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 #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 #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 #1339 Calgary, Alberta > Toronto, Ontario — $887.18 CAD When Ben received word that his mother, Debbie, had entered hospice care in Ontario, he knew he needed to be there. Time was short, and the distance between Alberta and Ontario felt impossible to bridge on his own.Ben supports a family of five and
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Flight Story #1243 Halifax, Nova Scotia > Calgary, Alberta — $656.80 CAD Siranda was adopted as a baby and spent over 20 years not knowing who her biological mother was, much less where she was. Then, through Ancestry DNA, she found her. What followed was the building of a bond that would make up for
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Flight Stories #1352 Curitiba, Brazil > Calgary, Alberta — 157,031 Scene+ points. When Silvana learned that her sister’s health had begun to decline, her heart pulled her across the distance that separated them. Living in Brazil while her sister received palliative care in Calgary was painful, and Silvana felt a deep need to be with
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Flight Story #1525 Toronto, Ontario > Calgary, Alberta When Tarah learned that her cousin Amy had entered hospice with stage 4 ovarian cancer, she knew she wanted to be by her side. The two cousins had always been close, even though they lived far apart. Now, with Amy’s condition worsening, Tarah feared she was running
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Flight Story #1513 Calgary, Alberta > Prince George, British Columbia — $699.81 CMA Voucher Value When Jessica learned that her mother’s condition had worsened, she knew time was running out. Earlier in the year, her mother had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. While doctors initially believed she might have several months, new complications had
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Flight Story #1458 Calgary, Alberta > Victoria, British Columbia — 65,673 Irene’s WestJet Points When Jesse learned that his mother had been moved to hospice care, he knew he needed to get to her as quickly as possible. His mom, Patricia, had been battling serious health challenges for some time. Over the past year, she
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