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Air transport | WestJet avoids strike and reaches tentative agreement with Unifor
(Calgary) There will be no strike at WestJet this week as the airline has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing hundreds of workers at Calgary and Vancouver airports.…
The outage that affected some WestJet services is over
(Calgary) WestJet Airlines nationwide check-in services were restored on Thursday after a temporary system outage caused flight delays and hampered travel across Canada earlier in the morning. Posted at 11:00…
Outage affects some WestJet services
(Calgary) WestJet says a system outage on Thursday morning is delaying some flights and intermittently affecting its operations. Posted at 11:00 a.m. Airline spokeswoman Morgan Bell said the outage affects…
End of mandatory tests | WestJet expects ‘dramatic’ increase in flights
(Calgary) WestJet Airlines is bracing for an “immediate and dramatic” increase in demand now that the Government of Canada has moved to remove pre-entry COVID-19 testing requirements for vaccinated travellers.…
A Russian oligarch in the shadow of the marriage between Sunwing and WestJet
Russia’s wealthiest oligarch, now blacklisted by the European Union (EU), would land in WestJet’s shareholding if the country’s second-largest airline gets its hands on Sunwing. The transaction could take a…
WestJet buys Sunwing | The duty
Big transaction in an industry shaken by the pandemic. WestJet and Sunwing Travel Group have entered into a definitive agreement allowing the WestJet group of companies to acquire Sunwing Vacations…
WestJet buys Sunwing | Growing pressure for Transat
The pressure is mounting on Transat AT, which will see a strong rival emerge in leisure tourism, since WestJet will buy Sunwing and Sunwing Vacations, well established in Quebec, which…
WestJet acquires Sunwing
Air carrier WestJet announced on Wednesday that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations. “This is a great moment for WestJet, Sunwing and the…
Transat AT and WestJet continue to slash capacity
Travel restrictions and uncertainty caused by the Omicron variant continue to affect demand among airlines. Result: Transat AT and WestJet extend their schedule reductions. Updated yesterday at 5:01 p.m. Julien…
WestJet calls for reopening schedule
WestJet Airlines said Monday it has canceled 20% of its scheduled March flights, extending February schedule reductions amid COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty that continue to drain demand. Posted at 1:16…
WestJet cancels 20% of its flights in February
(Montreal) Canadian airline WestJet announced on Tuesday that one in five planes in its fleet will remain grounded next month due to the fifth wave of COVID-19, marked by a…
Lack of staff | WestJet cancels 15% of its flights until the end of January
(Calgary) WestJet airline has to cancel 15% of its flights until the end of January due to understaffing. Posted on December 30, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. The company says it…
WestJet finds new boss in Austria
(Calgary) Airline WestJet announced on Friday that Austrian Airlines CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech would become its next big boss. Posted on December 17, 2021 at 2:38 p.m. The Calgary-based company…
Transatlantic travel | Transat joins forces with WestJet
About six months after the breakdown of its marriage with Air Canada, Transat AT joined forces with WestJet with an agreement aimed at placing its network in complementarity with that…
Transatlantic travel | Looking for partners, Transat gets closer to WestJet
About six months after the breakdown of its marriage to Air Canada, Transat AT joined forces with WestJet with an agreement aimed at placing its network in complementarity with that…