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The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a speech on the public address system of a recent flight. A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Poilievre says union should be the one saying sorry after WestJet speech

CUPE Alberta’s local 4070 said WestJet, Tory leader should apologize after he used PA in-flight

 

A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023.The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a speech on the public address system of a recent flight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

WestJet ‘non-partisan’ CEO says after Poilievere in-flight PA speech

Flight in question added for convention and largely filled with Conservative delegates

 

<div>Though Canadian flights have long been dominated by Air Canada and WestJet, the emergence of newer carriers including Flair Airlines and Lynx Air has shaken up the sector, injecting fresh competition to a once-complacent market. A WestJet Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft taxis to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

Lower airfares on the way due to Canada’s more crowded skies

New airline carriers are shaking up the status quo in some of Canada’s busiest routes

 

FILE - An Air Canada Airbus A330 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. Air Canada says it has apologized to two women who were booted off a flight by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit. The airline said Tuesday, Sept. 5, that the passengers “clearly did not receive the standard of care to which they were entitled.” (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

Air Canada sorry after vomit smear complaint has 2 escorted off plane

Airline says operating procedures not followed correctly after incident described on social media

FILE - An Air Canada Airbus A330 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. Air Canada says it has apologized to two women who were booted off a flight by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit. The airline said Tuesday, Sept. 5, that the passengers “clearly did not receive the standard of care to which they were entitled.” (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal on June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Air Canada grounding multiple Calgary flights, cites pilot shortage

‘Industry-wide shortage of regional pilots is expected to have a prolonged impact’

An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal on June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Daytime flights return to Kelowna airport amid wildfire

Airspace restrictions have been in place since Aug. 18

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A tarantula is shown in a Canada Border Services Agency handout photo. The agency says officers discovered two live tarantulas hidden inside plastic containers at the Edmonton International Airport earlier this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canada Border Services Agency

Border officers at Edmonton airport seize hidden tarantulas

Border agency says animals were legal to import, but were not being transported humanely

A tarantula is shown in a Canada Border Services Agency handout photo. The agency says officers discovered two live tarantulas hidden inside plastic containers at the Edmonton International Airport earlier this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canada Border Services Agency
FILE - A Viva Air passenger sleeps at the airport after the low-cost airline suspended its operations at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 28, 2023. Two to three hours is generally the minimum recommended time for an international layover, but in some cases that might not even be sufficient. Account for time to clear customs and go through security again, and you might also need to retrieve and recheck luggage. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

How much time do you need for an international layover?

With airplane transfers a fact of life, here’s how to make the most of their inevitability

FILE - A Viva Air passenger sleeps at the airport after the low-cost airline suspended its operations at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 28, 2023. Two to three hours is generally the minimum recommended time for an international layover, but in some cases that might not even be sufficient. Account for time to clear customs and go through security again, and you might also need to retrieve and recheck luggage. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Figures from an aviation data firm show Canada’s two biggest airlines see a far higher proportion of their flights delayed compared with many of their peers abroad. An Air Canada flight taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Flight delays at Canadian airlines far outstrip U.S. peers

Half of Air Canada flights, 64% of WestJet’s arrived late between June 19 and July 16

Figures from an aviation data firm show Canada’s two biggest airlines see a far higher proportion of their flights delayed compared with many of their peers abroad. An Air Canada flight taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canadians’ vacation plans hit by inflation, airline delays: Leger survey

1 in 3 have cancelled their vacations due to rising prices, survey finds

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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. Transportation Safety Board investigators have been called in following an “aircraft accident” at Boundary Bay Airport in Metro Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Safety board to investigate incident at B.C.’s Boundary Bay Airport

Paramedics took no one to hospital following incident involving single-engine plane

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. Transportation Safety Board investigators have been called in following an “aircraft accident” at Boundary Bay Airport in Metro Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, June 3, 2023. WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says the integration of discount carriers Swoop and Sunwing Airlines into its mainline operation will tamp down costs and avoid higher fares for customers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet CEO pledges fares will not rise due to airline mergers

