Whitney made a video that went viral where Whitney revealed his displeasure in six hour-long line ups with 400 other people. The video has since been viewed by over one million users.�
"I flew from Edmonton to Toronto yesterday � I landed around 3:00. I then had Toronto to Boston at 8:30. Customs was about three hours. Got through � flight cancelled from Toronto to Boston. At this point now, I go and I see there is a 400 person line with two Air Canada workers. There's a million cancelled flights,» said Whitney.�
«Everyone's just panicking so I wait in that line about six hours. Near the end of the line they close them. They just said �you have to go somewhere else.' We had to re-enter Canada, we had to go to Canadian customs so by the time I finally see somebody from Air Canada it's 1:00 AM.»
Whitney then attempted to leave by trying to arrange alternate transportation across the border but was told that his bags could not be retrieved and that he had to wait for a flight the next day Whitney would go on to say,
"I said, �Can I just get my bags?' I had a ride to Buffalo all set up and I had a jet flight from Buffalo. I need to get out of this country, out of this airport. This is the worst airport on Earth. I'm telling you, there's no other airport like this,» said Whitney. «I'm so shocked at this place, it is the biggest disgrace known to man.»�
In a subsequent video, Whitney filmed himself arriving at Boston Logan International Airport which he called,
«the opposite of Pearson International Airport.»�
"It's over. I want to thank everyone for their Ts and Ps and the amazing chiclets listeners who reached out to help. Best fans on earth. The exact opposite of Pearson International Airport. God bless anyone who ever has to step foot in that hellhole"
- Ryan Whitney
Recently, the CEO of Westjet and the Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable demanded that the government put an end to travel-related mandates but unfortunately that hasn't happened yet despite the displeasure of travelers complaints.
"Vaccine mandate for air travellers and employees needs to be dropped," tweeted WestJet CEO "Alexis von Hoensbroech" last week.�
The Liberal government unfortunately has refused to listen to the airline industry and change their extreme COVID-19 travel restrictions which is the cause of many delays and longer wait times.