Ontario woman misses flight due to airline ticket typo [Video]

An Ontario woman admits she was flustered and stressed trying to book an airline ticket when she found out a close relative had died last month.

“My father-in-law had passed away unexpectedly and I was in panic mode. I was trying to book my husband, my son and myself flights,” said Kimberley Faber of Thornhill.

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Faber said she wanted to fly to Calgary a day early to be with her family and booked a ticket for herself to leave right away.

She booked a ticket with Flair Airlines at a cost of $841, but when she got to the airport she was told there was a problem.

Faber put her name on the ticket as “Kim Robin Fabes,” so not only was her full name of “Kimberley” not used there was also an “r” missing from her last name.

The airline said it was unfortunate, but she was not allowed …