Flight Cancellations

• How extreme heat could lead to flight delays, cancellations for travellers

  Extreme heat can cause various impacts for planes, including a decrease to the airplane's thrust, and as a result may prompt airlines to decrease weight including limiting cargo.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2024
  
• More airlines are cancelling flights to Israel amid rising tensions

  In emails to Global News, Delta Air Lines and United confirmed they had paused flights to Tel Aviv for security reasons as tensions escalate in the region.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2024
  
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• WestJet mechanics strike cancels flights at Winnipeg airport during long weekend

  In Winnipeg, Richardson International Airport has reported eight flights that have been cancelled as a result of the job action at WestJet.

  Economy

  Jun 29, 2024
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• Flair Airlines resumes service to Saint John, N.B. amid ‘great demand’

  “There’s a great demand for it. We’ve got the business community that does a lot of travelling, then we’ve got students that want to get back to school."

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2023
• ‘It’s shameful’: Regina WestJet flight cancellation leaves passenger in disbelief

  The flight from Calgary to Regina was supposed to happen at 9:40 p.m., but they didn't get into the airport until much later, and then they were told the flight got cancelled.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2023
• Regina Flying Club looks to produce more commercial pilots in Saskatchewan skies

  The Regina Flying Club trains approximately 10 commercial pilots per year, with the rest training for private licensing.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2023
• Sunwing cancels some regular flights from Halifax, Moncton and Fredericton

  Sunwing airlines has reduced its flight schedules from three airports in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2023
• Sunwing cancellations continue: 35 per cent of Saskatoon flights removed

  Sunwing said the new cancellations will be in effect Feb. 5.

  Consumer

  Jan 19, 2023
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• Saskatchewan Sunwing passengers try to track down $16K refund after trip for 10 was cancelled

  Makelki was supposed to fly to Mazatlan with her family of ten on Feb. 10, which was originally safe from Sunwing's original announcement of January cancellations. 

  Consumer

  Jan 18, 2023
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• What caused widespread flight disruptions? Here’s how NOTAM works

  More than 1,300 flights were canceled and 9,000 delayed by early evening on the East Coast because of the outage, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.

  World

  Jan 12, 2023