Phantom Flight AC8956 from TO:

 

  Thursday, May 2^nd, I was scheduled to arrive in Fredericton from Toronto at 5:14 pm.  Due to system problems, the flight was delayed and therefore didn’t arrive until 7 pm.  This caused a major kafuffle at the Fredericton International Airport.

Myfriend, who arrived at 5 pm to meet my flight, was told by 3 airport personnel that there was no flight expected from TO.  And, as you may know, you can’t phone them and get information.

When we arrived, the staff was so surprised!  There wasn’t a taxi in sight.  Even the concierge was totally caught off guard.  There’s no flight from Toronto scheduled, he said.  He called the taxis and by 7:30, several arrived.

Now, folks, this is a daily flight from Toronto.

And, to knock this totally out of the realm of reason, I heard the boarding call to those passengers who were checked in and waiting for this very same non-existent, unscheduled plane to make the flight back to Toronto.

Hello, is anybody home?