WestJet

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WestJet's CEO is calling on the federal government to come up with a national aviation strategy.

He says Canadian airlines are facing mounting costs.

Business reporter Ina Sadu explains.

Canada needs a national aviation strategy.

A strategy that makes Canadian aviation competitive.

From rising fuel prices to airport fees, taxes and labour disruptions, WestJet's CEO says the cost of doing business in Canada is adding up.

Speaking at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce event, Alexis von Hunsbruch says Canada is one of the most expensive places to run an airline and passengers shouldn't expect prices to go down anytime soon.

Nancy Russell, CBC News, Brett Alban, Prince Edward Island.

WestJet's CEO is warning flyers don't expect prices to go down anytime soon.

Alexis von Hoensbroek says the cost of doing business in Canada keeps climbing between rising fuel prices to airport fees as well as taxes and labor disruptions.

Von Hoensbroek's calling this country one of the most expensive places to run an airline and calling on the federal government to come up with a national aviation strategy.

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WestJet's CEO is calling on the federal government to come up with a national aviation strategy.

From rising fuel prices to airport fees, taxes and labor disruptions, WestJet's CEO says the cost of doing business keeps climbing.

Speaking at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce event, Alexis von Honsbruck says Canada is one of the most expensive places to run an airline and passengers shouldn't expect prices to come down anytime soon.

Today is day two of a landmark EU-Canada summit in Montreal, where officials are set to meet and discuss the deepening of ties between Europe and Canada.

Good friends that I even like invited to an air show in Red Deer here this summer.

And a good friend of mine, Jason Clipp, he's an FO on the 37 right now with WestJet.

And so it's funny to see how small and intertwined the aviation community is in Canada.

Like I'm surprised we never really met until this year, but we probably did at some point.

Primarily

because I've still got WestJet money to use.

That's

right.

We will check in with him to find out what his top priorities are.

And we'll also check in with a woman who says her parents were removed from a WestJet flight, something to do with the dog carrier that didn't quite fit under a seat.

What happened there? That's all coming up on the Jill Bennett Show

podcast.

interest, Jill.

You put a post on social media that's getting a lot of attention.

It starts with the words, I am still in disbelief that this happened, having to do with your parents on a WestJet flight.

What happened to your parents?

you're going to have

Porter Airlines and WestJet.

That's going to be taking care of that.

Then December 4th, folks.

Now it seems like we've put the ballots away and we can look back and see what those what those votes mean, what what lessons have been yielded.

And to do so, we're joined by our great friends, Andy Gibbons, principal at Wallgate Advisory, former VP at WestJet, and of course, Regan Watts, founder of Fratton Park and former senior aide to Jim Flaherty.

And I've got to say, looking a little disheveled there today, Regan.

What's going on? Miigwetch, my friend.