WestJet bumps N.S. cycling team from flight, costing athletes expensive training time
Jun 16, 2017, 4:34 am
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WestJet bumps N.S. cycling team from flight, costing athletes expensive training time
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nova...ight-1.4162822
Ten members of Nova Scotia's provincial cycling team are so upset with their recent experience with WestJet, they're planning to take the airline to court.
"It's the epitome of the horror story you hear about travelling," says provincial team coach Jon Burgess.
In February, the group of seven young athletes and three coaches were set to fly from Halifax to Atlanta for a cycling training camp ahead of tryouts for the upcoming Canada Games. The trip cost $14,000 in total.
But WestJet bumped the entire group from their flight, which ignited a slew of travel troubles including multiple delays and flight changes. As a result, they missed almost two days at the camp.
Ten members of Nova Scotia's provincial cycling team are so upset with their recent experience with WestJet, they're planning to take the airline to court.
"It's the epitome of the horror story you hear about travelling," says provincial team coach Jon Burgess.
In February, the group of seven young athletes and three coaches were set to fly from Halifax to Atlanta for a cycling training camp ahead of tryouts for the upcoming Canada Games. The trip cost $14,000 in total.
But WestJet bumped the entire group from their flight, which ignited a slew of travel troubles including multiple delays and flight changes. As a result, they missed almost two days at the camp.
Jun 16, 2017, 8:23 am
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Jun 16, 2017, 9:48 am
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Maybe a poor explanation by WestJet - for that they should get a bit of the AC-flogging for bad PR due to inaccurate and incomplete info.
Jun 16, 2017, 7:17 pm
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It's ridiculous that the press and the athletes believe they should get special treatment. Athletes are no better than anyone else and do not deserve any special treatment. [Unnecessarily provocative statement edited by Moderator.]
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Jun 16, 2017, 7:23 pm
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You mean like the firefighter who took a week off to coach them? [Moderator edit to reflect the edit to the quoted post.]
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