Bad weather creating travel head aches

But with extreme weather conditions still impacting Vancouver International Airport, flying to the coast still isn’t an option for many.

“Actually, we were commenting this morning this was almost like covid all over again with Christmas time and no passengers in the terminal,” Ed Ratuski, manager of the Kamloops Airport told CFJC News.

WestJet announced Friday they would be cancelling all flights arriving and departing from Vancouver, Abbotsford, Victoria, Nanaimo and Comox and offered all travellers the option to preemptively cancel their trips scheduled until boxing day with a full refund.

But the lack of flights has meant even more traffic for Ebus .

“Today will certainly surpass what we did yesterday. The highway, the highway conditions and the second largest airport in the country closing down has certainly impacted our rider levels but we can only do so much.” Ebus BC Operations Manager Glen Desjardine said.

For those who still need to use the highway this weekend, Environment Canada suggests taking extra precautions to be prepared in case of emergency.

“One of the key things, if people do have to get out and about in these sort of weather conditions, is to just make sure you have sort of an emergency safety kit with you in your vehicle,” Proctor said.

“Because if you do get stuck it could take people a while to get to you and give you a hand.”

by Sydney Chisholm

Bad weather creating travel head aches

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