WestJet proactively cancelled flights at airports in B.C., Ontario, and Quebec Thursday night as storm systems bore down on the regions.
The airline was one of many still working to recover operations amid a series of storm systems and cold temperatures across the United States and Canada, including heavy snow that paralyzed Vancouver’s airport early this week.
She spoke on the phone from Winnipeg’s airport, where she and her family unexpectedly found themselves Thursday, long after their direct flight from Toronto to Vancouver was cancelled.Watts woke up Tuesday morning to a notification that her flight from Toronto to Vancouver was delayed, then cancelled.
Hoping to head in the opposite direction was Toronto resident Emily Levict, returning from a trip to Australia with her brother and a friend. The group was stuck in Vancouver after their flight home Thursday was cancelled.But Levict was not confident as she queued to find out more details about the rescheduling.In the meantime, more bad weather was heading for Ontario.
Ottawa was expecting the potential of up to 15 centimetres of snow Thursday night before precipitation shifts to “slush” and freezing temperatures return later Friday, Kimbell said.Cold temperatures, strong winds and flurries were expected to continue Saturday, gradually decreasing in intensity before easing further on Monday, he said.
Transportation Minister Rob Fleming told a news conference the significance of the incoming weather front cannot be overstated, as he urged against any non-essential travel across much of southern B.C.“We have been watching the forecast for the freezing rain very, very actively because of course, it’s one thing to have snow and snow removed. De-icing on freezing rain is very, very difficult.”
“We can’t shower and we tried to book the nearby hotels and they are all booked. We slept on floors or sometimes walked around in the airport for hours until felt tired. As adults, we can handle that, but the most difficult is the kids,” said Madlang.
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