WestJet, Southwest postpone code sharing

DALLAS, May 25 (UPI) -- A planned code-sharing agreement between Canadian air carrier WestJet and U.S. carrier Southwest Airlines has been postponed, WestJet said Monday.

The carrier says Southwest needs to concentrate on other activities, The Dallas Morning News reported.

"With the recessionary revenue environment, Southwest has decided to re-direct a portion of its resources dedicated to the code-share project towards other near-term revenue opportunities," WestJet's statement said.

Southwest Airlines executive vice president of strategy and planning Bob Jordan added, "In response to the current economic environment, Southwest is focusing its immediate attention on several critical objectives, including increasing our revenues.

"While I am very excited about working to deliver new incremental revenue opportunities for 2009, it will have an impact on our timing for code-share delivery."