Pilots’ union accuses Sunwings of false claim over flight cancellations

Sunwings Airlines’ claim that a shortage of pilots caused recent flight disruptions and cancellations were “an excuse”, according to the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA). The carrier had pointed its inability to hire 63 foreign pilots through the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) programme for recent flight disruptions and cancellations. “The issue of pilot supply has been used as an excuse by certain airline management groups to undermine collective bargaining rights and labour standards, and to deflect from other mismanagement of labour resources. Simply put, you can’t sell more tickets than you can expect to honour,” said ALPA Canada president