WestJet and its pilots’ union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend.
The airline had already cancelled about one-third of its flight load Thursday as negotiations with its pilots’ union went down to the wire.
Some 1,800 pilots at the carrier and its Swoop subsidiary were poised to walk off the job as of 2 a.m. PT Friday after the Air Line Pilots Association issued a strike notice Monday.
A deal-in-principle was reached late Thursday night after more than nine months of negotiations, the Air Line Pilots Association said in a news release shortly after 10 p.m. PT.
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