Originally Posted by
drvannostren
True, but hey it's still better than being on Sunwing/Transat. Having worked under Sunwing I was amazed at some of the delays we had. When WestJet needed to change a tire, maintenance comes by, the tire is changed while the aircraft is being loaded, takes 10 minutes.
Sunwing needs a tire change...wait 3-4 hours for Sunwing MTCE in YYC to freight a tire to YVR then change it. Lots of the time the MTCE guys were the same, but because they aren't working a WS flight they're not allowed to use the WS equipment/parts/facilities.
Or back in the day at YVR, things like Globespan, constantly taking 11-12 hour delays for various reasons, but due to size of company and fleet, you're just stuck with it.
So in cases like this I'll take Rouge > Sunwing, Skyservice (rip), Transat
I concur! I used to work at the YYC Information booth long ago and it was pretty hard to tell people their vacation was delayed by hours and that the reps aren't around to answer anyone's questions. Fun times. I didn't fly much back then but I made a point to avoid any charter airlines in the future.