Montreal Gazette
🏢 Postmedia
📍 QC
Aug 2, 2026
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WestJet strike: What Montreal passengers need to know about cancelled flights
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MONTREAL NEWS
WestJet strike: What Montreal passengers need to know about cancelled flights
Affected passengers are told not to travel to Trudeau airport unless they have a confirmed flight with another carrier.
Striking WestJet employees picket outside the Calgary International Airport on Sunday, August 2, 2026. (Darren Makowichuk / Postmedia)
By
Abby McLaughlin
August 2, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.
Last Updated: August 2, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.
WestJet has suspended its mainline flight operations after approximately 4,400 flight attendants went on strike early Sunday, cancelling flights to and from Mont…
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