Justin L
11th March 2010, 11:44 AM
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Article (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/olympic-hockey-final-forced-air-canada-to-delay-flight-20100311-q02d.html) from the SMH:
Olympic hockey final forced Air Canada to delay flight
March 11, 2010 - 10:42AM
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 this week.
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.
Reuters
Article (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/olympic-hockey-final-forced-air-canada-to-delay-flight-20100311-q02d.html) from the SMH:
Olympic hockey final forced Air Canada to delay flight
March 11, 2010 - 10:42AM
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 this week.
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.
Reuters