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Judy Smith
Contributing Writer

ROBERT and Lilias
Barr want Air Canada
to take off.

The West Vancouver cou-
ple are still fuming after they
were stranded for four days in
Britain use of the strike-
stalled airline.

“It was a real dog's break-
fast,” said Robert Barr, finally
resting at home after the cou-
ple’s long ordeal.

Tt started a couple of days
before they were to fly back.
Rumors began that there
might be a strike so Barr called
Air Canada and offered to fly

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WV couple left
for four days
in Britain

home a day carly.
“They thought that was
not a good idea because they

said they could fix us up af

there was a problem.”

When he phoned again the
strike was on. Since the Barr’s
were staying 80 km from the
airport, Air Canada repre ienta-
tives told them to stay home,
wart and they would be con-
tacted.

“They said, ‘Let us do our
job, relax and we'll make sure

you get home,” said Barr,
adding the airline representa-
five told them not re worry
because they would get a full
refund tor the inconvenience.

Happy at least to think the
aiding was working on the
problem, Barr waited and
waited. And waited some
more,

“They didn’t call us. As a
matter act they said to my
wite when she called, ‘Oh no,
we can’t call vou. We have
thousands of people involved
here.” My wife told rhem ves,
you're talking to one of them
now."

So the couple went into

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