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Air Canada changes YYT to London winter schedule


Starting in October, the service will change from a three times weekly direct flight from St. John's aboard a 120-seat Airbus 319 to a twice weekly flight aboard a 211-seat Boeing 767 that will depart Halifax, stop in St. John's to take on passengers ...

Air Canada Passenger Says Luggage Has Been Missing For Weeks


When she pushed Air Canada's English Customer Service line for information, she says she was told she would hear from the company's delayed baggage centre in Montreal in four to six weeks. "It's just been a headache... I pushed him... and basically he ...

One On One With Air Canada's Duncan Bureau


The investment we have made in new equipment, our expanded network and Customer Service training are all a testament to that focus,” Bureau told Travel Market Report. “We are building a truly customer centric organization; it's an evolution of the ...

Report finds Air Canada flight passed just under 100 feet over another plane in near-miss


The Canadian National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report finding that Air Canada Flight AC759 flew just 100 feet over another aircraft in a near-miss incident Friday night at San Francisco International Airport. The flight ...

Air Canada passenger: Pilot didn't tell fliers of near-calamity at SFO


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says he was a passenger on an Air Canada jet that nearly landed on a taxiway where four other planes were sitting rather than the designated runway at San Francisco International ...

Air Canada flight avoids disaster during initial landing attempt at San Francisco airport


The state of the aircraft's and controller's equipment, and the design of the air space will also be under review as officials try to determine how a flight from Toronto came to line up with a taxiway rather than the runway as it prepared to land, said ...

Air Canada Pilot Nearly Landed on Taxiway Full of Planes, FAA Says


On Friday, an Air Canada pilot narrowly avoided landing on the San Francisco International Airport taxiway instead of the runway. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, four planes, each filled with passengers and fuel, were sitting on ...

A Plane That Almost Landed on a San Francisco Taxiway Could Have Been the 'Greatest Aviation Disaster in History'


A near-miss from an Air Canada flight heading to a taxiway at the San Francisco International Airport instead of the correct runway Friday night could have led to disaster. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating an incident where ...

Air Canada Launches Non-Stop Flights Between Toronto and Mumbai


The aircraft features 30 International Business Class lie-flat suites, 21 Premium Economy and 247 Economy Class seats, with in-flight entertainment at every seat throughout the aircraft. Air Canada Boeing 787-9. "Air Canada is always excited to launch ...

Air Canada: Please get me to Seoul, Korea


As passengers realized that there was no way they were going to make their connecting flights in Toronto, lines in front of the Air Canada Help Desk lengthened. Unfortunately, the number of personnel available to help passengers find alternative routes ...

Air Canada Rouge commences Gatwick-Vancouver direct service


Our flight attendants are all trained at the Disney Institute in Customer Service excellence and we offer a host of Air Canada benefits, all at competitive fares.' The new direct service is operated using a 282-seat wide-body Boeing 767-300ER aircraft ...

Air Canada, United Rank Lowest In Customer Satisfaction Survey


For instance, 76 per cent north of the border agree that the negative media coverage of United and other airlines shows that airlines “have a serious problem with Customer Service,” but a smaller majority (66 per cent) of Americans agree. united airlines.

Air Canada Rouge to offer London-Vancouver route this summer


“Our flight attendants are all trained at the Disney Institute in Customer Service excellence and we offer a host of Air Canada benefits, all at competitive fares.” The London Gatwick-Vancouver service will operate three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday ...

Air Canada Rouge launches non-stop Gatwick-Vancouver service


Our flight attendants are all trained at the Disney Institute in Customer Service excellence and we offer a host of Air Canada benefits, all at competitive fares.” Guy Stephenson, Chief Commercial Officer, London Gatwick Airport, welcomed Air Canada ...

Check your tickets: Air Canada cancels bookings without warning


Personally, it would take a LOT of convincing and guarantees to get me to fly anywhere after my last experience with late flights, two boring days in Newark, two missed days in a rainforest...the return was no great fun either but you can't predict ...

