WestJet, cancelled over 400 flights after the mechanics union went on strike. AP WestJet said it will continue to park aircraft through Sunday for the long weekend culminating in Canada Day on Monday.

Canada Day is July 1. WestJet President Diederik Pen told reporters on Saturday the carrier was expecting to fly around 70,000 passengers a day during the long weekend.

More than 800 flights on WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, were canceled over the weekend as nearly 700 mechanics went on strike. The strike began Friday, shocking the company and would ...

Canada’s second-largest airline says it has canceled more than 800 flights affecting more than 100,000 passengers as an unexpected strike by WestJet plane mechanics entered its third day.

TORONTO — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled 407 flights affecting 49,000 passengers after the maintenance workers union announced it went on strike.

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled 407 flights affecting 49,000 passengers after the maintenance workers union announced it went on strike. The Aircraft ...

We are starting to see cuts from a lot of the major airlines in North America. However, Porter Airlines continues to take a completely different approach. Most of the airlines' flights are domestic ...

Canada’s Labor Minister ordered WestJet Airlines and the union representing the carrier’s maintenance engineers enter into binding arbitration on a new labor agreement, averting strike action ...

WestJet, founded in 1996, is a major Canadian airline headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and serves over 100 destinations across Canada, the U.S., Europe, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

WestJet, Canada's second largest airline, has agreed to be purchased by Canadian private equity firm Onex in a $5 billion deal. WestJet has long been considered the Southwest Airlines of Canada.

WestJet's schedule of direct flights is opening up to new locations in Mexico and Central America after the airline saw a descent in demand for U.S. destinations this year.

The strike threat had prompted WestJet, Canada’s second-biggest airline, to cancel about 50 flights this week to avoid travelers and planes being stranded.