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CANADIAN INDUSTRY ONLINE - FEBRUARY / MARCH 2012
WESTJET PREPARES FOR
POTENTIAL LABOUR DISRUPTIONS
AT AIR CANADA
Extra f lying to be scheduled to
ensure minimal disruption to the
f lying public
CALGARY, Feb. 10, 2012 /
CNW/ - WestJet today announced
its plans for potential labour
disruptions at Air Canada. The
airline will schedule incremental
f lying to accommodate those
guests who may have their travel
plans disrupted as this issue
unfolds.
“We can appreciate that the
travelling public may be frus-
trated with the uncertainty
associated with potential labour
disruptions at Air Canada,”
commented Bob Cummings,
WestJet’s Executive Vice-Presi-
dent, Sales, Marketing and Guest
Experience. “We have been
proactively planning for weeks
now, with our network team
collaborating closely with f light
operations to provide as many
incremental f lights as possible.
The travelling public can book
WestJet, conf ident that we have
more f lying available and in
place.
“Our 8,500 WestJetters stand
at the ready to welcome those Air
Canada passengers as our
guests,” concluded Bob Cum-
mings.
Information regarding avail-
able f lights can be found at
westjet.com or by calling your
travel agent.
ABOUT WESTJET
WestJet is Canada’s favourite
airline, offering scheduled ser-
vice throughout its 76-city North
American
and
Caribbean
network. Inducted into Canada’s
Most Admired Corporate Cul-
tures Hall of Fame and named
one of Canada’s best employers,
WestJet pioneered low-cost
f lying in Canada. WestJet offers
increased legroom and leather
seats on its modern f leet of 97
Boeing Next-Generation 737
aircraft. With future conf irmed
deliveries for an additional 38
aircraft through 2018, WestJet
strives to be one of the f ive most
successful international airlines
in the world.
For further information:
Media contact:
Robert Palmer
, Media Relations,
email: media@westjet.com.
CANADA-CHINA URANIUM EXPORT
PROTOCOL GOOD FOR CANADIAN
JOBS
TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2012 /
CNW/ - The agreement between
Canada and China on uranium
exports is good news for our
nuclear industry said the
Canadian
Nuclear
Workers
Council (CNWC).
“Expanded uranium exports
to China mean more jobs for
Canadian miners and the
communities that host and/or
supply workers to the mines. It
will also deliver environmental
benef its, as China will be able to
develop more, clean, reliable
nuclear power plants,” said Dave
Shier, CNWC’s President.
The new Protocol supplements
a 1994 agreement between the
two countries for co-operation in
the peaceful uses of nuclear
energy and is in full accordance
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