WestJet agrees to rebook flights for family of murder victim Ashley Simpson

By Richard Hutton  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The family of Ashley Simpson will be able to attend a sentencing hearing for the man responsible for the St. Catharines woman’s death after a change of heart by a major Canadian airline. “Last night, WestJet called me and booked all the flights for June 11,” Ashley’s mother, Cindy, said Thursday after receiving the news from WestJet that the flights had been rebooked. “They apologized and sent condolences.” The family had been booked to be on a flight from Toronto to Calgary and then on to Kelowna, B.C. The flights were originally booked via the travel site FlightHub and it said any changes were WestJet’s responsibility. WestJet had initially refused to rebook those flights as it could not find the booking, said Madison…

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