Some passengers say they were stuck in the cabin of a Flair Airlines flight for about 10 hours this week, fending off hunger and thirst by sharing snacks and drinking from the bathroom sink during a gruelling airline odyssey.
Their flight from Toronto was bound for Saskatoon Monday afternoon, but got delayed. When it initially reached Saskatoon, it turned around to Winnipeg where it sat on the tarmac for about two hours without airline-provided food — then headed right back to Toronto.
“They said there was no food or drink to purchase and they offered water once in 10 hours,” said Carmen Szabo, referencing one