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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...ight-1.6520458

What was supposed to be a two-hour flight ended up costing Michelle and Paul Barter a whole week of travel time. Their flight from Montreal to Deer Lake was cancelled not once, but four times in a row, and then delayed for another three days after that.



Michelle and Paul Barter saw scenes of chaos and disorganization during five days at at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. (Submitted by Michelle Barter)

They managed to get hotel rooms which cost them upwards of $300 per night. All expenses like hotel stays, meals and taxis landed on the couple's credit cards, totalling nearly $3,000 during the unexpected travel time.

After the fourth cancellation, Barter says they had enough. They booked a new flight from Montreal to Sydney, N.S., and then took the Marine Atlantic ferry to their home in Port aux Basques.

Barter says the booking to fly from Montreal to Deer Lake couldn't be cancelled, leaving the couple on the hook to pay for two different flights home each.