WestJet Inc says it is “indefinitely suspending” operations to Moncton, Fredericton, Sydney and Charlottetown, while dramatically reducing service to Halifax and St John’s, effectively eliminating over 100 flights per week or so 80% of the Atlantic region’s seating capacity from November 2
« It has become impossible to serve these markets and these decisions were unfortunately inevitable as demand is wiped out by the Atlantic bubble and rising third party fees, » said Ed Sims, President and CEO of WestJet, in a press release “Since the start of the pandemic, we have made efforts to maintain essential air service to all of our national airports, but we are off the runway and have been forced to suspend service in the region without sector support. »
The move will lead to layoffs in airline operations in Fredericton, Moncton, Sydney and Charlottetown
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