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WestJet announces very Canadian rebrand as 'Canada Air'... maybe?

Canada Air
[WestJet has “rebranded” itself as Canada Air/YouTube/WestJet]

Canada’s getting a brand new airline — and it’s the #MostCanadian one yet.

Canada Air
[Canada Air livery/WestJet]

Around 5 am on March 31, 2017, WestJet’s Twitter account told almost 15,000 followers:

The airline’s corporate Twitter account, while using the handle @WestJet, also changed it’s name to Canada Air. A subsequent tweet at 9 am reiterated:

WestJet wins April Fool’s Day, pranking everyone a day early. Remember: everything on the internet Saturday is a lie.