Infuriated WestJet passenger shows sardine can seating in new planes: ‘You have to pay for the other leg’

Infuriated WestJet passenger shows sardine can seating in new planes: ‘You have to pay for the other leg’

Shrinkflation has hit the friendly skies. Passengers are already feeling the fallout from airlines scaling back on seating space. A pair of WestJet passengers was so constrained that the seats in front of them were literally over their knees, as seen in a claustrophobia-inducing clip on Reddit. “WestJet changed their seats, and this is how … Read more

WestJet replaces passengers’ simple return flight with brutal 72-hour itinerary: ‘I cannot spend a week of my life flying’

WestJet replaces passengers’ simple return flight with brutal 72-hour itinerary: ‘I cannot spend a week of my life flying’

Leaving Las Vegas wasn’t so lucky for these tourists. A Canadian couple is protesting WestJet airlines after a cut-and-dry flight home from Las Vegas, Nevada, nearly turned into a week-long Odyssey from hell. “I thought this was a mistake,” Andrew Korchacov, 44, from Terrace, B.C., told the National Post while recalling the extreme jet lag. … Read more