'A catch-all excuse': WestJet court compensation case makes travellers uneasy

Air travellers in Canada are paying close attention to a legal battle that some worry could set a precedent on compensation around last-minute flight cancellations and staffing shortages. Calgary-based WestJet filed a motion earlier this month to the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver, arguing it shouldn’t have to compensate a passenger whose flight was cancelled from Regina to Toronto, en route to Ottawa, last July. Owen Lareau filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (