WestJet agrees to pay settlement in sexual harassment suit

14-Aug-2026

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WestJet has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a sexual harassment class-action lawsuit launched a decade ago involving more than 3,000 flight attendants, according to the lead plaintiff and her lawyer.

They say a B.C. judge on August 10 approved the terms of the settlement, which were finalized in June. WestJet said in a statement it is "pleased" to have reached a settlement.

Former flight attendant Mandalena Lewis alleged that a pilot sexually assaulted her on a layover in Hawaii in 2010. After launching a lawsuit in 2016, other women who worked for the airline came forward and the case was certified as a class action by the B.C. Court of Appeal in 2022.

The flight attendants allege WestJet failed to provide a safe workplace with adequate anti-harassment measures.