That sense of being blindsided by cancelled and delayed flights was a familiar refrain Saturday at the Calgary International Airport, hours after nearly 700 members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) walked off the job late Friday afternoon despite their dispute going to federal binding arbitration.
Colleen Hood had hoped to bring her Yorkshire terrier Ellie to its new home in Victoria but ended up stranded in Calgary Saturday, among 33,000 WestJet customers impacted by a dispute that's led to a strike by the carrier's mechanics. Read More