The WestJet mechanics strike is over. But WestJet today cancelled more than 300 flights for Canada Day and Tuesday, July 2, and said it will take considerable time to get things back to normal. The good news is that WestJet and its striking mechanics reached a deal shortly before midnight Calgary time. The bad news is that crews and planes are scattered across the country, and it will take time to get everything right. “As a result of the active labour disruption that began on June 28 and concluded on Sunday, June 30, WestJet parked 130 of its 180 aircraft,” Read more
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The carnage continues. But WestJet executives and the union representing striking airiline mechanics appear set to resume bargaining. WestJet has announced the cancellation of a total of an astounding 832 flights as it deals with a surprise strike by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA). WestJet today said it has cancelled an additional 410 flights, raising the total to more than 800 flights since the strike notice was issued just days in advance of Canada Day long weekend. That’s roughly 110,000 passengers with cancelled flights. “Missed vacation goers, stranded business travellers and long-weekend family reunions have been disrupted due Read more
Welcome to Canada Day travel chaos. With WestJet mechanics out on a surprising strike, the airline has cancelled 150 flights for today (Saturday, June 29), and it warns more could be coming. Mechanics walked off the job at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time last night (Friday, June 28), an action the union says is perfectly legal despite a ministerial order from the Justin Trudeau government that union reps and WS undergo binding arbitration to come up with a new bargaining agreement. A couple of hours later, WestJet announced it will cancel 150 flights, possibly affecting 20,000 travellers. It also warned that Read more
