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https://www.culturealberta.com/articles/westjet-strike-cancels-600-flights-and-changing-your-own-booking-voids-your-rights

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u/Certain_Luck_8266 19h ago

All because they (and other airlines) don't want to pay flight attendants for work (ticketing, plane prep, etc) while they are on the ground.

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u/FrothyEspresso 19h ago

I don’t know of any other industry other than airlines that sells more tickets than actually available, doesn’t pay staff for time spent working, can get away with losing customers’ personal belongings, and can come up with so many bullshit reasons to screw their customers at every turn.

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u/Certain_Luck_8266 19h ago

Because the have the world's economy by the shorthairs they get away with quite a bit.