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Not only was the trip emotionally and physically draining, but Kelowna’s Carla Leinweber said she also lost over $10,000 in return flights, and accommodations plus she had to cancel her vacation.She was then supposed to fly to Deer Lake, N.L., but the airline recommended she go to Toronto Pearson Airport as she had a higher chance of making a connecting flight to Deer Lake.She and other passengers were stuck at Pearson airport while dealing with customer service.
She told Global News she spent the days searching for her luggage and trying to book her next flight. She spent two nights in a hotel and the rest sleeping on the airport floor.She then decided to book a flight home through WestJet instead of waiting for a flight to finally take her to Newfoundland.“As I’m waiting in check-in at the WestJet counter in Toronto airport, I actually collapsed. I had my cart and my luggage, backpack, cane and purse go flying,” she said.
“The operating environment globally has changed from prior to the pandemic, notably the well-documented issues such as security and customs lines, aircraft being held at gates unable to unload passengers at airports, airport baggage systems issues and limitations on the number of flights imposed by air traffic control in both Canada and the U.S. that force airlines to make last-minute cancellations,” the airline said in a statement to Global News.
RCMP responded to shots fired at several locations throughout the City of Langley and one scene in the Township of Langley that involved “transient” victims, according to an emergency alert sent to people’s cellphones around 6:20 a.m. on July 25.The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team later identified the shooter as Jordan Daniel Goggin.3 dead including suspect in string of shootings in Langley, B.C.