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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8WestJet Condemns Canada’s C$150 Million Airline Loan Offer After Hormuz Closure
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8Summary
- WestJet said Monday it “strongly opposes” Ottawa’s plan to lend airlines up to C$150 million to offset surging jet fuel costs.
- The proposed support follows the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route whose disruption has driven up fuel prices for carriers.
- Calgary-based WestJet’s rebuke sets it against a government effort meant to cushion the airline industry from the immediate cost shock.
- The clash highlights how the Hormuz disruption is rippling beyond energy markets into aviation policy and carrier finances in Canada.
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