Passenger says airline offered him an 8-hour bus ride to his destination after his connecting flight was canceled

• A passenger said WestJet offered him an eight-hour bus trip after a connecting flight was canceled.
• Chris Henderson learned of the cancellation after checking his phone when he landed for the layover.
• He had no interest in the bus trip. Being a solo traveler allowed him to book a flight the next day.

An air passenger said WestJet offered him a bus ride home lasting almost eight hours after his connecting flight was canceled.

Chris Henderson, a musician from Canada, was performing in a few shows at a casino in Grande Prairie, Alberta, over the weekend. 

Henderson told Insider he booked WestJet flights from Grande Prairie to Regina, where he lived, on Sunday. This journey included a layover in Calgary.