The Northwest Territories' government issued the evacuation order on Wednesday night with residents asked to leave by Friday at noon.
Though some took to social media on Wednesday and Thursday, posting images of high prices for some flights, some of the airlines contacted by Global News have stressed they are working to assist residents evacuate and are not over-charging.In a statement, Air Canada said that they had added two extra flights to their roster on Thursday and were working with authorities to “determine how long we can continue to operate given the limitations being imposed on flying due to the fires.
WestJet, which also has flights out of the city, said that they had made change and cancel guidelines flexible for all guests travelling to the city between Thursday and Aug. 22.They also had added “extra recovery” flights scheduled for Thursday between Yellowknife and Calgary, with larger aircraft to operate on flights between the cities for two other scheduled flights.
They also said they were working to ensure guests leaving are charged appropriately by adjusting fare classes “to avoid price escalation.” Canadian North has advised that those in need of help with flight changes should contact the airline, though advised they are experiencing a high number of calls and had deployed emergency personnel.
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