Flight Stories

Jacksonville, FL to Newark, NJ – 88,800 United Miles and $33.60 USD Our grandparents are often the rocks of our families, and at times, can even play a role in raising us. For Alex, his grandfather raised him and when he received word that his grandfather was in his final stages of Alzheimers, he knew

Forth Smith, AR to Burbank, CA – 28,500 AA Advantage Miles & $11.20 USD No matter where life takes us, we always have that one special friendship. For Daysi, she has that special friendship with her childhood best friend. When Daysi heard her friend’s cancer returned and was leaving behind a 4-year-old son, she knew

Calgary, AB to Vancouver, BC – 48,200 Aeroplan Miles and $155.92 CAD “The love between a grandmother and granddaughter is forever”, unknown. Muriel has not seen her two young granddaughters in 3 years. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Muriel had one final wish, to see her two young granddaughters before she passes. Unable to afford a

Timmins, ON to Calgary, AB – 150,442 Aeroplan Miles We all want to be able to say goodbye to our loved ones when we know our time is coming. For Annie, she wanted to be able to say goodbye to her brother and sister Kevin and Bonnie. Unfortunately, the cost of flight tickets were keeping

Perth, ON to Vancouver, BC – 104,390 Aeroplan Points  No matter how much time goes by, you always wants to be there for your sibling. For Joanne, she hadn’t seen her brother in over 30 years. When she learnt he was at end stage of dementia, she knew she wanted to be there for him.

Edmonton, AB to Charlottetown, PEI – 185,454 Aeroplan Points Distance separates families, but it shouldn’t be the reason to stop you from saying goodbye to your loved one. Unfortunately for Joseph and Sarah, distance separated them from an important family member – Joseph’s Mom/Sarah’s grandmother. Uncle and niece wanting to fly together, but unable to

Houston, TX to Seattle, WA – 155,500 United MileagePlus Miles & $11.20 USD We are never prepared when it comes to saying goodbye to our mothers. For Andrea, she wasn’t prepared to say goodbye so soon. When her mother fell ill in another country, they did everything to get her back to the US, but

Baltimore, MD to Haiti – 31,500 AAdvantage Miles & $106.75 USD Gatineau, QC to Haiti – 146,385 Scene+ When you go abroad to study, you never expect to get news that a loved one has entered the end of life stage. For both Etzaina and Etzerson, they never thought they would receive a call that

Halifax, NS to Rwanda – 320,602 Scene+ When someone in your community falls ill, you rally around to help them out. That’s what Patrick’s community did for him. He came to Canada 12 years ago and when he fell ill, colleagues and friends organized a fundraiser for him as he was unable to work. Patrick

Toronto, ON to Calgary, AB – 30,475 Aeroplan Miles and $23.73 CAD No matter the distance, we always want to be there for our parents like they were for us. For Joshua, living 3800 km away from his father hasn’t been easy. When he received word that his father’s cancer was terminal and requested his