AC often (less often recently) a big-boy plane for a short hop and on to a final destination. AC still runs 340s/330s/767-300s Montreal->Toronto->Vancouver. Similar to BWIA runs of L100'500's (now a 340) Trinidad->Barbados->London as well. Matthew On Monday, December 9, 2002, at 09:30 AM, Michael Burris wrote: > AIRLINE: > > So this means that a wide-body was in service on this > route for a turnaround? Interesting! I wonder who is > legally liable for her delays as a result? Kind of > funny, but it couldn't have more serious had she had a > medical condition and needed that medication ASAP. > To bad she was a sound sleeper! > > -- Mike Burris > Cambridge, Mass > ---------------------------------------- > --- Roger James <ejames@escape.ca> wrote: >> Woman falls asleep on flight to St. John's, wakes up >> in England ,,,,,,Air >> Canada staff didn't wake her up, wouldn't turn plane >> around >> Brian Callahan >> Citizen Special Monday, December 09, 2002 >> >> >> Catherine Coyle had been flying home to St. John's >> from Halifax. The >> journey normally takes 90 minutes. It took her 15 >> hours. ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. >> -- A Newfoundland woman is demanding answers from >> Air Canada after her >> 90-minute flight home became a 15-hour odyssey to >> England and back. >> Catherine Coyle, 39, who moved to Halifax 10 years >> ago, was flying home to >> the Newfoundland capital late Thursday to be with >> her ailing mother. She >> fell asleep shortly after the flight left Halifax, >> tired after days of not >> sleeping and worrying about her mother. When she >> woke up several hours >> later, she immediately sensed something was wrong. >> "I woke up about 1 a.m. >> and noticed that there was a different person >> sitting next to me," she >> said. "Then the pilot announced the possible arrival >> time and that the >> flying time would be four-and-a-half hours. I was >> shocked." >> >> Ms. Coyle approached a flight attendant for an >> explanation and was told the >> flight was almost 30 minutes out of St. John's and >> headed to London, >> England. "I told him my family, my luggage, my >> medication, my clothes ... >> is back in Newfoundland. And I said, 'I've got to >> get off this plane.' " >> But Air Canada denied her request to turn the plane >> around. >> Back in St. John's, her sister and mother were >> waiting at the airport. They >> had her luggage, but there was no sign of Ms. Coyle. >> They began to worry >> and eventually called the RCMP. Sitting in an aisle >> seat in the middle of >> the plane, Ms. Coyle said she can't understand how >> the flight crew didn't >> notice her or ask to see her ticket before leaving >> for England. >> >> "I asked about head counts and the steward said he >> did and it worked out >> perfect," she said. "But apparently they only >> counted the boarding passes >> or something, not the individual passengers." She >> spent only two hours in >> London before boarding a return flight to St. >> John's, for which she didn't >> have to pay. An official from Air Canada told her >> someone would call her >> today to discuss the incident. "Whoever was on that >> plane is going to get a >> blast," Ms. Coyle said. "It must even be illegal or >> something for them to >> take me to another country with no passport, >> nothing." Air Canada officials >> could not be reached for comment. >> >> >> The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: >> Roj (Roger James) >> *************************************************** >> escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca >> Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com >> CBC Website >> http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ >> The Trinbago Site of the Week: >> (TnT News) http://www.tntmirror.com/ >> (TnT News) >> courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory >> Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com >> TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt >> > *********************************************************