Metro family stuck in the Caribbean on their way home

Originally, they were told it would be an extra seven days than expected. Their flight, along with hundreds of others, were cancelled due to the FAA shutting down airspace over the Caribbean.

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Some wouldn’t be too upset about extra days in paradise, but the Bernards were ready to get home and back to work, especially with some medication running low.

Ultimately, their airline and many other added extra flights to get passengers back to America.

They tell FOX4 the extra three days cost them about $5,000 between scrambling for a new hotel when their reservation was up, food, and other expenses.

“It’s kind of hard to cancel things when you say you can’t get home because of a bombing in Venezuela,” said Kati Bernard.

Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., got a message from the Bernards and FOX4 about local stranded passengers. Her office was in communication with the Bernards as they navigated the rebooking.

Davids and her colleagues are also calling on transportation secretary Sean Duffy and the Trump administration to take responsibility for passengers stranded by the FAA flight restrictions, asking whether families like the Bernards will get financial relief for expenses as a result of the military operation.

“We as Congress really need to be pushing so that our constituents are not left out in the cold,” Davids said.

While the Bernards say they hope they are reimbursed, they are happy to be on their way back to American soil.