July 26 (Reuters) - Canada's WestJet Airlines Ltd WJA.TO reported a 40.5 percent fall in quarterly profit as higher costs squeezed margins.
The company's net earnings fell to C$36.7 million ($27.8 million), or 30 Canadian cents per share, in the second quarter ended June 30 from C$61.6 million, or 49 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier.
The Calgary-based airline's revenue rose to C$949.3 million from C$942 million. ($1 = 1.32 Canadian dollars)