WestJet is cutting hundreds of flights and laying off employees in an attempt to stay afloat amid the continued coronavirus restrictions that have hammered the travel industry since the pandemic started.On Friday, the Calgary-based airline announced it’s going to reduce its “capacity,” which is the equivalence to 1,000 employees — through a combination of furloughs, temporary layoffs, unpaid leaves and reduced hours.
There’s also a hiring freeze. Few will be exempted from new COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers, government says WestJet blamed the feds’ recent travel policy on COVID-19 testing.On Dec.
30, the feds announced that Canada will require anyone entering the country to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their.