Artur Widak via Getty Images WestJet airplanes are seen here at Calgary International Airport on Sept. 10, 2018. WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will permanently lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry. Some 600 office and management staff in Calgary will be cut within a month or so, he said. The company said preferential hiring interviews for some of the 2,300 WestJet airport workers now facing layoffs will be a priority in selecting airport partners. The pandemic saw the airline suspend most of its schedule — including all international trips — in late March, running at less than 10 per cent capacity.

Source: Huffington Post June 25, 2020 12:45 UTC