The flying experience with WestJet can mostly be pleasing if one is well aware of its seating and baggage policy. In fact, if you know how to go about it, it is going to be worth the journey it business or leisure. This blog explains how to choose a seat on WestJet, the baggage allowance for different types of fares, and some other tips to make your travel hassle-free.

Selection of Chair

1. Choosing Your Seat

WestJet has provided several ways in which you could select seats that would guarantee you comfort. Here is how you go about it:

This option may be available while booking on the website or through your application as soon as you get the desired flights. As a matter of fact, this may well be an apt time to get an aisle seat, window seat, or at least the one with more legroom provided to you.

After Booking: If you had not selected a seat at the time of booking, then you could also do it afterward. You can visit the "Manage Trips" section on the WestJet website or mobile app to choose your seat up until 24 hours before your departure.

Web Check-In: It will also allow seats to be selected via web check-in, which opens 24 hours in advance.

2. Types of Seats Available

Economy Class cabin has the following options of seating on WestJet:

Seat Type　　　　Location　　　　Legroom　　　　Fees

Economy class with normal seat Less legroom Basic/ Economy with charges

Exit Row Seat \\tExit rows in the Economy cabin \\tExtra legroom \\tExtra charge for most bookings

Extended Comfort Seat\tFront of the Economy cabin\tExtra legroom\tFee applies for most fare types

Premium Seat Premium cabin Extra leg and elbow room Comes with Premium fare

Business Seat\tBusiness cabin\tSpacious pod\tIncluded with Business fare

3. Cost Implication for Seat Selection

Some passengers may have free seat assignment, while others may be charged depending on the class of travel and type of seat chosen. For instance:

UltraBasic Fare: There are extra charges for selecting a seat, and if a seat is not selected, it will be automatically assigned at check-in time.

Econo Fare: Applied charge for the change of pre-assigned seat.

EconoFlex Fare: No charge is levied for selecting a standard seat.

Baggage Policies

Travel without any hassles with WestJet by knowing its baggage policy. Travel Smart with WestjetHere's what one should know about baggage allowance based on the type of fare:

1. Checked Baggage Allowance

WestJet permits up to four pieces of checked items depending on the class of fare purchased:

EconoFlex, Premium, and Business Fares: The first checked bag is typically included at no extra charge.

UltraBasic Fares: A checked baggage allowance is an additional fee that the customer has to pay.

Weight and Size Limits

Checked bags cannot weigh over 50 pounds-23 kilograms; their overall dimensions of length + width + height must not exceed 62 inches-157 centimeters.

Oversized or overweight luggage, the prices are starting from $100- $118 CAD.

2. Carry-on Baggage Allowance

WestJet allows each passenger to have one carry-on and one personal item, except for UltraBasic fares:

Carry-On Bag Dimensions: The maximum dimension allowed is 21 x 15 x 9 inches (53 x 38 x 23 centimeters).

Personal item: 16 x 13 x 6 inches, maximum (41 x 33 x 15 centimeters).

Passengers who are traveling to and from Europe or Asia in the UltraBasic class can carry one carry-on baggage with one personal item.

3. Special Considerations

Traveling with Infants: Families traveling with infants can carry with them a diaper bag and an approved car seat in the cabin.

Traveling with Pets: There are several restrictions concerning traveling with a pet carrier in the cabin for passengers flying with their pets.

Tips to Make Your Journey Smooth

Book flight and seat ahead of time: The earlier you do it, the better are your chances of getting preferred seating.

Prepaid Baggage-Pre-paid baggage is allowed to be pre-paid at the time of booking or before 24 hours from a scheduled flight.

Mobile: Through the WestJet app, which one can download, bookings can be chosen or managed on the seat.

After booking, check periodically to see if the trip is available; the closer to the departure date, the more likely other passengers are going to change their reservations, thus allowing new opportunities.

Callback to Customer Care as and when required: so as to eradicate the hassles for flight bookings or for any kind of information regarding seating/luggage policy, one may reach on customer support at WestJet.

Conclusion

It's not rocket science to learn how to circumvent seat selection and bag policies on WestJet. Understanding how to choose the right seat for what each baggage policy is regarding every class of fare can help a great deal in ensuring a good flight.

Whether one flies alone, as a family, or even as groups, these are things put in place to ensure from start to end, your travels are enjoyable. Here are some tips one should observe next time he flies with WestJet.