WestJet flight attendants begin strike, hundreds of flights cancelled
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FIRST SEEN2 Aug, 11:34WestJet flight attendants begin strike, hundreds of flights cancelled
Flight attendants at Canadian airline WestJet have gone on strike on Sunday, August 2, after the airline and their union failed to reach a new collective agreement. The strike involves approximately 4,400 WestJet flight attendants represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The walkout began at 12:01 a.m. Mountain Time after a 72-hour […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth
FOLLOW-UP2 Aug, 22:29WestJet flight attendants begin strike, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations
Canada's second-largest airline grounds much of its Boeing 737 fleet as labor dispute disrupts peak summer travel
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier
LATEST3 Aug, 20:00Hundreds of Flights Cancelled As WestJet Strikes Begin
Hundreds of flights scheduled to be operated by Canada’s WestJet have been cancelled or rescheduled following the beginning of strike action on Sunday, August 2. The Canadian airline has been forced to cancel over 600 flights through Tuesday as thousands of flight attendants go on strike over pay conditions. Strikes confirmed as talks fall through […]
Travel Radar•Olivia Jarvis