Air Canada's performance - question
Feb 15, 2005, 9:55 am
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Air Canada's performance - question
From the Air Canada website - I think as of January 2004.
Air Canada mainline provides scheduled and chartered passenger jet service directly to 21 Canadian cities, 30 destinations in the United States and 54 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada mainline operates on average 630 scheduled flights each day, and serves approximately 21 million scheduled and charter customers annually.
Air Canada employed approximately 33,000 people worldwide.
Air Canada bashing seems to be popular in Canada. All things being equal are they really doing a bad job considering the amount of passengers they carry and number of employees they have???
Air Canada mainline provides scheduled and chartered passenger jet service directly to 21 Canadian cities, 30 destinations in the United States and 54 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada mainline operates on average 630 scheduled flights each day, and serves approximately 21 million scheduled and charter customers annually.
Air Canada employed approximately 33,000 people worldwide.
Air Canada bashing seems to be popular in Canada. All things being equal are they really doing a bad job considering the amount of passengers they carry and number of employees they have???
Feb 15, 2005, 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by Yukonprince
Air Canada bashing seems to be popular in Canada. All things being equal are they really doing a bad job considering the amount of passengers they carry and number of employees they have???
Just because an airline flies the number of people and is big doesn't mean that it's a great airline. People have stories of long lineups, bad service, delays and cancellations. AC is by far Canada's biggest airline, so they'll be a target of frustration.
Feb 15, 2005, 12:36 pm
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I agree that Canadian's by their nature tend to complain - even more so this winter with no hockey! 
My sense of it is that the posters on this forum fall into two groups - the bashers and the supporters. Generally I tend to fall into the latter group. Could things be better, sure. All in all though I think AC's a pretty good airline IMHO.
My sense of it is that the posters on this forum fall into two groups - the bashers and the supporters. Generally I tend to fall into the latter group. Could things be better, sure. All in all though I think AC's a pretty good airline IMHO.
Feb 15, 2005, 1:25 pm
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Sometimes, people don't even have a choice of airline in Canada, and lo and behold who services their airport?!
Feb 16, 2005, 7:53 am
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Originally Posted by ?u@Now
Start flying other carriers, especially in the front of the bus and AC shortfalls jump out. Get a good crew (at least for me) and you overlook them.