Flight Story #1343 Calgary, Alberta to Saigon, Vietnam — $627.07 CAD When Minh boarded his flight from Calgary to Saigon, he was heading home — not for treatment or recovery, but for peace. At sixty-eight, Minh had been living with advanced cancer. His final wish was simple: to return to Vietnam and spend his remaining
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Flight Story #1342 Halifax, Nova Scotia to Washington, D.C. — $624.17 CAD From Halifax, Nova Scotia to Washington D.C., Katrina took one of the most difficult journeys of her life—a final trip to be with her father before he left this world. Her father, who is only 65 years old, has lived with cancer for
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Flight Story #1335 Edmonton, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia When Val learned that her sister, Dorinda, was facing a critical health situation and receiving care in Prince George, she knew she needed to be there. Distance and travel costs stood in the way and she would need help to make the trip possible. Travel, however,
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Flight Story #1261 Edmonton, Alberta ➝ Sydney, Nova Scotia Andrea is living with stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to her neck. She will be in treatment for the rest of her life, receiving chemo almost every week. Her only sister, who lives across the country, is now in the hospital with stage 4
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Flight Story #1303 Deer Lake, Newfoundland to Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario – $1,048.82 CAD Delores was devastated when she heard the news. Her son, Calvin, had suffered a massive brain bleed, which doctors said was unsurvivable. He was in intensive care on multiple forms of life support, and his team was preparing for the end. She needed
Flight Story #1301 Calgary, Alberta > Nanaimo, British Columbia — $731.28 CAD Ann was 79 years old when she reached out to us. Living on a fixed seniors’ pension in Nanaimo, BC, she had always watched her spending carefully, but there was still nothing left for unexpected costs like airfare. She was determined, but she
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Flight Story #1522, #1523, & #1524 Vancouver, British Columbia → Calgary, Alberta When Heidi received the call that her grandfather was nearing the end of his life, her family believed he was holding on for one reason. “My brothers both called me this morning and told me they think Papa is waiting for me to
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Flight Story #1543 Victoria, British Columbia → Grande Prairie, Alberta For years, Jorge had been there for Aaron’s children during a time when Aaron could not be. Now, with Jorge facing the end of his life, Aaron wanted the chance to be there for him and for his children. Jorge, Aaron’s father-in-law, was at the
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Flight Story #1483 London, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta — 92,800 WestJet Points When Debara learned that her sister’s cancer had progressed and that she would be entering hospice care, she knew she wanted to be with her during this final stage of her life. As a retiree living on a fixed income, the cost of
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Flight Story #1549 Miami, Florida > Vancouver, British Columbia Madyson was far from home when she received heartbreaking news: her newborn nephew, Jalen, was in palliative care, and her family had been told he was nearing the end of his life. Suddenly, getting home to Vancouver was all that mattered. Jalen had only recently been
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