Two Alberta teams were a little too close to not making their tournament after WestJet cancelled their flights from Calgary out east.
Two Alberta basketball teams bound for the east coast to play in a national tournament in Quebec, suddenly had their WestJet flights cancelled just hours before takeoff.
Both the women’s U15 and U17 teams were booked on Toronto-bound flights from the Calgary International Airport at 7 a.m. on Sunday, then heading to Sherbrooke, QC. However, they were notified that their flights wouldn’t leave the runway as planned — leaving about 30 people grounded, trying to find a way out east.“Only a few hours before we were actually gonna you know, be there,” said U17 head coach Dave Waknuk.
An hour after the flights were cancelled, WestJet and team officials were able to get the teams rebooked on the redeye to Montreal, Sunday at midnight, then a two-hour bus ride into Sherbooke, meaning the team won’t arrive until 3 p.m. on Monday, just an hour before hitting the court for their first scheduled game.
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