'This amount of stress is awful': B.C. woman says senior relatives stranded in Calgary amid WestJet strike
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A Maple Ridge, B.C. resident says her mother and mother-in-law’s first trip to Canada has ended on a frustrating note after their flight home was suddenly cancelled amid a strike at WestJet.
A Maple Ridge, B.C. resident says her mother and mother-in-law’s first trip to Canada has ended on a frustrating note after their flight home was suddenly cancelled amid a strike at WestJet.
Jessica Arroyo told CTV News she left for Vancouver International Airport at 2 a.m. Saturday for her family members’ early morning flight to Varadero, Cuba.
Aida and Adela’s first flight to Calgary arrived without any issue. But after the pair had already boarded the Cuba-bound plane, the pilot informed passengers they wouldn’t be taking off, Arroyo said.
“They feel right now frustration, you know, they just want to go back to their homes,” she said.
That flight was one of more than 200 cancelled by WestJet Saturday after the airline mechanics’ union went on strike Friday evening.
Read more: Dozens of B.C. flights cancelled amid WestJet mechanics strike
Arroyo said her mom and mother-in-law have spent over 10 hours in Calgary International Airport trying to figure out their next steps.
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