WestJet announced today that they’ve broken not one but TWO Guinness World Records during a flight from Toronto to Vegas and of course they put together a video so you can see how it all went down.

You can watch it here:


The airline built and illuminated a kilometer-wide prize wheel in the Utah desert as this flight was heading to Vegas. So what exactly goes in to record-breaking version of a gaming wheel? Here’s the breakdown:

  • six months of planning
  • 40 crew members
  • six days of building in scorching heat
  • 61,483 feet of cable
  • 160 guests on their way to Las Vegas
  • one lucky seat who was the recipient of the #WestJetVegasSurprise.

 

In the end the LED wheel was seen on descent into Las Vegas at 12,000 feet. The wheel was 785,398 square metres in diameter and reached 4,666,000 lumens – breaking the previous record of 4,264,346 lumens. As Trump would say it was HUUUUUUUGE!

 

Guinness World Records confirmed a new record has been set by WestJet:

 

If you’ve seen the video above, you know that one lucky passenger won a WestJet VIP Vegas Upgrade. So what was included? Here’s the list:

  • $2500 USD shopping spree at The Forum Shops at Caesars in honor of their 25thanniversary
  • VIP Table at JEWEL Nightclub at ARIA Resort & Casino
  • Complimentary brunch at Herringbone at ARIA Resort & Casino
  • Future stay and pool cabana at Flamingo Las Vegas
  • Complimentary dinner for two at STK at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
  • 2 VIP tickets to Blue Man Group with back stage meet and greet at Luxor Hotel & Casino
  • Two tickets to Cirque du Soleil
  • Two tickets to BAZ – Star Crossed Love at The Palazzo Las Vegas
  • Two night stay at The Venetian Las Vegas
  • Bose Headphones courtesy of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
  • Two round-trip flights from WestJet

 

The entire flight also got a special gift. They received discounted tickets to Cirque du Soleil shows, complementary cocktails from STK at The Cosmopolitan, and $25 gift cards for the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

Anyone else wishing they were on that flight?

 

-Kevin and Sonia

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