What the Lynx Air shutdown means for travel competition in Canada
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What the Lynx Air shutdown means for travel competition in Canada01:51 | February 23, 2024
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Porter flight cancelled due to child’s refusal to wear seatbelt00:32 | August 9, 2026
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Business Matters: WestJet passengers can change or cancel upcoming flights that could be disrupted by possible strike02:36 | July 24, 2026
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‘We support law and order’: Poilievre on CUPE defying back-to-work order amid Air Canada strike02:09 | August 20, 2025
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Boosting competition among Canadian airlines means more foreign owners: watchdog01:53 | June 19, 2025
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Air Canada and WestJet fail to get altitude in J.D. Power’s annual airline customer satisfaction survey01:41 | May 8, 2025
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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy amid severe financial losses00:37 | November 18, 2024
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Federal Government Steps in, Prevents WestJet Strike06:19 | June 28, 2024
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Business Matters: Regulator says no refund for travellers who cancelled flight already scrapped by airline during pandemic02:16 | May 13, 2024
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Couple wins court case against Air Canada for flight disruptions02:02 | January 27, 2024
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Alaska Airlines announces deal to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion02:25 | December 4, 2023
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Canadian airlines take a ‘multi-layer’ approach to COVID safety01:59 | August 21, 2020
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Text messages reveal 737 Max problems discovered long before deadly crashes02:01 | October 19, 2019
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Boeing CEO goes on the defensive over company’s MAX series jets02:03 | April 30, 2019
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Global News explains: How airlines set ticket prices04:07 | December 16, 2018
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Woman brings emotional support squirrel on plane01:35 | October 11, 2018
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Does failure of Primera Air signal downturn for Europe’s budget air carriers?00:47 | October 2, 2018
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WestJet, Air Line Pilots Association reach agreement to avoid potential work stoppage06:07 | May 25, 2018
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WestJet strike averted as airline, pilots agree to settlement process06:45 | May 25, 2018
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Was the Southwest Airline incident preventable?04:37 | April 18, 2018
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Air Transat fined over flight fiasco01:50 | November 30, 2017
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Swoop is WestJet’s solution to ultra low fares02:04 | September 27, 2017
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What rights do passengers have on flights?03:31 | April 12, 2017
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Should Canada’s pilots be subjected to random drug and alcohol testing?01:46 | January 6, 2017
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Why one Canadian airline bumped a pregnant woman from a flight04:25 | November 18, 2016
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Flight MH370 was deliberately landed in the ocean: aviation expert01:48 | August 1, 2016
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Questions about new airline Newleaf’s plan for take-off02:53 | July 13, 2016
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NewLeaf gets permission to take off, but low-cost flights come with a catch02:29 | June 23, 2016
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EgyptAir Flight MS804: Pilot who captained ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ explains search for plane02:00 | May 19, 2016
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Egyptair Flight MS804: Terror attack likely downed jet, officials say01:12 | May 19, 2016
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Missing EgyptAir flight latest safety incident on airline’s security track record01:23 | May 19, 2016
What the Lynx Air shutdown means for travel competition in Canada
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February 23, 2024
Lynx Air’s decision to cease operations Monday leaves passengers stranded and people with travel plans in limbo, scrambling to make alternate arrangements. It comes in the midst of reading week travel and just ahead of March Break plans. Anne Gaviola has more on what this means for discount air travel as one more competitor will soon no longer be aloft.
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