WestJet

• WestJet walks back plans to hire temporary foreign workers as pilots

  WestJet won't be hiring temporary foreign workers as pilots, the company said Thursday, citing "economic uncertainty"

  Canada

  Apr 17
  
• Family recalls Cancun illness, removal from WestJet flight

  Brette Cowen and Andrew Hoffman were vacationing in Cancun with their child Lennox when they fell ill with suspected severe food poisoning.

  Consumer

  Apr 1
  
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• WestJet flight aborts takeoff at high speed at Vancouver’s International Airport

  A runway at Vancouver International Airport was closed for almost five hours on Monday after a WestJet flight aborted its takeoff at high speed.

  Canada

  Apr 1
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• Canadians stuck for 3 days trying to get home from Mexico: ‘This is ridiculous’

  A group of Canadian travellers has been trying to get home from Mexico for three days and said their airline, WestJet, has not communicated with them at all about the delays.

  Consumer

  Mar 31
• Stranded WestJet passengers fight for compensation: ‘It’s the communication’

  After spending the better part of two days in the Cancun airport earlier this year, several WestJet passengers have seen their compensation claims denied by the airline.

  Consumer

  Mar 19
• RCMP investigate ‘security incident’ at Calgary International Airport

  The RCMP have been called in to investigate a security incident involving a Westjet flight from Calgary to Ottawa that has now been cancelled.

  Investigations

  Mar 12
• WestJet signs deal with Lufthansa Technik to build maintenance facility at Calgary airport

  WestJet says the 15-year contract with Lufthansa Technik is the largest in the carrier's 30-year history.

  Canada

  Feb 13
• Air Transat dropping free carry-on baggage on its cheapest flights

  Air Transat is joining its Canadian counterparts in ending free carry-on baggage on some of its cheapest flight options.

  Consumer

  Feb 9
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• ‘We need to get home’: Calgary WestJet passengers stranded in Cancun

  Hundreds of WestJet passengers have been stuck in Cancun for two extra days after maintenance issues with their aircraft.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• WestJet ordered to change some reimbursement practices

  The group Air Passenger Rights took the airline to court last year seeking an injunction to block what it called "deceptive reimbursement policies."

  Canada

  Jan 31