I am sitting at Calgary Airport waiting to board a flight to Vancouver which last night, I was not so sure I’d be able to get on.
All because my Alberta Health Card (hence my vaccination QR code card) has my first two names backwards.
The computer masterminding their online system doesn’t like anomalies so booted me out.
An hour later, I got off the phone with Westjet without any resolution. The attendant on the phone was very nice and as helpful as she could be, but there was nothing she could do.
“I’m sorry,” she said after searching yet another file for a solution. “You’ll just have to go to the airport and hope they let you through.”
Which they did. The check-in agent was amazingly helpful and reassuring. “It’s okay,” he said. “You’ve got a printed QR code for me to verify it’s really you! No problem.”
And it was done.
So now, I sit with my latte in a still quiet airport with an hour and a half to kill.
Much better than having to turn around and go home and try to get it fixed with Alberta Health. Have you ever tried calling their offices?
Yeah. I’ll take Westjet any day.
But then…. I’m going to have to go through the same rigamarole coming back. On second thought… maybe I will attempt to enter the lair of the AB Health phone system!
Dare Boldly 
I know the problem too. In France authorities just wouldn’t ‘file’ me under my married name but – as it is normal in France – under my maiden name. THEN they could never find me later on because in all my official documents I’m listed under my married name….. Nightmares galore and no end to it.
Hope for you that, on your return, you’ll find an equally generous and understanding controlling officer. And get that bxxxy wrongly cited document cleared up. Maybe you’ll have to stand on their doorstep at opening hour in the morning….
But please do enjoy every minute of your stay – these precious moments are short and won’t last. So make the most of them.
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That’s an unnecessary pain in the butt to go through!
Like my aunt with an error on her written birth certificate vs the government one…
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Ah so good that there were nice people who understood your problem and let them through. These are such annoyances, I am happy to know you could relax with your latte while sharing with us š
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Thank you Pragalbha. The agent was lovely and once I got it sorted out (which he did quickly) it was smooth sailing — and relaxing! š ā¤
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I have a problem with having a hyphenated first name
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I feel your pain JoAnne!
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If it’s as bad as the Sask Health Line you would never get through and they don’t return calls and their on line crashes ALL the time. Just enjoy your time and hope for the same on the way home. And ENJOY your time with the precious littles
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In my experience… it is that bad! š
And thank you — the sun was out. It was a great day and lif is good! Soooo precious.
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Ah, the techie witch has struck again. Glad someone with common sense saw through the subterfuge. Enjoy the visit!
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Me too! I’m having a wonderful time. ā¤
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Computer snafus are the worst. Glad that things worked out ok, Louise!
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That they are Lori! And they seem to devour time too! š Thank you —
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