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The Medicine Hat College student was one of hundreds stranded at Calgary International Airport on Tuesday due to frigid temperatures and a massive dump of snow that shut down air travel through much of southern B.C.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Kayla Burns spent most of Tuesday standing in line to try to rebook a flight home to Kelowna from Calgary International Airport after her flight was cancelled due to snowfall in B.C.WestJet had 104 cancellations on Sunday, 146 on Monday and 90 on Tuesday due to weather-related issues. “This is now creating ripple effects throughout the entire system,” he said. “This is happening throughout the entire industry. These particular challenges are happening in the week before Christmas, which is one of the busiest weeks in the year. So the possibilities for re-accommodations are actually really low because all planes are fully booked.”
“I mean it’s Canada so it’s not unexpected,” said Thompson. “It’s unusual for Victoria to have that much snow and for Vancouver to have that much snow. There should be some kind of contingency plan, this is ridiculous.” Besworth was also caught up in WestJet’s November shutdown, and said the airline is handling this situation much better.Article contentThe frozen weather caused Calgary-based Lynx Air to cancel its first flight since September, though they fly at much lower levels, which allows them to buffer their schedule more easily than the major airlines.
Adverse weather conditions at major hub airports in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver have significantly impacted all airlines. They did not have data available on how many flights had been delayed or cancelled. The airline is expecting 2.23 million people to fly with them between Dec. 21 and Jan. 8.
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