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A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
CALGARY - The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on incoherent policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers returning to Canada.
The Calgary-based airline announced Friday about 1,000 employees will be furloughed, temporarily laid off, put on unpaid leave or have their hours cut, and it will chop about 30 per cent of its capacity for February and March and pull 160 domestic departures from its schedule.
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A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, July 6, 2020.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan January 08, 2021 - 9:30 AM The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on incoherent policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers returning to Canada. The Calgary-based airline announced Friday about 1,000 employees will be furloughed, temporarily laid off, put on unpaid leave or have their hours cut, and it will chop about 30 per cent of its capacity for February and March and pull 160 domestic departures from its schedule.
The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on incoherent policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID−19 testing requirements for passengers returning to Canada.
The Calgary−based airline announced Friday about 1,000 employees will be furloughed, temporarily laid off, put on unpaid leave or have their hours cut, and it will chop about 30 per cent of its capacity for February and March and pull 160 domestic departures from its schedule.
Trip cancellations and reductions in new bookings began immediately after the federal government warned of the inbound testing rules and continued requirement for a 14−day quarantine on Dec. 31, said WestJet CEO Ed Sims in a statement.