Little Bob hits the road

Little Bob hits the road
Little Bob hits the road

Friday, September 8, 2017

To Vancouver, BC, Canada

We booked our flights on Air Canada back in May. It was one-way given the cruise to Miami. We paid $614.14USD for economy class for the 2 of us. The economy class seats weren't bad. We were in 2 seat side rows on each leg and the planes were partly to mostly empty. The bad news was the delays. The first flight was delayed enough that Clay was concerned about the connection in Toronto. But, here's the thing. The boarding pass we got printed at RDU when we checked our bags through to Vancouver showed a 4 hour long delay in leaving Toronto but the ticket agent did not mention it and neither of us noticed it until we were in Toronto! I don't know what proper protocol should have been but we were never notified by phone, text, email or in person about the 4 hour delay. The flight should have taken off at 6pm and it took off about 10:30pm. It was after midnight when we arrived in Vancouver or about 3 am Toronto/RDU time. It made for a long day. Air Canada said the flight was one of many delayed due to equipment repositioning due to rescue flights in the path of Hurricane Irma. I don't fault them for that but for not notifying us. We could probably have made an earlier Vancouver flight out of Toronto if we'd known and been given the option. Anyway. We're here and tired and our luggage arrived so all good.

I know Clay took some photos and I don't know when or if he'll post and link them here. Stay tuned.