A third WestJet flight was targeted by a threat this week, but Saskatoon police have determined there were no explosives on Flight 323 from Toronto to Saskatoon. Flight 323 landed safely at the John Diefenbaker airport in the Saskatchewan city on Tuesday night after receiving the bomb threat at about 7 p.m. CT. All 113… Read More »
A small passenger plane carrying workers to Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories crashed Tuesday in the town of Fort Smith, killing six of the seven people on board, according to Canadian authorities. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed multiple fatalities in the crash on… Read More »
RCMP have determined the bomb threat that led to the evacuation of a WestJet flight travelling from Halifax to Calgary came from within Nova Scotia. After searching the plane, Nova Scotia RCMP say they didn’t find evidence of a bomb on the plane which was set to fly out at 7:30 a.m. WestJet flight 229… Read More »
The past week has seen several threats made against Canadian airliners. The disruptions to four WestJet flights and one Air Canada plane left passengers scrambling as airlines dealt with halted operations and route diversions. Although each threat proved to be a false alarm, police are investigating them and aviation experts are taking notice. Here are… Read More »
Coco Gauff has revealed that she and her father broke their personal crying rule after winning the US Open in 2023. The American tennis star overcame Aryna Sabalenka in three sets at Flushing Meadows last year to claim her maiden Grand Slam title. After the victory, a 19-year-old Gauff was understandably emotional having won her… Read More »
The workplace culture at WestJet is under fire once again. A former pilot has launched a lawsuit alleging the airline terminated his employment while he was away from his job battling severe depression last summer. Bomb threats against company The former pilot also alleges WestJet called police on him after the airline received a series… Read More »
A spate of bomb threats against Canadian airlines over the summer exposed what one airport executive believed were shortcomings in how the industry and federal government share information about threats, newly released documents show. The sentiment, expressed in an email from the head of the Winnipeg Airports Authority to Transport Canada’s then-deputy minister, came after… Read More »
CUPE has filed an application at the Canada Industrial Relations Board to represent flight attendants at WestJet Encore. A majority of WestJet Encore flight attendants have signed cards supporting unionization with CUPE, after citing the need for better schedules and better opportunities for career advancement among their reasons for seeking to unionize. CUPE is thrilled… Read More »
After four major U.S. airlines found unapproved aircraft parts from a UK-based vendor in their planes, WestJet says one of their aircraft was also affected. In a statement to Global News on Tuesday, the airline said the plane had to be grounded in August, as soon as the airline became aware of the situation. The… Read More »
When Air Canada’s chatbot gave incorrect information to a traveller, the airline argued its chatbot is “responsible for its own actions”. Artificial intelligence is having a growing impact on the way we travel, and a remarkable new case shows what AI-powered chatbots can get wrong – and who should pay. In 2022, Air Canada’s chatbot… Read More »
Ultra low-cost carrier Flair is Canada’s worst airline for complaints, with more than 20 per cent of its flights generating some sort of complaint to the Canadian Transport Agency (CTA), new federal data shows. While gripes about air travel are not unusual, the CTA, the quasi-judicial body that regulates air transportation, found Flair had the… Read More »
A $5,000 fight was heard in BC to decide if WestJet was on the hook for five round-trip tickets that were cancelled just before Christmas two years ago. The family, represented by Ronald Gillis in the BC Civil Resolution documents posted online, references the time leading up to the now-infamous December snowstorm of 2022, which… Read More »