Lucky Paras didn’t have to live up to his name to get his money back from an airline. He just approached the problem from a different angle.
The 23-year-old University of Manitoba student had booked seats for himself and his girlfriend on a Swoop flight from Winnipeg to Las Vegas in May for a week-long trip with friends.
But in March, the airline cancelled the flight along with thousands of others as border shutdowns and quarantine rules prompted carriers around the globe to ground most of their fleet amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Instead of refunding his money, Swoop offered Paras a voucher, valid for two years, worth $501.38 — the total price of the round-trip tickets. “I thought it was completely unfair and a little unethical,” he said.