‘All-time favourite mistake’: Winnipeg filmmaker flies 2,300 km in wrong direction after boarding wrong flight

As he walked up the tarmac and onto a plane at Yellowknife Airport, Winnipeg filmmaker Christopher Paetkau had an eerie feeling that something was wrong. He had already confirmed his flight and boarding pass twice — at the airport and gate — but he wanted to check that he was on the right plane one last time.As he passed a First Air flight attendant, he asked, “Is this flight going to Inuvik?”
“Yes, eventually,” the attendant said.
“Funny response,&rdquo