Next he's going to blame the Easter bunny;

The mounting pressure on Air Canada's bottom line became more apparent yesterday when it released March traffic figures showing a sharp 10 per cent decline in revenue passenger miles from the same month a year ago.

"That decline was blamed on a host of factors, including the war in Iraq, the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and the timing of the popular Easter travel weekend, which falls in April this year instead of March."

I suppose the Santa is to blame for the lack of cargo traffic at christmas, how can AC compete with a guy that flies around the world delivering parcels for free.