WestJet strike: What passengers need to know as airline faces "damage control"
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5 күн бұрынMore than 100,000 travellers have seen their flight plans thrown into disarray as WestJet works to restore service from the long weekend strike, but the airline is warning that disruptions could stretch on for days.
The Calgary-based air carrier confirmed in a release Tuesday that a total of 1,137 flights have so far been cancelled before, during or after the long weekend strike that saw WestJet maintenance engineers take to the picket line. In a statement on Monday, WestJet warned that it will take time to get back up to full operations.
"Instead of WestJet having an adequate strike notice to draw down their schedule in an orderly way, it happened in the most chaotic of circumstances," explained former Air Canada executive Duncan Dee, who added that normally airlines have time to wind down operations before a strike happens.
Global's Katherine Dornian reports on the after-effects of the strike, and why it caused so much chaos.
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@cskvision 3 күн бұрын
Class action lawsuit against CIRB for causing this nightmare for travellers
@reggie2261 Күн бұрын
You mean Shameless 0 Regan? Sticking his nose in to deny workers right to strike ?
@MrBobbyBrown2006 2 күн бұрын
WestJet has fallen so much in 10 years. Went from one of the best companies in Canada to literally one of the worst.
@dwights1024 2 күн бұрын
what are you going to do about that
@MrBobbyBrown2006 2 күн бұрын
@@dwights1024 Not give them my business, obviously.
@dembipor 2 күн бұрын
I know one thing, avoid Canadian airlines when possible.
@reggie2261 3 күн бұрын
After effect of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers strike is worse than pilots strike missed scheduled checks and expired deferred defects need to be addressed before it will be signed as airworthy by whom? You got it the Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
@speciallevo3170 3 күн бұрын
Since when do Engineers go on strike??
@colinsellers1143 2 күн бұрын
Since Trudeau decided to be a puppet and make every union strike
@reggie2261 Күн бұрын
When they are push back against the wall by greedy private equity firms
@lolabrini3758 22 сағат бұрын
Engineers have unions too. And they strike if they feel they are treated unfairly by employer.
@speciallevo3170 20 сағат бұрын
@@lolabrini3758 never heard of this. They better read the oath they took at the iron ring.
@lolabrini3758 11 сағат бұрын
@@speciallevo3170 i think ur joking or mocking me or being sarcastic: but i cant tell because i didnt get it😓🥺
@imranshaikh3465 Күн бұрын
Worst airlines don't travel ✈️️ west jet
@user-xo6xp2fb7c 3 күн бұрын
It is highly detestable that so many different unions take turns going on strike and disrupt normal travelling, causing so much undue hardship to so many passengers. Once binding arbitration is declared, no strike action should be taken. To begin any strike action, 14 days’ notice should be given to all passengers who have booked onto flights
@briandufoe3719 3 күн бұрын
Those poor souls who dont like unions, You poor things, You've benefited from unions indirectly. Poor,poor souls.
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