WestJet to Cancel 15% of Flights Due to COVID 19 Related Staff Shortages

WestJet to Cancel 15% of Flights Due to COVID 19 Related Staff Shortages
A WestJet Airlines aircraft taxis to a gate at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Jan. 21, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
The Canadian Press
Updated:

CALGARY—WestJet Airlines Ltd. is dealing with so many employees out sick with the Omicron variant that it is being forced to cut 15 percent of its scheduled flights through to the end of January.

WestJet spokeswoman Morgan Bell confirmed via email that the airline has seen a 35 percent rise in active COVID-19 cases among staff in recent days, with 181 employees currently testing positive for virus.