AIMIA, Aeroplan, Air Canada and the meaning of loyalty


For anyone following the news in our industry over the past week or so, you would have noticed that the Aimia Inc. stock price is down over 70%. This follows the news that Air Canada has decided to withdraw from the Aeroplan loyalty program operated by ...

Air Canada plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open cabin door mid-flight


The man started swinging coffee pots around the plane before being tied down to his chair. Jordan Bhatt. By Jordan Bhatt. May 17, 2017 10:15 BST. Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER on approach to Frankfurt Airport. (Wikimedia) The man was eventually ...

Air Canada flight makes emergency landing after man allegedly attacks crew, attempts to open cabin door


Councillor Michael Thompson wasn't about to go down on his flight back to Toronto. Witnesses say a Canadian man attempted to open the rear cabin door at 35,000 feet during an Air Canada flight from Jamaica to Toronto on Tuesday night. Brandon ...

NL couple say they were left stranded after Air Canada cancelled tickets home


“When we arrived they said 'Sorry, Air Canada has suspended your ticket,'” he said in an interview from his home in Topsail, a community in Conception Bay South. “They told us to go to the Customer Service desk, but then we were told we needed to call ...

Air Canada Abruptly Cancels Tickets, Costing NL Couple $6000


"They told us to go to the Customer Service desk, but then we were told we needed to call Air Canada directly.'' While frantically feeding euros into a pay phone, Earle said he "went round the mulberry bush three times'' between Air Canada on the phone ...

Air Canada leaves teen 'trapped' alone overnight at Toronto's Pearson airport


"We had dedicated teams of Customer Service managers and agents actively combing passenger lines and at service desks to provide the appropriate arrangements and respond to customers' questions." Air Canada's statement doesn't explain why Espinola ...

Air Canada Left a Teen "Trapped" in the Toronto Airport Overnight


Espinola said he spent much of the night visiting various Air Canada Customer Service desks asking for help and trying to stay awake and alert for fear of being robbed of his belongings. Meanwhile, Espinola's mother, Karin Patock, who said she booked ...

Air Canada serves up Melbourne-Vancouver route


Air Canada has announced an expansion of its Australian network during the peak northern hemisphere winter period. And how's it doing this you ask? Well, with the addition of new non-stop Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner services between Melbourne and ...

Air Canada ouvre 6 nouveaux vols pour l'hiver 2017/2018


Le vol de Melbourne (Australie) sera assuré 4 fois par semaine, celui d'Orlando (USA) 2 fois par semaine, celui de Belize-City (Belize) une fois par seamine, celui de Saint-Vincent une fois par semaine, celui de Lima (Pérou) deux fois par semaine et ...

Sky-high change fee leaves Air Canada customer in the lurch


I list the names, numbers and emails of Air Canada's customer-service managers on my consumer-advocacy site: http://elliott.org/company-contacts/air-canada/. I contacted Air Canada on your behalf, and it agreed to refund your one-way ticket, and ...

Toronto woman misses Galapagos cruise after Air Canada bump


She was sent to Air Canada Customer Service at the airport to find a new flight to Miami. By the time she was seen by an agent, no flights were available that would allow her to make the connection. She also had to wait to get back her checked luggage.

Before David Dao: Air Canada Overbooks Flights, Bumps Off Woman And 10-Year-Old


However, their unreliable Customer Service wasn't just limited to those incidents. On Wednesday, CTV Toronto reported that an Indian man was denied entry to Mexico after an Air Canada personnel accidentally destroyed the man's passport while scanning ...

Help! I believe that an Air Canada agent damaged my visa


Douglas Greenfield wasn't expecting to be grounded when he departed for his vacation – let alone that a gate agent would cause it to happen. Yet he found himself prevented from boarding his Air Canada flight because of a damaged visa. He would like us ...

Air Canada apologizes for bumping 10-year-old boy on flight to Costa Rica


The public outcry over the contentious airline practice of overbooking flights has found a new target in Atlantic Canada, where a 10-year-old P.E.I. boy was bumped from an Air Canada flight that was supposed to take his family to a sunny destination ...

