Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has agreed to a tentative agreement with flight attendants to end a strike that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of stranded passengers
Flight attendants at Canada's second-largest airline launched a strike over a pay dispute on Sunday, grounding more than 300 flights and stranding travelers at the height of summer. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 4,400 cabin crew members at WestJet, announced the work stoppage on its Facebook page. WestJet confirmed it canceled more […] The post WestJet flight attendants walk off the job, canceling more than 300 flights across Canada appeared first on American Almanac .
Flight attendants at Canada's second-largest airline launched a strike over a pay dispute on Sunday, grounding more than 300 flights and stranding travelers at the height of summer. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 4,400 cabin crew members at WestJet, announced the work stoppage on its Facebook page. WestJet confirmed it canceled more than 300 flights as of early Sunday and said it could not operate any scheduled service on its Boeing 737 or 787 aircraft, the backbone of its fleet. The airline said travelers would be refunded or moved to other flights. The walkout centers on a straightforward question: whether flight attendants should be paid for work they perform on the ground before and after flights. The union…Open
An additional 5,400-plus US flights face delays
9,000 flights were canceled, pilots and passengers were stranded across the country, and the company estimated a revenue loss of more than $150 million.
AI:American Airlines is facing massive operational chaos and significant financial damage following a severe winter storm that resulted in the cancellation of 9,000 flights. The weather crisis has left countless passengers stranded across the country and disrupted crew schedules, leading to an estimated revenue loss exceeding $150 million for the airline.Open