At Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, the days follow and look alike. Many travelers remain immersed in uncertainty after the extension of the strike of Air Canada on -board agents.
Upon passing The pressMonday afternoon, many travelers were present at Air Canada departures. Disappointed, several were seated on the ground, near their luggage, in search of an unexpected plan B, while the agents distributed bottles of water and snacks.
“It’s really shit, right?” », We heard a French passenger throwing an Air Canada agent. “Literally,” he replied with a tired smile.
Fernanda Gómez, 17, is part of a group of 55 Mexicans who seek to return home after having participated in a trip organized to visit in particular the falls of Niagara, Toronto, Ottawa and Quebec. The plane they had to take initially was canceled two days before.
Photo Sarah Mongeau-Birkett, the press
Right, Fernanda Gómez, and his family
It is the girl who, the first, heard an English -speaking influencer talking about the planes canceled on Tiktok. “I first thought it was a joke,” she says. When she realized that this was not the case, she was able to warn her family and her group and explain the situation to them.
It is certain that it is not easy to understand what is going on, with the language barrier
Fernanda Gómez
The press learned from an agent that he was particularly difficult to find a plan B for a Montreal-Paris flight, since Iir Canada operates several flights per day on this line. He estimates that more than 1000 people are currently waiting for a place on a plane to go to Paris from Montreal.
Hélène Rouquet and her two daughters, Jeanne and Lucile Crueghe, are part of it. They had to return to France today after a vacation. They initially had to take a plane on Monday from Quebec on Monday, with a stopover in Montreal, before landing in Paris. Their first plane was canceled, so they decided to take the bus from Quebec to Montreal to try to have the second. But he was also canceled.
Photo Sarah Mongeau-Birkett, the press
Hélène Rouquet and her two daughters, Jeanne Crueghe and Lucile Crueghe
“We really don’t know what to do. We watched the next flights with other airlines, the tickets are between 5,000 and 15,000 euros, ”sighs Jeanne.
They plan to start from another city, or even from the United States, but they fear being faced with the same problem.
Stress was also starting to go up for Laurence Van den Eeckhout. The 18 -year -old Belgian was to go home on Monday evening, after spending just over two weeks to visit Quebec and Ontario with her father and brother. It must imperatively be back in Brussels on August 23, to take an entrance exam to university.
“It’s really annoying that we don’t tell us anything,” she deplores. “We no longer know what to do. »»
An Air Canada agent told The press That several travelers would have lost patience since the start of the strike and would have assaulted verbally, and even sometimes physically, of the agents. Security has therefore been reinforced at Air Canada’s departure, where police are making regular rounds.
