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Gander, N.L., Residents Drop Everything to Drive Stranded Air Passengers to Hotels
- Residents of Gander, N.L., created a volunteer shuttle service for about 200 stranded passengers after two planes were diverted to Gander International Airport on Wednesday night.
- Jackie Freake, assistant manager at Quality Hotel, posted about the situation on Facebook to help the stranded passengers.
- All stranded passengers found hotel accommodations within an hour of Jackie Freake's post.
- Freake noted that there were so many volunteer drivers that she had to turn some away on Thursday morning.
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‘They All Have Big Hearts’: NL Community Celebrated for Helping Stranded Airline Passengers on 9/11 Does It Again
Nearly 25 years after they stepped up to help stranded airline passengers during 9/11, residents in Gander, N.L., displayed their generosity again by forming a volunteer shuttle service for hundreds of travellers whose flights were diverted to the small community. Gander resident Jackie Freake, who is the assistant manager of the Quality Inn in Gander, says it all started with a social media post late on Jan. 7, after two flights had been divert…
·New York, United States
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The residents of Gander, Newfoundland, improvised a volunteer shuttle service for passengers of two aircraft forced to land at the city airport on Wednesday night.
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 33%
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