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A Kamloops tour operator is suing Air Canada for nearly $30,000, looking to recoup cash it claims to have spent on hotels, taxis and flights when dozens of travellers were left stranded in Toronto en route to a two-week tour in the Maritimes.
Wells Gray Tours filed a notice of claim in small claims court on Wednesday seeking $27,557.92 from Air Canada.
According to the claim, Wells Gray Tours booked flights through Air Canada for a two-week tour of Newfoundland for 31 people departing from airports in Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria on June 16, 2022.
“All members of the tour group arrived in Toronto, Ont., as scheduled,” the claim reads.
“However, after boarding the connecting flight to St. John’s, Nfld., the tour group was informed that the flight was cancelled due to crew constraints on the part of Air Canada.”
According to the claim, Air Canada offered to fly some of the travellers three days later and the remainder five days…
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