Transport Canada warned about WestJet seating ‘hazard’ weeks before viral video: documents

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A WestJet flight attendant alerted the federal government to an “imminent safety risk” and called for a “prompt review” after a passenger on a flight to Calgary in November became ‘stuck in his seat’ on a reconfigured plane that had less legroom, documents obtained by CBC News show.