Regina firm preparing class-action lawsuit against Sunwing in wake of cancellations
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A Regina law firm is preparing a class-action lawsuit against Sunwing and Sunwing Vacations after hundreds of Canadian travellers experienced delays and cancellations with the airline in December.
A Regina law firm is preparing a class-action lawsuit against Sunwing and Sunwing Vacations after hundreds of Canadian travellers experienced delays and cancellations with the airline in December.
Merchant Law Group LLP is filing the suit.
“The lawsuit is on behalf of all Canadian travellers who experienced delays of more than nine hours which can not be attributed to weather issues or aircraft safety between the dates of Dec. 22, 2022 and Feb. 3, 2023,” the firm’s website stated.
Michelle Stinson was scheduled to have her wedding in Mexico on Jan. 25. When Sunwing cancelled all flights to and from Saskatchewan up to and including Feb. 3, she was forced to cancel her dream destination wedding.
“They agreed to give us our money back,” she said. “But that doesn’t cover all the disappointment and the stress that comes with planning a wedding.”
Stinson decided to join class action lawsuit against the airline and travel-booking agency.
“They need to be held accountable for how they made people feel,” she said. “Not everyone has the luxury of just rebooking and carrying on with their lives. They need to realize what they did was wrong.”
