Edmonton Journal: WestJet begins recovery after cancelling 464 flights over four-day stretch due to extreme cold
January 17, 2024 —
One expert said WestJet’s recent turn to the hub model in which passengers are consolidated for larger flights at major airports — a strategy primarily executed by large legacy airlines — would reasonably expose it to more delays and cancellations.
“(Calgary has) clear skies, it’s drier, there’s less precipitation, so it should be a very reliable airport as a hub operation,” said Barry Prentice, professor and director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute.
“But that doesn’t mean things always work out.”