CALGARY – WestJet can confirm that rumours of WestJet flight #WS2154 from Vancouver to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was hijacked this afternoon are completely false.
Westjet reports, “The rumours stemmed from a tweet by a flight tracking website that the aircraft operating the flight was transmitting a hijack code via its transponders. However, at this point in time, WestJet has no evidence that such a code was ever transmitted. Both the flight crew and local air traffic control confirm that no such code was ever sent or received, and testing on the aircraft’s transponder shows it is (and was) functionally normally. WestJet cannot speak to rumour, speculation or comments that suggest otherwise”.
The aircraft arrived in Puerto Vallarta as scheduled and is now operating its scheduled flight back to Canada. WestJet would like to thank everyone for their concern for our guests and crew during this incident.
