WestJet has sent layoff notices to 1,700 of its pilots amid an unprecedented reduction in air travel due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
WestJet has sent layoff notices to 1,700 of its pilots amid an unprecedented reduction in air travel due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The Calgary-based airline said the layoffs affect pilots with WestJet, WestJet Encore and Swoop, and are effective either May 1 or June 1.
“These notifications are in response to the COVID-19 global crisis that is shutting borders, encouragin