‘We will actually be able to operate more efficiently and also more reliably’

A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, June 3, 2023. WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says the integration of discount carriers Swoop and Sunwing Airlines into its mainline operation will tamp down costs and avoid higher fares for customers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Family travel 5: A how-to guide to traveling with teens

Eager to travel with your teens? Planning together can make for a…

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In this photo provided by Air New Zealand, a woman hands her bag to a staff member to be weighed ahead of a flight in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 29, 2023. New Zealand's national airline is asking people to step on the scales before they board international flights. Air New Zealand says it wants to weigh 10,000 passengers as part of a monthlong survey to better estimate the weight and balance of its planes. (Air New Zealand via AP)

New Zealand airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights

New Zealand’s national airline is asking passengers to step on the scales…

In this photo provided by Air New Zealand, a woman hands her bag to a staff member to be weighed ahead of a flight in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 29, 2023. New Zealand's national airline is asking people to step on the scales before they board international flights. Air New Zealand says it wants to weigh 10,000 passengers as part of a monthlong survey to better estimate the weight and balance of its planes. (Air New Zealand via AP)
The federal government is announcing a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to help clear clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off. People line up before entering the security at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Ottawa announces new trusted-traveller program to speed up airport lines

Program will open dedicated security screening lines at 6 of the country’s biggest airports by June 21

The federal government is announcing a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to help clear clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off. People line up before entering the security at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
A line at the WestJet counter at the airport in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet continues ramping back up after cancelled flights upend long weekend plans

Airline warns full resumption will take time, travellers should check before heading to airport

A line at the WestJet counter at the airport in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
WestJet has started to cancel flights as talks with the pilots’ union remained at a “critical impasse,” the company said in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour deal as strike averted

Some 1,800 pilots at WestJet and Swoop had been poised to walk off the job

WestJet has started to cancel flights as talks with the pilots’ union remained at a “critical impasse,” the company said in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Members of the Air Line Pilots Association demonstrate amid contract negotiations outside the WestJet headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, March 31, 2023. Talks between WestJet and the pilots’ union continue as the clock counts down toward a Friday strike deadline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet cancels 100-plus flights as pilot strike looms, negotiations in stalemate

Airline issued statement early Thursday saying negotiations were stuck ‘in a stalemate’

Members of the Air Line Pilots Association demonstrate amid contract negotiations outside the WestJet headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, March 31, 2023. Talks between WestJet and the pilots’ union continue as the clock counts down toward a Friday strike deadline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
WestJet Airlines pilots stand on a picket line at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Monday May 8, 2023. WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says a massive gap remains between the airline’s offer to pilots and the union’s counterproposal for a new contract as job action looms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

WestJet CEO, pilots’ union head clash over compensation as strike looms

More than 1,800 pilots at WestJet and its Swoop subsidiary could walk off the job Friday

WestJet Airlines pilots stand on a picket line at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Monday May 8, 2023. WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says a massive gap remains between the airline’s offer to pilots and the union’s counterproposal for a new contract as job action looms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Air Canada has announced a partnership with Flydubai that will offer more options for travellers headed to destinations in the Middle East, East Africa, Indian Subcontinent and Southern Asia. Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Air Canada has announced a partnership with Flydubai that will offer more options for travellers headed to destinations in the Middle East, East Africa, Indian Subcontinent and Southern Asia. Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Air Canada signs codeshare and interline partnership deal with Flydubai

Agreement should lead to more connections in Middle East, East Africa and Southern Asia

Air Canada has announced a partnership with Flydubai that will offer more options for travellers headed to destinations in the Middle East, East Africa, Indian Subcontinent and Southern Asia. Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Air Canada has announced a partnership with Flydubai that will offer more options for travellers headed to destinations in the Middle East, East Africa, Indian Subcontinent and Southern Asia. Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette