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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Olivia Bowden in Toronto

Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action

Lewis stands in an airport terminal, looking at the camera
The suit followed allegations by Mandalena Lewis (pictured), a former flight attendant, that a pilot had sexually assaulted her and a colleague but that WestJet kept the pilot flying, thereby putting other employees at risk. Photograph: Mandalena Lewis

The Canadian airline WestJet has agreed to pay C$4.5m (£2.4m) to settle a decade-long sexual harassment class action lawsuit levelled by its female flight attendants, who alleged the company failed to maintain a safe workplace.

The suit followed allegations by Mandalena Lewis, a former flight attendant, that a pilot had sexually assaulted her and a colleague, but that WestJet kept the pilot flying, thereby putting other employees at risk.

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