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Rachele Jamieson recently came home from what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in Cuba. She flew from Vancouver to Cuba alone on Feb. 8 and returned on March 1 with Sunwing.

The entire experience with the airline was unpleasant, she said on March 4, three days after arriving home. But it was what happened on her return journey that really upset her.

It was around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1 when her Sunwing plane landed about two and a half hours late at YVR.

Jamieson, who normally uses a walker, used a wheelchair at the airport to get around more easily. An employee with YVR wheeled her off the plane and into the terminal and told her that a Sunwing employee would be with her shortly.

She waited and watched as all the other passengers left the plane. Then the Sunwing staff walked past her. Soon all was quiet.

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There she sat alone in a wheelchair.

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But she wondered how anyone could possibly hear her. She could see people off in the distance through windows of the terminal, but not a soul was within earshot. She looked for a fire extinguisher, thinking maybe if she broke some glass the police would come.

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Jamieson figured it was about a half an hour that she sat there in the darkened airport when she realized no one from Sunwing was coming to get her.

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It was the same YVR employee who wheeled her off the plane. He said he called Sunwing to confirm that they had taken Jamieson to get her luggage. Sunwing stated, yes, they already picked up the passenger in the wheelchair 香蕉视频直播� an elderly man who was with his wife.

When the YVR employee realized Sunwing was talking about a different passenger, he returned to the gate to find Jamieson all alone right where he left her.

He took her to get her luggage and brought her through customs and then over to where her family friend, Mitchell, was waiting for her.

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During the time he was waiting, Mitchell tried to figure out where Jamieson was, but he never did find out.

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As a result, her time in Cuba involved doctor visits, medication, complications from the medication, and exhaustion. Her journey home included a flight that was behind schedule, and a COVID rapid test document misplaced by Sunwing.

By the time she landed back at YVR on March 1, she thought the worst was behind her.

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In the days that followed after arriving home, Jamieson had nightmares of being locked in a cell, being chased and being Tasered.

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She was so confused as a result of her nightmares, she questioned whether what she experienced with Sunwing was real or not, so she called Mitchell.

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Jamieson contacted her travel agent when she got home and Sunwing will be reimbursing her the $225 香蕉视频直播榚lite seat香蕉视频直播� fee.

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On the advice of her nephew, she香蕉视频直播檚 decided not to sue the airline since Sunwing will soon be bought by Westjet, a deal that is expected to close by the end of 2022.

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She got a call from Sunwing on the morning of Friday, March 11 and they said they were 香蕉视频直播済oing to look into it香蕉视频直播� and would get back to her next week, Jamieson said.

She香蕉视频直播檚 hoping to get more than just the $225 back from Sunwing.

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The Chilliwack Progress contacted Sunwing for comment, but received no reply as of 5 p.m. Friday, March 11.

Note: Sunwing replied to a second request for comment on Tuesday, March 15 in regards to a followup on this story.

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