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2017 skytrax places AC back at #1 in N.A.

2017 skytrax places AC back at #1 in N.A.

Old Jul 18, 2018, 4:11 pm
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Meanwhile in the MLL (YVR domestic)............
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Old Jul 18, 2018, 4:42 pm
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I hope those Skytrax sticker-like things are edible.
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Old Jul 18, 2018, 4:52 pm
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Originally Posted by songsc
So Skytricks is handing out kindergarten style trophies?

Can I get one for riding the Highest H award? And don't worry, you guys can get riding the Highest H in NA, riding the Highest H in Canada, etc award.
Yes you can if you pay for your award, like AC did.

Skytrax awards are advertising and completely meaningless.
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Old Jul 18, 2018, 5:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Bohemian1
I hope those Skytrax sticker-like things are edible.
I used Skytrax thing to scrape off the icing.
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Old Jul 18, 2018, 7:48 pm
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Originally Posted by StuMcIlwain
Yes you can if you pay for your award, like AC did.

Skytrax awards are advertising and completely meaningless.
Sure I will pay with 1 Aeropeso.
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Old Jul 19, 2018, 12:32 pm
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For me, Delta is the best among the main North American carriers. They have a customer-oriented approach and have several times waived cancellation and change fees as a courtesy for me as non-status customer. They have also been relatively generous with regards to compensation when I wrote to them to voice a concern.

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Old Jul 20, 2018, 3:32 pm
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The J class ratings are rubbish. Etihad, Lufthansa, Turkish, Swiss, among others, should not be in there. Any airline that has 3 seats in the middle section, and 2 on the side in J is a non-starter. You step over other people to get out. How is that a premium experience ? AC J seats are far better than any of those.
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 3:38 pm
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Originally Posted by tracon
Meanwhile in the MLL (YVR domestic)............
#fakecupcakes
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 3:59 pm
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Originally Posted by yyznomad
Haha. The cupcakes are real, the award less so.
Having said that I have had some good on board experiences with AC recently.
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Old Sep 13, 2018, 11:39 am
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The 2018 Skytrax ratings are out:

4-star rating confirmed, Air Canada gets thumbs up from Skytrax - Travelweek

Its official Air Canada is North Americas only four-star, full-service international carrier.

The rating was affirmed by Skytrax, the international air transport rating organization, and is based on the assessment of more than 1,000 aspects of the Air Canadas airport and onboard products and services.
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Old Sep 13, 2018, 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by tcook052
The 2018 Skytrax ratings are out:

4-star rating confirmed, Air Canada gets thumbs up from Skytrax - Travelweek

Its official Air Canada is North Americas only four-star, full-service international carrier.

The rating was affirmed by Skytrax, the international air transport rating organization, and is based on the assessment of more than 1,000 aspects of the Air Canadas airport and onboard products and services.
And Rouge continues to be "NOT RATED" after a period of rating coming soon
Perhaps they don't award 0* or Rouge hasn't paid their ranking fee like AC has.
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Old Sep 14, 2018, 8:03 am
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Originally Posted by tcook052
The 2018 Skytrax ratings are out:

4-star rating confirmed, Air Canada gets thumbs up from Skytrax - Travelweek

Its official Air Canada is North Americas only four-star, full-service international carrier.
Yes, but as a just retired industry CEO would say...pretty weak pool to compare to.

Actually AC went down in Skytrax poll from 29th last year to 30th this year.

And seriously to rank 30th is nothing to herald by any stretch of the imagination.

curious whether AC cut a big enough cheque this year or did someone else pay more for 29th place???
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Old Sep 14, 2018, 8:16 am
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Does AC really believe that people will fly more if it's 5* vs 0*?
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Old Apr 12, 2019, 9:15 am
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Old Apr 12, 2019, 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by skybluesea
So who today received the email from Air Canada with the SkyTrax poll. For any of you who understand statistics, immense problem with self-select bias, and of course an entire industry exists in China where corporations pay to fill in these polls to generate the results they want.

would be interesting if someone understands the rules of the Toronto Stock exchange, that should AC be found to paying for rigged results, could this lead to sanctions or even a class action suit against AC if this were affect their stock value?
I doubt they are that dumb. It is possible however.

More importantly it is pretty obvious that almost nobody is properly qualified to respond. How many people fly many airlines frequently enough to form an opinion with sufficient evidence to be valid (ie not I flew airline A once and they sucked because blah blah blah) but not so frequently as to have top tier status on only one of the airlines (not me I am SE but dont fly DL and UA and BR 20 times a year) which would inevitably skew their perceptions too and hopefully significantly. If I, as an SE, dont have a lot better experience than a FOTSG something isnt kosher in Denmark. Or how many people achieve top tier across many airlines? If you arent a member of one of those two groups you cant really submit a valid response. So it is total bs.
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