Alternative rides could be difficult to find on a busy week. Some whose planes were grounded Wednesday would not fly until Friday, said WestJet
Aaron Oram, his wife, sister, a niece and a nephew had just landed from Florida when the news popped up on his phone.
“I’m 100 per cent for safety. I feel relieved they are pulling down the flights,” the Glovertown, N.L., resident said in an interview from Toronto’s Pearson airport. “ I said ‘This is not my fault, not the weather’s fault. It’s their equipment that got pulled down from the sky. If they bought from Airbus, we wouldn’t be in a hotel right now.
Still, those grounded jets ferry 9,000 to 12,000 people daily, said Peter Fitzpatrick, an Air Canada spokesman. Passengers will not be charged to cancel or rebook flights, but should expect delays in doing so, he warned.WestJet — which has 13 of the planes — said 1,000 “guests” had been affected Wednesday, with half rebooked on flights the same day, also at no extra charge. The others would be sent on their way Thursday or Friday, the airline said.
But if similar delays persist later than, say, Friday night, they ought to cover those expenses, he argued. “Due to the sheer volume of people affected, most people will be facing delays,” she said. “Finding space on the next available flight is particularly challenging given it’s a peak travel period.”
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