Despite taking steps to reduce its flight schedule and hire more workers, the head of WestJet Airlines Ltd. says he still expects the busy summer travel season to be a ‘difficult’ one.
Despite taking steps to reduce its flight schedule and hire more workers, the head of WestJet Airlines Ltd. says he still expects the busy summer travel season to be a"difficult" one.
“We're doing whatever we can. We are mitigating any of the problems but we will see a difficult summer for sure.” Despite the adjustments, Von Hoensbroech said he still expects “some short-term cancellations” in order to manage the “daily challenges” that the travel industry is facing. it would slash roughly 15 per cent of its flight schedule for July and August, with Chief Executive Officer Michael Rousseau citing"unprecedented" strains on the aviation sector as the travel season kicks into high gear.
As he also pointed out though, the air travel sector is highly integrated and shortages or problems in one area or region can have ripple effects on the whole industry.
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