Once a month, Abbotsford-based optometrist Dr. Vicky Mahairhu flies from Vancouver to Fort Nelson, B.C., a more than 1,000 kilometre journey, to care for patients in the northeastern community. 

But every time she flies, Mahairhu said there are last-minute cancellations that affect her on either end — and sometimes both. 

That's why she's written to the airline and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality mayor and council, calling for a solution. 

In February, Mahairhu's flight to Fort Nelson, …