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MEDIA ADVISORY – WestJet and Hope Air present annual Haul for Hope event in Edmonton

WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership
Friday at 12:45pm ADT · September 19, 2025 2 min read

EDMONTON, AB, Sept. 19, 2025 /CNW/ – Media are invited to join WestJet and Hope Air at Edmonton International Airport on Monday, September 22, 2025, for Haul for Hope, a fundraising event presented by WestJet on behalf of Hope Air. As part of the event, ten teams compete to haul 67,000-pound WestJet Q400 aircraft across a 100-meter tow line. Media are invited to cover this event, which will include a media availability following formal remarks.

Who:   

  • Jon Collins, Chief Development Officer, Hope Air
  • Hope Air Patient Speaker Joel
  • Jared Mikoch-Gerke, Director, Alliances & Airport Affairs, WestJet
  • Myron Keehn, CEO, YEG

When: September 22, 2025 

  • 9:00-9:30 a.m. – Media arrival and registration 
  • 10:00 AM – Speaking Remarks and Media Availability
  • 10:15 AM – Pulling Begins
  • 1:00 PM – Closing Remarks & Awards
  • 1:15 PM – Event Ends  

Where: Edmonton International Airport, 1000 Airport Rd, Edmonton International Airport, AB T9E 0V3. 

Parking: Media parking is available off of 35 Ave E. Please see this map for details and directions.

Day of contact information: 

Jennifer Booth

Senior Manager, Media & Public Relations, WestJet

368-992-6691 

Jodi Lumsden

Director, Marketing and Engagement, Hope Air

jlumsden@hopeair.ca 

Media are kindly asked to RSVP to media@westjet.com at their earliest convenience.   

About WestJet      

WestJet took to the skies in 1996 with just over 200 employees and three aircraft operating service to five destinations. Since then, WestJet has pioneered low-cost travel in Canada, cutting airfares in half, and increasing the flying population in Canada by more than 50 per cent. Following integration with Sunwing in 2025, more than 14,000 WestJetters support nearly 200 aircraft and connect guests to more than 100 destinations across North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.    

As a major Canadian employer that includes WestJet Airlines, Sunwing Vacations Group and WestJet Cargo, the WestJet Group is Canada’s leading low-cost airline and largest vacation provider, with a united purpose of providing affordable and accessible air and vacation travel to Canadians.    

Learn more about WestJet at westjet.com/en-ca/who-we-are (also available in French)  

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Email WestJet media relations at media@westjet.com 

SOURCE WESTJET, an Alberta Partnership

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