Travellers have two more days to take advantage of a 60 per cent discount off Via Rail Canada trips completed before Dec. 14, a spokesperson for the transportation corporation said this afternoon.

The deadline, originally Wednesday, was extended after frustrated customers trying to purchase tickets online or over the phone ran into hours of website glitches and busy tones.

“Due to the overwhelming response from customers, Via has decided to extend the deadline to Friday at 11:59 p.m. … an additional 48 hours,” Via Rail spokesperson Ashley Doyle said this afternoon.

The extension couldn’t have come a moment sooner, as customers’ moods had quickly turned sour earlier today when many of them decided to stand in a lengthy lineup at Union Station to ensure they met the deadline.

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