WestJet Restores 6 Hail-Damaged Planes a Month After Storm, 11 Still Under Repair

WestJet has returned six of its 17 damaged planes to service after last month’s hailstorm in Calgary grounded aircraft and forced hundreds of flight cancellations.
“WestJet will continue issuing proactive cancellations for the foreseeable future as our dedicated Tech Ops teams continue to work diligently to return the remaining 11 damaged aircraft to service,” Julia Brunet told The Epoch Times in a Sept. 3 email statement.
WestJet has cancelled 676 flights to date due to the hailstorm.
The airport authority said while there was some damage to other parts of the terminal, those areas have since resumed operations.
The storm also brought fierce winds, with gusts reaching up to 100 kilometres per hour in Tilley, a hamlet in southern Alberta.