages and 1.5 WestJet points per $1 spent on all other purchases when you pay with your WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard.

The additional 0.5 WestJet point per $1 spent on eligible WestJet flights and WestJet Vacations packages (i) is in addition to the 1.5 WestJet points per $1 you earn on all other purchases and is calculated separately, and (ii) will only be awarded if WestJet or WestJet Vacations appears as the merchant on your monthly credit card statement.

This means that if you purchase a WestJet flight or a WestJet Vacations package from a travel agency or a third-party booking site, you may not be eligible for the additional 0.5 WestJet point per $1.

WestJet points are earned on net purchases only; they are not earned on cash advances (including balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant), interest charges or fees, and credits for returns and adjustments will reduce or cancel the WestJet points earned by the amounts originally charged.

#. Earn 1.5 WestJet points per $1 spent on eligible WestJet flights and WestJet Vacation packages and 1 WestJet point per $1 spent on all other purchases when you pay with your WestJet RBC Mastercard credit card. The additional 0.5 WestJet point per $1 spent on eligible WestJet flights and WestJet Vacations packages (i) is in addition to the 1 WestJet point per $1 you earn on all other purchases and is calculated separately, and (ii) will only be awarded if WestJet or WestJet Vacations appears as the merchant on your monthly credit card statement. This means that if you purchase a WestJet flight or a WestJet Vacations package from a travel agency or a third-party booking site, you may not be eligible for the additional 0.5 WestJet point per $1. WestJet points are earned on net purchases only; they are not earned on cash advances (including balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant), interest charges or fees, and credits for returns and adjustments will reduce or cancel the WestJet points earned by the amounts originally charged.

4. Once approved for the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard, please allow 4-6 weeks after the first purchase transaction date for the welcome round-trip companion voucher (the “World Elite Companion Voucher”) to appear on your WestJet Rewards account, accessible at westjet.com/account. The World Elite Companion Voucher is offered to new WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard cardholders only, and annually thereafter 4-6 weeks after the annual fee is charged. Primary cardholder may use the World Elite Companion Voucher only once for one of these options of A) round-trip flight for travel in Canada and the continental U.S. for $119 for UltraBasic, Econo and EconoFlex fares (“Economy Fares”) or for $219 for Premium and PremiumFlex fares (“Premium Fares”); or B) round-trip flight to/from the rest of the WestJet network for $399 for Economy Fares or for $499 for Premium Fares. Applicable taxes, fees, charges and other ATC (Air Transportation Charges) on the World Elite Companion Voucher must be paid at time of booking. Unless otherwise stated, companion voucher fees are quoted in Canadian dollars (CAD) and are quoted for flights originating in Canada. World Elite Companion Voucher bookings originating outside of Canada will be in the currency of the departure country. Visit westjet.com/companion-voucher for complete details. Additional fees may apply for bookings made via the Contact Centre.

World Elite Companion Voucher may only be used: A) for all published and eligible Economy Fares and Premium Fares wholly marketed and operated by WestJet; B) if the companion is travelling with you on the same itinerary; and C) for new bookings made through westjet.com or WestJet’s Contact Centre. World Elite Companion Voucher cannot be: A) used for Business, BusinessFlex or Member Exclusive fares; B) applied to existing reservations; nor C) used for group bookings, WestJet Vacations, WestJet Vacations Quebec or Sunwing Vacations bookings. Other terms and conditions apply. Visit westjet.com/companion-voucher for complete details. 

The welcome (first) World Elite Companion Voucher is not available to existing or former WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard primary cardholders applying for or transferring to a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. Additional cardholders (co-applicant and authorized user(s)) are also not eligible for the World Elite Companion Voucher offer. This offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other offer. Terms and conditions of the World Elite Companion Voucher are established by WestJet, not Royal Bank of Canada, and WestJet reserves the right to change or withdraw this offer at any time. For complete details, visit westjet.com/companion-voucher.