Sunwing Vacations

• WestJet is shuttering Sunwing Airlines. What that means for the cost of your next flight

  WestJet's reported plans to wind down Sunwing Airlines as well as low-cost carrier Swoop could mean higher prices on airfare for Canadians, experts warn.

  Money

  Jun 19, 2023
  
• WestJet buys Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines

  WestJet says that initially, the airlines will continue independent operations but will later move from being competitors to collaborators.

  Canada

  May 1, 2023
  
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• Winnipeggers stuck in Mazatlán as cartel violence causes delays

  Winnipeg travelers in Mazatlan, Mexico discovered their flights home were cancelled after violence erupted in Sinaloa following the arrest of cartel member Ovidio Guzman.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2023
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• Sunwing travel chaos not due to staffing, union says: ‘Pilots are available to fly’

  While Sunwing says its suspension of operations in Saskatchewan was partially due to its scrapped plan to hire temporary foreign pilots, experts say bigger issues are at play.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2022
• From $600 to $2K: Sunwing nearly quadruples baggage compensation after criticism

  Sunwing said it would compensate up to roughly CAD$600 for what is spent to replace necessary items in missing luggage -- then nearly quadrupled the amount after criticism.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2022
• Ottawa to conduct public interest assessment of WestJet-Sunwing deal

  The federal government will conduct a public interest assessment of WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s deal to buy Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations.

  Money

  May 20, 2022
• Sunwing Airlines network-wide system outage causing flight delays

  "The fact that there's no information being given to anybody at all, not just us but every single other person here, is ridiculous to be quite frank," a passenger told Global News.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2022
• WestJet Airlines announces deal to buy Sunwing

  Terms of the acquisition remain unclear, with a virtual town hall between management and employees planned Wednesday in Calgary, where WestJet is based.

  Consumer

  Mar 2, 2022
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• How a B.C. airline passenger refused a travel voucher on a cancelled flight and got her money back

  'I didn’t pay $2,100 for a voucher. I paid $2,100 for a vacation and they weren’t providing that. I wanted my money back,' Summer Barger said.

  Consumer

  Mar 3, 2021
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• B.C. family fighting Sunwing Vacations gets refund

  The group was scheduled to depart from Vancouver to Cuba in March, but Sunwing cancelled the trip due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Consumer

  Nov 4, 2020