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WestJet tells Pearson passengers to pack food for flights as Gate Gourmet catering staff go on strike
More than 800 airline food service staff at Toronto's Pearson airport have gone on strike, potentially leaving thousands of passengers without meals.
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Airline caterers go on strike, affecting travellers on flights via Toronto’s Pearson airport
<div>Toronto Pearson International Airport says it has temporarily grounded some flights due to dense fog in the area causing low visibility for pilots. A sign for Toronto Pearson International Airport is pictured in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey</div>
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WestJet Encore pilots vote for strike mandate, adding to airline’s turbulence
A Westjet Encore Dash 8 flight from Prince George arrives at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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Canadian airline market on path to consolidation, raising risk of higher fares
It's not easy to make a go of it as an upstart airline in Canada. Several Canadian discount airlines, born since 2000, no longer fly. A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
opinion
This is the end of ultralow-cost air travel in Canada
Jonah Prousky
travel
Lynx passengers left scrambling after airline announces shutdown
Come Monday, Canadian travellers booked with the ultra-low-cost airline Lynx Air will be out of luck and its employees out of work. A plane arrives at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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WestJet flight diverts to Winnipeg after passenger tries to open door
Pilots taxi a WestJet Boeing 737-700 aircraft to the runway for departure from Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023. A flight from Vancouver to Toronto made an unscheduled stop after a passenger attempted to open a door. WestJet says in an email that Flight 710 diverted to Winnipeg after the incident on Friday.;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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WestJet CEO apologizes for accessibility failures, defends airline’s record
WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech pauses for a portrait at the airline's headquarters in Calgary, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Von Hoensbroech is apologizing for incidents where the airline failed to accommodate people living with disabilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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WestJet could face costly delivery delays due to panel blowout on Boeing 737 Max plane
A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023. The fallout from a mid-flight panel blowout on a Boeing Co.-made plane last month has reached Canada, as WestJet faces indefinite delays on dozens of aircraft deliveries.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Passengers call out WestJet for breaching rebooking rules: ‘It’s just not right’
For many air passengers, figuring out when and how to file for compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight — much less contesting an outcome — can be an unfamiliar and daunting task. Passengers walk past Air Canada and WestJet planes at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
personal finance
Flight delayed? Baggage lost? Here’s how to apply for compensation
A new report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says an Air Canada plane had to delay landing to avoid potentially crashing into a maintenance vehicle that had mistakenly crossed onto an active runway at Toronto's Pearson airport last year. Travelers are photographed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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WestJet Encore pilots kick off conciliation, starting countdown to possible strike
<div>The union representing pilots with WestJet's regional subsidiary have started the clock on potential job action — though any moves on that front are still at least three months off. A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, June 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh</div>
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Why flights between Newfoundland and Europe have Labrador Inuit shaking their heads
Johannes Lampe, president of the Inuit Nunatsiavut government, and Barry Andersen, the AngajukKak — or mayor — of Makkovik, N.L., say the staggering cost of flights to their communities mean the cost for groceries and essential goods are out of reach for many. A shopper looks on shelves inside the Northern Store where most groceries and goods are purchased in Nain, N.L., on Friday, May 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Canadian airlines are using NDAs to keep a lid on passenger settlements
Air Canada says it bears no responsibility for the daring theft of a cargo container loaded with gold bars and cash from its facilities earlier this year. An Air Canada jet taxis at the airport in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Credit card welcome offers can be lucrative but buyer beware
FILE - Credit cards as seen July 1, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Many Americans say their household expenses are outpacing earnings in 2023 according to a new poll from AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
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‘Aeroplan has become arguably one of the best airline loyalty programs in the world’
Rob Carrick
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WestJet to suspend Toronto-Montreal route for winter as it retreats from Eastern Canada
The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a speech on the public address system of a recent flight. A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Sunwing Airlines to fold into WestJet within a year
A Sunwing aircraft is parked at Montreal Trudeau airport in Montreal on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.&nbsp;WestJet is planning to wind down Sunwing Airlines, integrating the low-cost carrier into its mainline business within two years as part of a plan to streamline operations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Airlines push their case for looser compensation rules amid planned overhaul
Commercial airliner lands to runway on foggy day, runway landing lights lit on. Runway is three kilometers long main runway in Helsinki-Vantaa airport Finland. The photo is taken from the high cliff next to the airport where landing planes flying at low altitude over.
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Aviation will need significant government support to decarbonize, WestJet CEO says
A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. Trip cancellation insurance covers you or other passengers in your family who are ill and can't fly, as well as a variety of other unlikely-but-expensive possibilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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