Travellers say Air Canada misled passengers whose Vancouver plane was rerouted to Winnipeg

Silvino Braga said he’s very disappointed and even pained by his experience with Air Canada. He holds up his phone, which shows many messages from Air Canada changing his flight details. (Submitted by Cristina Braga)

After spending the night on the floor of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, Silvino Braga says he and his fellow Winnipeg-bound passengers were shocked to hear how Air Canada planned to fly them home.

Braga says airline staff announced they would be cancelling a flight to Vancouver and redirecting it to Winnipeg instead.

But he says the Vancouver-bound passengers were given a different story — Air Canada gate staff told them