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EDMONTON-BOUND WESTJET FLIGHT LANDS SAFELY IN ICELAND AFTER EMERGENCY

WestJet | September 10, 2016

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An Edmonton-bound WestJet flight from London, England, has landed safely in Iceland after being diverted due to a "potential mechanical issue," the airline said Saturday. The flight, number WS27, left London's Gatwick airport at around 11:45 a.m. local time after a delay, and was scheduled to arrive in Edmonton just before 1 p.m. Pilots reported an emergency just over two hours into the flight, and the Boeing 767 was thought to be dumping fuel as it circled over the Atlantic Ocean ...

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WESTJET SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT FILED BY EX-FLIGHT ATTENDANT

WestJet | March 02, 2016

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A former WestJet flight attendant is suing the Calgary-based airline, claiming she was sexually assaulted by a pilot in 2010 — but instead of firing the pilot, she alleges WestJet protected him and fired her. In a civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Vancouver resident Mandalena "Mandy" Lewis alleges the incident occurred during a layover in Hawaii on a Vancouver-to-Maui run on Jan. 24, 2010. That evening, flight attendants and pilots from the WestJet flight were all staying ...

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WESTJET TRIMS SERVICE BETWEEN CALGARY, EDMONTON

WestJet | January 25, 2016

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WestJet is scrapping several flights from Calgary and Edmonton in favour of a beefed up schedule out of Toronto. The Calgary-based airline confirmed Monday that WestJet Encore is reducing service from Calgary to Edmonton as of March 5, dropping one daily flight in each direction from the schedule. WestJet executive vice president Bob Cummings said business travel demand within and into Alberta started to drop in April and is expected to continue its decline this year....

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PASSENGERS ON BOARD WESTJET FLIGHT 'AIRIGUANA' GROUNDED AS LIZARDS ESCAPE ON PLANE

WestJet | September 17, 2016

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Passengers on a WestJet flight headed from Toronto to Vancouver were forced to leave the plane on Saturday night for possible safety concerns after some unwelcome guests made it onto the aircraft. Reports on social media by some passengers Saturday night detail their surprise and amusement to find that the culprits were iguanas on the loose. The plane arrived in Toronto from Cuba earlier Saturday. Passengers had disembarked and were making their way through customs when one of them was st...

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EDMONTON-BOUND WESTJET FLIGHT LANDS SAFELY IN ICELAND AFTER EMERGENCY

WestJet | September 10, 2016

An Edmonton-bound WestJet flight from London, England, has landed safely in Iceland after being diverted due to a "potential mechanical issue," the airline said Saturday. The flight, number WS27, left London's Gatwick airport at around 11:45 a.m. local time after a delay, and was scheduled to arrive in Edmonton just before 1 p.m. Pilots reported an emergency just over two hours into the flight, and the Boeing 767 was thought to be dumping fuel as it circled over the Atlantic Ocean ...

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WESTJET SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT FILED BY EX-FLIGHT ATTENDANT

WestJet | March 02, 2016

A former WestJet flight attendant is suing the Calgary-based airline, claiming she was sexually assaulted by a pilot in 2010 — but instead of firing the pilot, she alleges WestJet protected him and fired her. In a civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Vancouver resident Mandalena "Mandy" Lewis alleges the incident occurred during a layover in Hawaii on a Vancouver-to-Maui run on Jan. 24, 2010. That evening, flight attendants and pilots from the WestJet flight were all staying ...

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WESTJET TRIMS SERVICE BETWEEN CALGARY, EDMONTON

WestJet | January 25, 2016

WestJet is scrapping several flights from Calgary and Edmonton in favour of a beefed up schedule out of Toronto. The Calgary-based airline confirmed Monday that WestJet Encore is reducing service from Calgary to Edmonton as of March 5, dropping one daily flight in each direction from the schedule. WestJet executive vice president Bob Cummings said business travel demand within and into Alberta started to drop in April and is expected to continue its decline this year....

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PASSENGERS ON BOARD WESTJET FLIGHT 'AIRIGUANA' GROUNDED AS LIZARDS ESCAPE ON PLANE

WestJet | September 17, 2016

Passengers on a WestJet flight headed from Toronto to Vancouver were forced to leave the plane on Saturday night for possible safety concerns after some unwelcome guests made it onto the aircraft. Reports on social media by some passengers Saturday night detail their surprise and amusement to find that the culprits were iguanas on the loose. The plane arrived in Toronto from Cuba earlier Saturday. Passengers had disembarked and were making their way through customs when one of them was st...

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