A lot of travel plans were disrupted over the holiday season, and that may continue to be the case in the near future.
A reported 171 Air Canada flights were cancelled during the week of Christmas due to the extreme cold conditions.
It looks like those travel woes will be extending into the new year.
Westjet's interim president & CEO Harry Taylor released a statement on Dec. 30 saying 15 per cent of scheduled flights between then and Jan. 31 have been cancelled.
He cites the extreme cold as well as staffing shortages due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
In the release, he also called for the federal and provincial governments to work at standardizing the air travel sector in order to provide some consistency in service and things like isolation for travelers and employees.