WestJet to Lay Off More Than 3,300 Workers Under Restructuring Plan

WestJet to Lay Off More Than 3,300 Workers Under Restructuring Plan
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WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry.

The company plans to consolidate call centre activity in Alberta, restructure its office and management staff and contract out operations at all but four of the 38 Canadian airports where it operates, WestJet said in a release on June 24.