WestJet strike: What passengers need to know as airline faces "damage control"
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- More than 100,000 travellers have seen their flight plans thrown into disarray as WestJet works to restore service from the long weekend strike, but the airline is warning that disruptions could stretch on for days.
The Calgary-based air carrier confirmed in a release Tuesday that a total of 1,137 flights have so far been cancelled before, during or after the long weekend strike that saw WestJet maintenance engineers take to the picket line. In a statement on Monday, WestJet warned that it will take time to get back up to full operations.
"Instead of WestJet having an adequate strike notice to draw down their schedule in an orderly way, it happened in the most chaotic of circumstances," explained former Air Canada executive Duncan Dee, who added that normally airlines have time to wind down operations before a strike happens.
Global's Katherine Dornian reports on the after-effects of the strike, and why it caused so much chaos.
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Class action lawsuit against CIRB for causing this nightmare for travellers
You mean Shameless 0 Regan? Sticking his nose in to deny workers right to strike ?
What is the next step if you recieved email like this - Upon review of your reservation, we are unable to approve your claim for compensation as the most significant reason for your flight interruption was due to an operational delay as a result of upline unplanned aircraft maintenance and was outside of WestJet’s control.
Same question here 😢
WestJet has done everything possible the past few years to NOT have to give any compensation. All they have to say is that the reason for cancellation was “outside of their control”, and then your claim for compensation gets denied. It’s ridiculous
WestJet has fallen so much in 10 years. Went from one of the best companies in Canada to literally one of the worst.
what are you going to do about that
@@dwights1024 Not give them my business, obviously.
one of the best? i guess we used to have and still have very low standard. compared our airlines to the asian airlines and middle east airlines. ours are bad that words cannot describe.
@@chrthewrestler2301 Notice that I said one of the best in CANADA, not one of the best airlines in the world? Pretty key distinction there.
@@MrBobbyBrown2006 one of the best in canada? hahaha. i guess we have to set our expectation to VERY VERY VERY low then. hahaha. in canada, we have alot of smaller airlines, the only 2 that we compare normally are air canada and west jet.
they can only compete for the worse, not competing for who is better. hahahah
strike strike strike and this is why our economy collapses.
After effect of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers strike is worse than pilots strike missed scheduled checks and expired deferred defects need to be addressed before it will be signed as airworthy by whom? You got it the Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
Since when do Engineers go on strike??
When they are push back against the wall by greedy private equity firms
Engineers have unions too. And they strike if they feel they are treated unfairly by employer.
@@lolabrini3758 never heard of this. They better read the oath they took at the iron ring.
@@Osprey23-o8l i think ur joking or mocking me or being sarcastic: but i cant tell because i didnt get it😓🥺
@@lolabrini3758 if you are an engineer. Read the oath you took at your iron ring. It would unethical to refuse your services. Not sure what kind of engineers these are on strike but I have never ever heard of an engineering being a member of a union. This too is a bit questionable from an ethical standpoint.
Worst airlines don't travel ✈️️ west jet
It is highly detestable that so many different unions take turns going on strike and disrupt normal travelling, causing so much undue hardship to so many passengers. Once binding arbitration is declared, no strike action should be taken. To begin any strike action, 14 days’ notice should be given to all passengers who have booked onto flights
Those poor souls who dont like unions,
You poor things,
You've benefited from unions indirectly.
Poor,poor souls.