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 »
A WestJet flight from Calgary to Brandon on Monday afternoon abruptly aborted its landing at Brandon Municipal Airport, a few minutes from touching down. One of the passengers on board, who described the incident to the Sun, said it occurred around 1:05 p.m. The passenger, who asked not to be named, said the flight had… Read More »
Used tampons, sandwiches, loose condoms, smartphones, dirty diapers. What do they all have in common? Flight attendants tell Marketplace they’ve all been found in the seat pockets of airplanes. Marketplace’s latest investigation reveals that the surfaces on a plane you’re likely touching most often might not be as clean as you think, and some are… Read More »
Some more details around the diversion of WestJet flight WS-3537 on Saturday 19 October have been revealed. The WestJet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400 was diverted back to Toronto around 125 nm from the airport. The Aviation Herald has reported on the diversion of WestJet flight WS-3537 which took place two weeks ago today. According… Read More »
Another bomb threat against a Canadian passenger jet — the fifth such incident in less than a week — resulted in another diverted flight on Wednesday. WestJet Flight 722 from Vancouver was bound for Toronto, but was diverted to Calgary due to the threat, which was done out of an “abundance of caution,” WestJet confirmed… Read More »
Show More A flight back to Canada was forced to take a detour Saturday shortly after taking off from London’s Gatwick Airport – but many of the passengers reached their destination Sunday. On Saturday, WestJet Flight 27, from Gatwick Airport to the Edmonton International Airport, diverted to Reykjavik, Iceland, after the aircraft appeared to encounter… Read More »
No sign of a breakthrough emerged in talks between WestJet and its pilots Wednesday, as the company’s CEO deemed the union’s expectations unrealistic while the Air Line Pilots Association slammed the airline for trying to “publicly villainize” its workers. WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said late Tuesday the two sides remained far apart on key… Read More »
A WestJet pilot has been placed on medical leave after having his eyes burned by a laser pointer. The incident, which occurred on Saturday evening, took place around 40km outside of Orlando International Airport. The crew were able to land the plane safely, and the FAA are investigating the source of the laser. A WestJet… Read More »
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of passengers over the Canada Day long weekend. WestJet said late Sunday there will still be flight disruptions in the week ahead as its planes are brought back into… Read More »
A WestJet flight from Calgary to Brandon on Monday afternoon abruptly aborted its landing at Brandon Municipal Airport, a few minutes from touching down. One of the passengers on board, who described the incident to the Sun, said it occurred around 1:05 p.m. The passenger, who asked not to be named, said the flight had… Read More »
A flight to Manchester, New Hampshire, was diverted Wednesday after a man allegedly exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of the airplane, officials said. The 25-year-old Oregon man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after the flight landed at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. He was released after making an initial appearance in… Read More »
An “unruly passenger” was kicked off a flight headed to London, England, from Calgary on Wednesday night. According to Calgary police, the passenger assaulted a member of the flight crew. About an hour into the 8.5-hour flight, the crew made the decision to return to Calgary International Airport. The WestJet flight departed just before 8… Read More »