Prince George Swifties scramble after WestJet cancels Vancouver flights
Global News
Several Taylor Swift fans from Prince George had to make emergency travel plans after their flights to the Eras Tour's final shows in Vancouver were cancelled at the last minute.
As thousands of Taylor Swift fans flock to Vancouver for the final three-night stand of the singer’s Eras Tour, some are having an easier time getting there than others.
Several fans from Prince George were forced to make other travel plans when their flights to Vancouver were cancelled at the last minute.
“Almost everyone on the flight was a Swiftie coming down for the Eras Tour. We were all sitting in the lobby kind of wondering what to do,” said Prince George Swiftie Aliviah Howell.
“Initially, I was just frustrated. I know that the airlines don’t intend to do this. We were just super frustrated.”
Howell was originally set to fly out of Prince George with WestJet on Thursday night, but the flight kept getting delayed and was eventually cancelled due to apparent safety issues with the aircraft.
“We had asked if they were going to be sending up another flight the next day, because everything was booked, and they said no, there would not be another flight to accommodate us,” said Howell.
“I sat at the airport from 5:30 in the evening until one in the morning.”
With few options left, Howell rented an SUV with four strangers she met at the airport to make the nearly 800-kilometre journey.