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WestJet, Air Canada cancel flights as Omicron takes toll on sector
Canada's two biggest airlines have cut thousands more flights as COVID-19 continues to surge, bogging down the sector in uncertainty…
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Summer travel surge has WestJet and Air Canada asking for volunteer help
A surge in summer travel across the country has forced Canada's two biggest airlines to ask staff to help volunteer…
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Alberta concerned Air Canada relief package may disadvantage WestJet
Alberta is asking the federal government for assurances that Air Canada won't get preferential treatment over Calgary-based WestJet now that…
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WestJet to lay off undisclosed number of pilots amid labour negotiations
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is laying off an undisclosed number of pilots amid negotiations with the union that represents…
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WestJet cutting jobs and slashing flight capacity by 1/3
WestJet is cutting jobs and slashing its flight capacity by a third because of what the airline calls "instability in…
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WestJet to provide refunds (not just credits) for flights cancelled due to pandemic
WestJet says it will begin providing refunds to passengers whose flights were cancelled due to the pandemic
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WestJet shuts down most of its operations in Atlantic Canada
WestJet will soon no longer fly to Moncton, Fredericton, Sydney, Charlottetown and Quebec City and drastically cut back its service…
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Sask. residents not able to accept WestJet, Air Canada COVID-19 travel insurance Social Sharing
WestJet has announced it is now offering free COVID-19 travel insurance for its flyers — but Saskatchewan residents are the only people in…
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WestJet flight cancelled after dispute over whether toddler should wear mask
WestJet says it cancelled a flight from Calgary to Toronto early Tuesday when tensions on board rapidly escalated after a…
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WestJet to remove unmasked passengers from flights and ban them for a year
WestJet is taking tough new measures beginning next week against passengers who refuse to comply with federal masking rules on…
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Warning for passengers on Toronto-Halifax flight after travel-related COVID-19 case
Nova Scotia reported a new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, following another new case identified on Tuesday. Both are travel-related, the province said.…
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WestJet retreats on labour code exemption that would facilitate mass layoffs
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has halted its pursuit of a labour code exemption that would have facilitated mass layoffs.…
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Canada’s airlines ease into expanded summer service with added safety protocols
Canada’s beleaguered airline industry is taking cautious steps to restart operations after travel restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Canada turning to foreign airlines to bring home citizens stranded by pandemic
Canada has enlisted the help of nearly a dozen foreign airlines to bring home thousands of Canadians stranded abroad in remote…
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WestJet to lay off 3,000 more employees as demand for service craters
Calgary-based WestJet says a further 3,000 of its workers will be laid off in early May as demand for flights…
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WestJet sends layoff notices to 1,700 pilots amid dramatic reduction in air travel
WestJet has sent layoff notices to 1,700 of its pilots amid an unprecedented reduction in air travel due to the global…
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Canada’s airline, tourism sectors facing ‘catastrophic’ decline due to COVID-19 pandemic
As Canada’s aviation and tourism sectors face a decline of epic proportions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is preparing an…
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WestJet laying off 6,900 workers amid worsening COVID-19 crisis
WestJet says 6,900 of its workers are being laid off amid a dramatic downturn in business because of COVID-19. The…
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WestJet flight attendants anticipate mass layoffs due to COVID-19
The union representing WestJet flight attendants is expecting layoffs of more than 50 per cent of its staff as the…
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2 Canadian insurance companies stop covering coronavirus-related trip cancellations
Two major Canadian travel insurance providers — Manulife and TuGo — will no longer cover new customers who need to cancel their trips due…
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WestJet passenger removed after headache complaint sets off coronavirus concerns
A musician moving back to Vancouver from Toronto says he was shocked when flight attendants removed him from a WestJet…
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Complaints pour in from passengers denied compensation for delayed flights
Canada’s new air passenger regulations mandating compensation for delayed or cancelled flights are off to a bumpy start. After CBC News posted a story Sunday about…
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WestJet’s new policy on dogs appears to have been based on inaccurate document
WestJet appears to have based a new policy about transporting dogs on a document that the Canada Border Services Agency…
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Airline passengers struggle to get denied boarding compensation under new rules
Canada’s new air passenger protection regulations promise up to $2,400 in compensation for customers denied boarding; however, some passengers have found that they need to…
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Missed your flight? Denied boarding? Be prepared to pay
Nova Scotia resident Ron Corkery couldn’t believe it when he and wife were told by WestJet they had missed their connecting flight and…
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Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat, Porter hit with $45K in fines for violating new passenger protections
WestJet, Air Canada, Air Transat and Porter Airlines have been hit with fines totalling $45,000 for failing to properly display notices about passenger rights…
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Kelowna bachelorette party ends in ‘nightmare’ as Swoop cancels flight
A group of friends from Winnipeg who spent the weekend at a bachelorette celebration in Kelowna say a cancelled flight…
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WestJet faces federal inquiry after Edmonton couple bumped from flight
WestJet is at the centre of a federal transportation inquiry after an Edmonton couple was bumped off a flight last…
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Canada’s highest court won’t hear WestJet appeal in sexual harassment case
WestJet has lost a legal bid to put an end to a proposed class-action harassment lawsuit. The Supreme Court of Canada…
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WestJet sued over failed attempt to store overhead luggage
A woman claims she got a concussion after being struck on the head, as a fellow WestJet passenger was trying…
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