{"id":210763,"date":"2026-07-31T15:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/?p=210763"},"modified":"2026-08-01T08:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:33:16","slug":"as-potential-labour-disruption-looms-westjet-begins-parking-737-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/as-potential-labour-disruption-looms-westjet-begins-parking-737-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"As potential labour disruption looms, WestJet begins parking 737 aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-183159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/230427_WestJet-Boeing-737-Max-10-air-to-air_768x768_1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/230427_WestJet-Boeing-737-Max-10-air-to-air_768x768_1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/230427_WestJet-Boeing-737-Max-10-air-to-air_768x768_1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/230427_WestJet-Boeing-737-Max-10-air-to-air_768x768_1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an update on negotiations with CUPE, the union representing its 4,400 flight attendants, WestJet is advising that as \u201cnegotiations have not resulted in an agreement and as a labour disruption approaches, WestJet must begin the difficult process of parking 737 aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company said that: \u201cThis necessary step allows the airline to maintain operational control and protect the integrity of the broader network. Most importantly, this proactive measure minimizes the risk of stranding guests and aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Westjet\u2019s update continued: \u201cWe\u00a0remain\u00a0active at the bargaining table to achieve a mutually agreeable deal at the earliest possible time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also advised that WestJet Encore flights operated on a Q400, as well as codeshare flights operated by airline partners, remain unaffected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an update on negotiations with CUPE, the union representing its 4,400 flight attendants, WestJet is advising that as \u201cnegotiations have not resulted in an agreement and as a labour disruption approaches, WestJet must begin the difficult process of parking 737 aircraft.\u201d The company said that: \u201cThis necessary step allows the airline to maintain operational<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/as-potential-labour-disruption-looms-westjet-begins-parking-737-aircraft\/\">more &#8250;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[1070],"front_page":[],"class_list":["post-210763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airlines","category-news","tag-westjet"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210764,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210763\/revisions\/210764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210763"},{"taxonomy":"front_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/front_page?post=210763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}