WestJet shareholders vote in favour of accepting takeover offer

More than 92 per cent of WestJet shareholders and optionholders who voted on Tuesday, voted in favour of Onex's friendly $3.5 billion takeover, paving the way for the sale of the airline. "We are very pleased to obtaining overwhelming support from our securityholders at today's special meeting," said Ed Sims, WestJet's president and CEO in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. "Receiving this support is an important step on our path to closing this transaction, and we continue to engage with t