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Harvey Specter 03-10-2010 03:21 AM
Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying; delays flight because of Canada/US game
 
Quote:
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.

The airline was forced to delay a flight from Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games because passengers watching the end of gold medal final on airport televisions ignored repeated calls to board.

"We incurred a flight delay for a reason Air Canada had not yet encountered in over 72 years of existence," chief executive Calin Rovinescu told a business gathering.

The Canadian fans were rewarded for their delay, as the nail-biting end to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics saw Canada beat arch-rival United States 3-2 in overtime.

(Reporting by Nicole Mordant; editing by Andre Grenon)

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/1...rcanada_hockey
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threezero 03-10-2010 03:42 AM
:thumbsup:i would do the same

JSALES 03-10-2010 03:56 AM
that's awesome and hilarious

StylinRed 03-10-2010 04:37 AM
hahahaha awesome

Vansterdam 03-10-2010 05:45 AM
:thumbsup:

The Situation 03-10-2010 06:55 AM
Bravo. That's the way to do it.

hal0g0dv2 03-10-2010 08:38 AM
epic

hotong 03-10-2010 09:06 AM
lol nice

Unagi 03-10-2010 09:43 AM
awesome:thumbsup:

Domani 03-10-2010 09:53 AM
it would be awesome if those are already enroute and the cap would announce the scores over the PA.

q0192837465 03-10-2010 02:07 PM
It nice to see companies cater to their customers

shenmecar 03-10-2010 02:13 PM
You can reschedule your flight, you cant reschedule live hockey.

tonyvu 03-10-2010 02:25 PM
i wouldn't be mad at all if my flight was delayed to watch the gold medal game :thumbsup:

bcedhk 03-10-2010 02:44 PM
i bet all the asians in the flight went "DIU the GWAI LO's!

Gumby 03-10-2010 03:29 PM
James Cybulski, a reporter for TSN, was probably on that plane, and he wrote about his experience:

http://tsn.ca/blogs/james_cybulski/?id=312031

124Y 03-10-2010 05:48 PM
Wow must be a pretty cool experience!

Xzecution'R 03-10-2010 06:47 PM
sounds like a Molson "I am Canadian" commercial lol

fliptuner 03-10-2010 11:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Xzecution'R (Post 6853648)
sounds like a Molson "I am Canadian" commercial lol
" I don't leave my seat during overtime. " ----- Joe Canadian

Coca Cola 28` 03-10-2010 11:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by shenmecar (Post 6853251)
You can reschedule your flight, you cant reschedule live hockey.
well said!:thumbsup:


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