On Monday, WestJet in collaboration with the Canadian Aerophilatelic Society and The Calgary Airport Authority will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Western Canada’s inaugural air mail flight.
The flight was made by aviatrice Katherine Stinson on July 9, 1918, from Calgary to Edmonton, containing a mailbag with a reported 259 letters.
In honor of Stinson, flight 3143 will be flown by WestJet Encore Captain’s Athenia Jansen and Janna Breker Kettner.
WHEN:
Monday, July 9, 2018
WHO:
Athenia Jansen, Captain, WestJet Encore
Janna Breker-Kettner, Captain, WestJet Encore
Mark Ruel, Director, Air Service Development for The Calgary Airport Authority
Gord Mallet, Canadian Aerophilatelic Society Representative
TIME:
10:00-10:20 a.m. (Formal event, media availability and photo opportunity)
WHERE:
WestJet Domestic Check-In (Gate 1)
Calgary International Airport
2000 Airport Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6W5
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