WestJet passengers bussed to Regina after flight cancellation
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What was supposed to be a quick one-hour flight from Calgary to Regina turned into an eight-hour bus ride Sunday night.
What was supposed to be a quick one-hour flight from Calgary to Regina turned into an eight-hour bus ride Sunday night.
WestJet flight #WS298 was scheduled to depart the Calgary International Airport to Regina at 4:20 p.m. but was cancelled due to what the company called unscheduled maintenance.
Instead of rescheduling another flight, the airline offered ground transportation that would leave at 4:00 p.m., leaving travellers frustrated.
The bus arrived at the Regina airport around 1:00 a.m.
A total of three buses were reportedly used to transport stranded travellers from Calgary to Regina.
Among the travellers, Mae Johnson and her son were travelling home from visiting family in the Rocky Mountains, when they were notified of the cancelled flight. They said they were not left with many options.
“We were not given many options at all. WestJet Airline agents told us if we did not get on the bus, we would be stuck in Calgary until March 1,” Johnson said.
