Several WestJet aircraft grounded after “significant” hail damage

WestJet has cancelled flights after 22 aircraft were grounded at Calgary International Airport after a large hailstorm hit Calgary. The airline said the storm had caused “significant damage” to 16 of its aircraft. The airline’s CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said on LinkedIn: [The aircraft] got so severely hail-damaged that they require structural repair/replacements of components and remain out of service for days, if not longer.” “Across WestJet, teams are working to perform necessary repairs and inspections to the 16 aircraft damaged by the hailstorm that impacted Calgary on the evening of August 5, 2024,” the airline read in a service