Air Traffic Controller Shortages Could Lead to Flight Delays This Summer, WestJet Says

A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S., on July 6, 2020. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan

Canadians could experience flight delays this summer due to air traffic controller shortages, WestJet says.

“More than 300,000 WestJet guests have been impacted by delays since April, as a result of NAV Canada staffing shortages,” WestJet said in a statement on June 27.