A WestJet Boeing 737 bound for Hawaii blew both right-hand tires during its departure from Vancouver International Airport Monday. Flight 1862 was preparing for takeoff when the flight crew applied the brakes and the tires blew, a WestJet representative told CTV News. Usually a flight crew rejects a takeoff before 80 knots, but this flight’s… Read More »

Passengers on a WestJet flight from Toronto to Ottawa on Tuesday morning experienced a scare when one of the tires on their plane burst shortly after taking off. The blowout prompted the crew to initiate emergency protocols and prepare passengers for a bumpy landing, but the plane landed in Ottawa without incident. The flight took… Read More »

Jessica Hewitt with YLW says the incident aircraft at Kelowna International Airport did stop out on the runway so its landing gear could be inspected. However, the WestJet flight’s landing gear did not collapse. After the inspection, the aircraft taxied to the terminal under its own power, and the passengers unloaded as normal. It’s not… Read More »

If you’re a frequent flier you know the safety demonstration in its entirety, right? But one flight attendant on a Canadian flight came up with his own version of the standard procedure and is now a star on social media. The WestJet attendant was seen making funny gestures and even grooving a little to ensure… Read More »

A WestJet flight heading to St. John’s from Halifax made an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport Thursday morning due to concerns about its landing gear. WestJet Encore flight 3428, a Bombardier Q400 turboprop plane carrying 82 people, took off at 7:53 a.m., a WestJet spokesperson said. The plane landed safely back in Halifax… Read More »

Canadian carrier WestJet has announced it will remove all Boeing 737 MAX flights from its timetables until 4th November. The decision adds a further three months to WestJet’s 737 MAX cancellation period, which currently runs until August, and has seen a total of 3,661 flights abandoned so far. The Boeing 737 MAX fiasco continues to… Read More »

Tens of thousands of Canadian airline passengers were left scrambling Saturday after a sudden strike by unionized airline mechanics at WestJet resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights by the country’s second largest carrier. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) announced its members walked off the job around 5:30 p.m. MDT Friday because the… Read More »

Dozens of emergency vehicles, including firetrucks, police cars and the Manitoba Emergency Response Vehicle rushed to Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport Friday morning and surrounded a plane. A mechanical issue forced the emergency landing at about 7:45 a.m. of a WestJet plane bound to Toronto from Regina. The plane landed safely, said Michael Badejo, spokesperson for… Read More »

A WestJet Encore flight travelling from Vancouver to Nanaimo made an emergency landing at its destination after smoke was spotted in the cabin on Tuesday. Flight 3161, a Bombardier Q400 that was carrying 56 guests and two crew members, was in the air when the smoke was noticed in both the cabin and the flight… Read More »

Canada’s second-biggest carrier says 16 aircraft, or 10 per cent of its fleet, remain out of commission WestJet says it will be issuing flight cancellations “for the foreseeable future” after planes were damaged by a Calgary hailstorm last week, upending travel plans for thousands of passengers. The country’s second-biggest carrier says 16 aircraft, or 10… Read More »

WestJet guests heading from Calgary to Saskatoon experienced an unexpected delay during their flight on Thursday. A WestJet passenger plane bound for Saskatoon was forced to turn back to Calgary and make an emergency landing due to tire damage, WestJet said. According to a WestJet spokesperson, the tire was damaged during takeoff and the flight… Read More »