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Canada’s WestJet to Start Canceling Flights as Holiday Weekend Strike Looms
A WestJet plane prepares to land at Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia.
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WestJet Airlines Ltd., Canada’s second-largest carrier, will begin canceling flights on Thursday — just ahead of a long holiday weekend — as it prepares for a strike.
Alexis von Hoensbroech, WestJet’s chief executive officer, said on Wednesday that the union is trying to create “maximum damage” by choosing this timing for a work stoppage. The company, controlled by private equity firm Onex Corp., is expecting more than 250,000 passengers during the weekend that includes Canada Day — a national holiday on July 1.