WestJet introduced on Saturday evening {that a} system-wide outage is inflicting a “variety of delays,” and has led to at least one cancelled flight.
“We are actively working to get systems back up and running and anticipate service will be restored shortly,” the airline mentioned on its Twitter account.
Many WestJet passengers seem to have been ready for hours to board planes, with some lacking connections, based on a number of social media posts on Twitter.
One passenger mentioned she was on “hour five” of waiting at Calgary International Airport.
Calgary International Airport, calling it a “international IT outage” has also warned passengers flying by means of YYC about potential delays, as did Vancouver International Airport.
WestJet additionally skilled a system outage in July as a result of a prepare derailment, which led to delayed WestJet flights in Canada and overseas.
There have been no latest updates as to when the outage shall be resolved.