It’s been a frustrating week for WestJet and many of its passengers. In recent days, five of the Calgary-based airline’s planes were targeted by hoax threats, the latest on Thursday night on a flight from Las Vegas to Victoria. No explosives were found on any of the aircraft. While the immediate operational costs to WestJet… Read More »
On the morning of May 30, 2016, an Air Canada Express flight from Montreal to Toronto reported it had “crossed an unidentified flying object, round in shape, flying at an approximate speed of 300kts,” or more than 550 km/h. Over 8,000 feet above Lake Ontario on Nov. 14 of that year, two crew members were… Read More »
It was a tense flight for another plane full of WestJet passengers Tuesday night in Saskatoon. Flight 323 from Toronto landed in the city after a bomb threat was called in to the Saskatoon Airport Authority. Depesh Parmar and 112 other passengers, as well as five crew, landed safely in the city. “We were pretty… Read More »
Six passengers were injured after a WestJet flight from Edmonton to Toronto was diverted to Winnipeg on Monday night due to an unspecified threat. The airline says the passengers from Flight 442 were injured during the emergency evacuation from the aircraft, which landed at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Airport at about 8:40 p.m. CT Monday.… Read More »
A WestJet flight from Vancouver to Toronto was diverted to Calgary last night after yet another threat. It was the third “hoax” involving a bomb scare and the fourth threat overall against the airline in the past five days. “Yes, we’ve been hit again,” said WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer. He confirmed WestJet Flight 722 took… Read More »
Alexis von Hoensbroech spent the first 10 and a half months as WestJet’s CEO laying the groundwork for change — 2023 will be about seeing his plan in action. The new direction is more of a course correction, an attempt to take the Calgary-based airline back to its roots in a world emerging from two… Read More »
Flight delays, cancellations and re-bookings can make air travel challenging at the best of times. But what about a change of airports? Some Air Canada passengers were left to scramble after finding out at the last minute their flight wasn’t leaving from the airport they thought it would. Charlene MacInnis thought it would be easier… Read More »
A health alert has been issued after a Toronto resident and apparent WestJet employee has been diagnosed with the measles virus, with seven flights at risk of possible exposure. WestJet says the airline has started contacting travellers who may have been exposed on the flights that the flight crew member flew on in recent days.… Read More »
WestJet’s cumulative aircraft capital expenditures from 2014 to 2017 will be lower than previously expected due to the substitution of 15 existing Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft orders that were scheduled to deliver between December 2014 and 2018 to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft delivering in 2017 and beyond. WestJet expects that a definitive purchase agreement will… Read More »
As social media feeds make their seasonal shift from the Parthenon to pumpkin patches, airlines are busy preparing for the 2025 Europe travel season, a bet that strong demand for international travel will continue next summer. American Airlines on Thursday unveiled new routes to Europe for spring and summer next year. The carrier rolled out… Read More »
In the world of reality TV stars and influencers, few couples have captured the public’s attention as much as Molly Mae Hague and Tommy Fury. Their relationship, which blossomed on the popular British reality show “Love Island,” seemed like a modern-day fairy tale. However, like all relationships, it faced its challenges. Recently, the couple made… Read More »
WestJet officially launched its new Dreamliner featuring its new long-haul Business cabin seats between Calgary and London, Gatwick with the departure of WS1. The sold-out flight, expected to land in Gatwick at 11:00 a.m. local time, was a first for WestJet’s new 787-9 Dreamliner. The return flight, WS2 departs London at 1 p.m. local time… Read More »