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Dec 24, 02, 2:22 pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/24/business/worldbusiness/24TANG.html?pagewanted=1
Flying With No Frills in Canada
By BERNARD SIMON
MONTREAL — Two flights take off from Toronto less than 10 minutes apart on a Tuesday morning, both bound for Montreal. The first aircraft, an Airbus A321, is two-thirds empty; the Boeing 737 following close behind is nearly filled with passengers.
By outward appearances, these are competing flights: the lightly loaded Airbus bears a pine-green tail and red maple leaf insignia, while the crowded 737's tail is purple and its fuselage says "Tango" in bold letters.
But both planes belong to Air Canada, both are flown by Air Canada pilots and served by Air Canada flight attendants, and both flights' ticket revenue went to Air Canada.
Flying With No Frills in Canada
By BERNARD SIMON
MONTREAL — Two flights take off from Toronto less than 10 minutes apart on a Tuesday morning, both bound for Montreal. The first aircraft, an Airbus A321, is two-thirds empty; the Boeing 737 following close behind is nearly filled with passengers.
By outward appearances, these are competing flights: the lightly loaded Airbus bears a pine-green tail and red maple leaf insignia, while the crowded 737's tail is purple and its fuselage says "Tango" in bold letters.
But both planes belong to Air Canada, both are flown by Air Canada pilots and served by Air Canada flight attendants, and both flights' ticket revenue went to Air Canada.