Originally Posted by profguy

I'm not a fan of simply posting to open a can of worms. But, I have seen a pattern. In my ten trips through Canada, 100% of them have experienced baggage problems.

My airport experience is Vancouver, Calgary, and Kelowna. On my current trip through Calgary, the arriving flight left one bag on the airplane. After 90 minutes and repeatedly showing them the air tag location, they finally went to the airplane and retrieved my luggage. Departure flight was 49 minutes late and the pilot repeatedly said with frustration they are still loading luggage. It was a 7:00 a.m. flight and there was barely anyone in the airport. My other flights all have similar problems and worse.

A simple internet search revealed similar experiences throughout Canada. I was told by a Canadians, the union is very strong. The airlines have major labor problems as a result. Unifor Local 2002 and Teamsters Canada seem to have a stranglehold on baggage labor with no prospect of improving quality of service.

Canadian airports are beautiful and I get a good price connecting through Vancouver. But, unless I overnight, connection is not possible.

Just my two cents.