WestJet has begun to cancel flights on Thursday, ahead of a potential strike by its mechanics. This comes after a second strike notice was issued on wednesday by the union, indicating work stoppage as early as Friday.
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(Reuters) -Canada's WestJet Airlines said late on Saturday that it has canceled a total of 407 flights affecting over 49,000 passengers after the carrier and the union representing its striking mechanics failed to reach an agreement. WestJet said it will continue parking aircraft throughout the remainder of the evening and Sunday to safely reduce its operating fleet to about 30 aircraft by Sunday evening. Canadian Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan earlier in the day urged WestJet and the union to resolve their differences and reach an agreement.
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A strike by mechanics at Calgary-based WestJet has begun to affect the airline's operations in Halifax on the busy Canada Day weekend.Halifax Stanfield International Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase said travellers who are booked with WestJet this weekend and in the coming days should check for any flight updates from the airline.Chase said the airline has indicated it will be using the email address associated with the booking to inform customers of any changes associated with their flights.T
On one of Canada's busiest long weekends, thousands of travellers find themselves stranded due to a mechanics' strike at WestJet. The airline has cancelled at least 235 flights, affecting thousands of people. This turn of events comes as a surprise, as the Canadian federal government had imposed binding arbitration in an attempt to prevent the work stoppage. WestJet claims that the union walked away from a deal that would have made the maintenance engineers the highest paid in Canada. The government is now intervening, meeting with both sides to seek a resolution. Sean O'Shea has that story.
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