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ARTICLE · 18 AUGUST 2026

What The WestJet Class Action Achieved – And Why It Matters

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The Supreme Court of British Columbia has approved a groundbreaking $4.5 million class action settlement involving 3,458 former female WestJet flight attendants, marking the conclusion...

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The Supreme Court of British Columbia has approved the settlement of a class action brought on behalf of 3,458 former female WestJet flight attendants who worked for the airline between April 4, 2014 and February 28, 2021.

The Court’s decision is available here: Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2026 BCSC 1547 (Settlement Approval Decision).

The settlement brings to an end a decade of difficult and heavily contested litigation. The case survived an application to strike, an appeal and a contested certification process. It involved thousands of documents, extensive examinations and expert evidence from both sides. The parties reached a settlement shortly before a trial that was scheduled to last 38 days.

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