June 24 (Reuters) - WestJet Airlines Ltd WJA.TO :
* WESTJET ANNOUNCES FIRST REGULATORY APPROVAL IN ITS PROPOSED ACQUISITION BY ONEX
* WESTJET AIRLINES - ONEX CORPORATION HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM MINISTER OF TRANSPORT (CANADA) FOR PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF WESTJET BY ONEX
* WESTJET AIRLINES - GOT APPROVAL ON BASIS THAT PROPOSED ACQUISITION BY ONEX DOES NOT RAISE PUBLIC INTEREST ISSUES AS RELATED TO NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
* WESTJET AIRLINES LTD - TRANSACTION WITH ONEX IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN LATTER PART OF 2019