It’s been a chaotic Christmas for a lot of travellers throughout the nation, together with one fluffy passenger who was separated from their household and stranded at Vancouver’s airport.
But a spokesperson for Vancouver International Airport says the saga of Bunbun the stuffed rabbit has a cheerful ending, with the toy now on its approach again to its younger proprietor.
Bunbun’s story went viral after Alberta Senator Paula Simons tweeted a photograph of the rabbit which she mentioned had been discovered by her daughter at YVR on Dec. 20.
Simons’ daughter Celia Taylor says she dropped the bunny off at visitor providers.
Three days later a girl responded to Simons on Twitter to declare that Bunbun belonged to her toddler son, sharing images of the pair collectively and a boarding go as proof.
YVR’s spokesperson says the airport reached out to the girl, and on Tuesday Bunbun was despatched to the household in Edmonton, the place they’re visiting from New Zealand.
Simons says she’s happy the story has a cheerful ending.
“I knew everybody at the airport was having one of the worst days. I was really touched that with everything they had going on, with so much stress, the airport sort of took on this challenge,” mentioned Simons.
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Taylor, whose had two flights from Vancouver to Edmonton cancelled twice final week, mentioned airport employees deserve reward for coping with the journey chaos at YVR, triggered by final week’s heavy snowfall.
“They have all done much more than I did in bringing one bunny to the last round,” mentioned Taylor.
