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WestJet to begin flight cancellations after strike notice

27/06/2024

westjet to begin flight cancellations after strike notice

WestJet airline signage is pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/ File Photo

(Reuters) - Canada's WestJet Airlines has begun cancelling flights after a union representing its maintenance engineers rejected its new pay offer and served a second strike notice, the carrier said on Wednesday.

westjet to begin flight cancellations after strike notice

FILE PHOTO: A Westjet Boeing 737-700 takes off at the International Airport in Calgary, Alberta, May 3, 2011. REUTERS/Todd Korol/ File Photo

WestJet said this action would lead to an estimated 25 flight cancellations over June 27-28 and impact over 3,300 guests.

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)

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