Category Archives: WestJet

As the WestJet Group prepares for labour action by WestJet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and other Tech Ops employees, the airline has started cancelling and consolidating flights, in order to park aircraft in a safe and organized manner. This action enables proactive communication with guests and crew to minimize the potential for being stranded and ensures… Read More »

Canadian airline WestJet is giving passengers from the city of Edmonton one-stop access to a world of destinations via Atlanta. The daily flight from the Alberta provincial capital took off on April 29, starting the first route ever linking the two cities. WestJet operates a longstanding partnership with Delta Air Lines, the dominant carrier at… Read More »

What was supposed to be a simple six-hour flight turned into a three-day nightmare for a Victoria family. Stephanie Sherlock, her 77-year-old mother and her ex-husband were travelling home on WestJet from Thunder Bay last weekend with an expected layover at the Richardson International Airport. However, when one of their flights was cancelled, they were… Read More »

WestJet strike will continue until there’s a deal, union says, as flight cancellation tally passes 830 As the number of cancelled WestJet flights continues to climb over the Canada Day long weekend, the head of the union representing the airline’s striking mechanics is pledging to continue the work stoppage until a new contract deal is… Read More »

WestJet Airlines workers vow to continue strike that’s led to hundreds of canceled flights A strike by WestJet Airlines’ mechanics that has led to hundreds of cancelled flights will continue until a deal is reached, the union’s president told Reuters on Sunday. Bret Oestreich, president of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, said the two sides… Read More »

Travelers planning to book a flight with WestJet airlines (Canada’s second largest carrier) can breathe a sigh of relief as the potential strike by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) has been temporarily averted. Both WestJet and AMFA have mutually agreed to return to the bargaining table, preventing further flight cancellations and disruptions. Here’s what… Read More »

WestJet Cargo is proud to spotlight the growing impact of its charter service, launched in Q4 2023, which offers unparalleled cargo solutions across North and Latin America. Designed to meet the complex logistics needs of businesses, the service leverages a fleet of Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighters to deliver specialized, flexible, and reliable cargo transport for… Read More »

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered WestJet to pay a traveller $633 in damages for a missed flight connection. In a Sept. 13 decision, tribunal member Mark Henderson said Steven James Davidson bought a return ticket from Kamloops to Phoenix, Arizona connecting through Calgary with WestJet. Henderson said Davidson’s flight from Kamloops to Calgary was… Read More »

Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled 407 flights affecting 49,000 passengers after the maintenance workers union announced it went on strike. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association said its members started to strike Friday evening because the airline’s “unwillingness to negotiate with the union” made it inevitable. The surprise strike affecting international and domestic… Read More »

A strike by WestJet Airlines’ mechanics that has led to hundreds of cancelled flights over Canada’s long holiday weekend will continue until a deal is reached, the union’s president told Reuters on Sunday. Bret Oestreich, president of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, said the two sides will reconvene with a mediator on Sunday. The union… Read More »

Canada’s federal government intervened on Thursday to prevent a strike by maintenance engineers at WestJet Airlines, the country’s second-largest carrier, to avoid more flight cancellations ahead of a busy holiday weekend. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan said he had ordered the country’s industrial relations board to impose final binding arbitration in the dispute between the airline… Read More »