Here's what you need to know about how to get moving or compensated if you're among the thousands of travellers affected by WestJet flight cancellations due to the surprise strike by mechanics with the Calgary-based airline.WestJet cancelled a slew of flights over the Canada Day long weekend after a surprise mechanics' strike, leaving thousands of passengers in limbo.
"But if it cannot, then WestJet will have to take out its corporate credit card and buy passengers tickets on flights of Air Canada or any other competitor — that's the law," he told CBC News Network on Saturday morning.Sarah Newman, who was scheduled to depart Calgary for her honeymoon, says she hopes WestJet flights get back on schedule after a surprise strike by unionized airline mechanics led to the cancellation of more than 200 flights on Saturday.
If the opposite is true — you booked a higher class of service and can now only fly economy — then the airline must refund you the difference.there are "limited re-accommodation options available," suggesting it would be difficult for some people to make alternate plans to get where they're going. "If you do want to fly, you do not utter the word 'refund,'" Lukacs said. "You are not seeking a refund. You are seeking a rebooking. If you are seeking a refund, WestJet will just refund you and wash its hands from your expenses down the line."