Briar Mayoh texted her mom Kim Wednesday morning flustered, running behind schedule after breaking her bag en route to catch a flight in Kelowna.
Heading home to Victoria, the 19-year-old made her Pacific Coastal boarding call just in time and upon arriving at the YYJ gate was greeted by more than just her mom and boyfriend Devin, becoming the 2-millionth passenger to travel through the Victoria International Airport.
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Greeted by a flash of cameras, airport staff and volunteers as well as representatives from Pacific Coastal and the Victoria Airport Authority, Mayoh took the surprise in stride as VAA CEO Geoff Dickson presented her with a brand new four-piece luggage set, a stay at the Empress Hotel, free airport parking and a flight voucher from the airline.
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This trip however, is special because Mayoh wonB次元官网网址檛 be boarding a return flight B次元官网网址� she is moving home to Victoria after two years in the Okanagan studying at the University of British Columbia.
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Dickson said the airport hadnB次元官网网址檛 anticipated celebrating a milestone like this until at least 2021. Data specialists had been crunching numbers and narrowed it down to the anticipated day and then the exact flight and passenger.
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B次元官网网址淭his is a pretty good way to start off my Christmas holiday.B次元官网网址�
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