Weary traveler stuck in Saskatoon airport due to 'extreme weather'
Jacob Donohue is unclear if he’ll get home to see his family for Christmas after leaving Toronto yesterday.
“I was supposed to fly out this morning. They delayed, delayed, delayed and then cancelled my flight,” Donohue told CTV News.
Over the noon hour Tuesday, he was sleeping on the airport floor using his duffle bag as a pillow.
“I slept here last night,” he said.
Donohue is a student studying at Queens University in Kingston.
This is his first time travelling solo and because his plan was to get from Ontario to Vancouver, he didn’t pack any cold weather gear. He doesn’t want to venture out of the airport.
“It’s going to be pretty cold here and I don’t have a plan. I can’t rebook or get a flight out for a couple days. It’s freezing outside,” he said
With all that uncertainty he’s not sure if he’ll see his family for Christmas in Vancouver or be stuck in Saskatoon or another airport.
“That’s what I’m worried about. I don’t know. I’ll have to call my parents and I just don’t know what I’m going to do at the moment.”
He’s one of many travellers expecting to leave or arrive at Saskatoon's airport that had their travel plans upended due to weather-related delays in other markets.
In a tweet sent around 9:30 Tuesday morning, the airport warned travellers that "extreme weather across Canada" is causing some flight delays.
As of 1:30 p.m. there were more than a dozen flights listed on the airport's website that were either delayed or cancelled.
CJ Dushinski with the airport tells CTV News they’re hoping the weather clears up soon so the flights can resume.
“Hoping that we can get back to where we need to be to prepare for that really busy day on Friday,” said Dushinski, VP of business development and service quality at Skyxe.
“By Friday we’re hoping everything will be operational and smooth but it’s been a challenge.”
Travellers are advised to check directly with carriers to confirm the status of their flights well in advance of travel according to Dushinski.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Live U.S. election results: Polls close in several states including battleground Georgia
CTVNews.ca is featuring live U.S. election results on an interactive map and a live blog that will be updated throughout the evening starting at 5 p.m. ET by CTV News journalists and Washington political analyst Eric Ham.
A sharply divided America decides between Trump and Harris
A divided America weighed a stark choice for the nation's future Tuesday as a presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale.
These swing states will likely decide the U.S. presidential election
These swing states will most likely determine the path to the presidency, with candidates needing to win some combination of votes to get them across the 270 mark to secure a majority.
An hour-by-hour guide to election night poll closings
This is a guide to poll closing times and includes notable down ballot races – both competitive and not.
Abortion is on the ballot in nine states and motivating voters across the U.S.
Voters in nine states are deciding whether their state constitutions should guarantee a right to abortion, weighing ballot measures that are expected to spur turnout for a range of crucial races.
How exit polls work and what they will tell us on election night
Exit polls are a set of surveys that ask voters whom they voted for, as well as additional questions about their political opinions, the factors they considered in the election and their own backgrounds more broadly.
Trump campaign denies and revokes journalists' election night credentials after critical coverage
Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida, in retaliation for their coverage of Trump’s campaign.
Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: 'Stop talking about that'
Donald Trump is refusing to say how he voted on Florida's abortion measure -- and getting testy about it.
Canada 'deeply concerned' after alleged Russian sabotage plot
The Canadian government says it has raised concerns directly with Russian officials after media reports this week revealed an alleged Russian sabotage operation. The alleged plot included plans to send parcels packed with incendiary devices aboard aircraft destined for Canada and the United States.