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A line at the WestJet counter at the airport in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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WestJet averts strike with deal handing its pilots significant pay raises
WestJet has started to cancel flights as talks with the pilots’ union remained at a “critical impasse,” the company said in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Will travel insurance save you if there’s a WestJet strike? It depends
WestJet has started to cancel flights as talks with the pilots’ union remained at a “critical impasse,” the company said in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Evening Update: WestJet cancels flights, parks planes ahead of Friday strike deadline
WestJet has started to cancel flights as talks with the pilots’ union remained at a “critical impasse,” the company said in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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WestJet cancels flights, parks planes ahead of Friday strike deadline
WestJet Airlines pilots stand on a picket line at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Monday May 8, 2023. WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says a massive gap remains between the airline's offer to pilots and the union's counterproposal for a new contract as job action looms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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How WestJet pilots’ strike notice could affect your travel plans
Members of the Air Line Pilots Association demonstrate amid contract negotiations outside the WestJet headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, March 31, 2023. WestJet has started to cancel flights as talks with the pilots’ union remained at a “critical impasse,” the company said Thursday, jeopardizing travel plans for thousands of passengers ahead of the May long weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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‘Massive gap’ between WestJet, pilots’ union as strike looms and bookings fall: CEO
WestJet Airlines pilots stand on a picket line at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Monday May 8, 2023. WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says a massive gap remains between the airline's offer to pilots and the union's counterproposal for a new contract as job action looms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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WestJet pilots issue Friday strike notice as thousands plan for long-weekend travel
Members of the Air Line Pilots Association demonstrate amid contract negotiations outside the WestJet headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, March 31, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian airlines gear up for summer travel, but labour shortages pose a risk for passengers
People arrive at the departures terminal at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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WestJet pilots vote to strike next month, seeking better pay, job protection
Members of the Air Line Pilots Association demonstrate amid contract negotiations outside the WestJet headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, March 31, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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WestJet pilots to launch strike authorization vote as negotiations fizzle
WestJet says it is indefinitely suspending operations to several east coast cities, as well as suspending operations between Toronto and Quebec City. A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan