TORONTO — Two Canadian airlines dealing with the grounding of Boeing Max 8 jets say they have re-assigned other planes to accommodate travellers returning home from March Break vacations. Both Air Canada and WestJet say they shifted planes to focus on north-south routes as people return from vacations in Mexico and the Caribbean. West Jet says the changes resulted in the cancellation of 14 flights today affecting approximately 1,600 passengers, with the majority re-booked on flights today or tomorrow. Air Canada did not say how many of its flights had been cancelled but acknowledged “capacity challenges” on domestic flights where some customers were delayed. Air Canada has 24 Max 8s and WestJet has 13 — six per cent and seven per cent of their fleets of 400 and 175 aircraft, respectively.

Source: National Post March 17, 2019 20:09 UTC