Noha Zaher and Ibraheem Sabry say they’ve endured nearly 60 hours of travel chaos and confusion in an effort to return to Ottawa after their vacation abroad.

The couple and their two kids spent Tuesday at Toronto’s Pearson airport after they were denied boarding twice in Cairo because their flights with two different airlines were overbooked as a result of Air Canada flight cancellations.

After finally making their way to Toronto, they’ve resolved to take a bus to Ottawa.

“We were, of course, frustrated,” said Zaher. “I had work on Monday, so I missed two days of work after three weeks of vacation.”

The family is among thousands of passengers still scrambling to reach their destinations as Air Canada’s flights gradually began resuming in the aftermath of a three-day strike by its fligh

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