Dream vacation a bust after Air Canada says friends can't board flight


We are investigating the technical cause," Air Canada told CBC Toronto Wednesday in an email. Stephanie Bishop, who works with Globus, the parent company of Cosmos Tours, said the airlines in general usually do more in terms of Customer Service and ...

Air Canada Allows Passengers To Bid For Seat Upgrades


The Canadian airline is making it easier to fill out seats in its more expensive cabins by allowing customers to pay only what they are willing. Sara Roncero-Menendez. 20 march 2017. Nothing makes a trip better than getting an upgrade to business or ...

Air Canada's chief says US becoming more business friendly compared to north of border


U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to cut taxes and regulations look more favourable to business than Canadian policies, according to Air Canada's chief executive officer. “This industry isn't from a taxation perspective adequately competitive, we ...

You Can Now Bid to Get a Cabin Upgrade on Air Canada


The new program will give passengers with confirmed seats in economy or premium economy the option to enter an upgrade bid before their flight. Successful bids will get passengers a seat in premium economy or business class, depending on their original ...

Air Canada Launches Seat Upgrade Auctions


Customers who book their ticket direct via the Air Canada website, Air Canada mobile website or a call center will receive an email 10 days before takeoff, inviting them to make an offer on Premium Economy Class, North America and Caribbean Premium ...

Passenger learns rights but left unsatisfied after unwanted Air Canada itinerary change


... Bernstein researched Air Canada's International Tariff, the rules that govern the airline-passenger contract, and discovered Rule 80 c (4)(f) that states, when reasonable, the airline should purchase the passenger a ticket on another carrier. In ...

Want a more comfortable flight? On select Air Canada flights, passengers can now bid on a better seat. (Air Canada)


You've bought an economy class ticket because you like the price. But you shudder at the thought of your cramped seat and the scramble to find room for your carry-on. If you're willing to offer up some extra bucks to improve your experience, Air Canada ...

Air Canada denies US claim it has been focus of terror plots


U.S. Homeland Secretary John Kelly says there have been countless attempts by terrorists to blow up passenger jets operated by Air Canada and U.S. airlines – plots that have been stopped because of U.S. and Canadian intelligence agencies. “The most ...

The Sky's the Limit - Air Canada Salutes its Women Employees on International Women's Day


"Women work alongside male colleagues flying our aircraft, maintaining technologically advanced airplanes and systems, occupying senior management roles in law, finance, accounting, IT, human resources, in-flight service, Customer Service, commercial ...

Agents Can Book Air Canada Paid Seats In Amadeus System


Travel agencies in the United States and Canada now can access and book Air Canada's Preferred and Advance paid seat offerings through Amadeus, thanks to a new link between Air Canada and Amadeus' merchandising technology. Preferred Seats ...

Air Canada plane blows tire, slides off runway in Toronto


ir Canada flight 623 from Halifax briefly left the runway at Pearson on Feb. 25, 2017. - Paul Varian,Special to the Toronto Star. A passenger aboard an Air Canada flight Friday night says he still hasn't been told why the plane landed abruptly at ...

Air Canada launches direct flight between Shanghai and Montreal


AIR Canada yesterday began operating the first direct flight between Shanghai and Montreal in a bid to cap the increasing demands of Chinese tourists traveling to North America. The airline's Boeing 787 Dreamliner with Flight AC18 took off around 6pm ...

How Air Canada is sneaking up on everybody to become the newest global carrier


When it comes to maintaining domestic air superiority, U.S. carriers have been shaking their fists at Persian Gulf airlines that have rapidly increased their American presence. Yet there's another threat that may be growing in their own backyard — or ...

Travelport, Air Canada Renew Agreement


Travelport and Air Canada signed a new, long-term, full-content agreement that establishes a framework for ongoing merchandising, branding and technology collaboration. Air Canada will expand its use of Travelport's technology solutions, including ...

Air Canada Unveils New Look


The airline's pilots, flight attendants, airport Customer Service agents and other uniformed personnel comprising approximately two-thirds of its 30,000 global workforce will start wearing their new uniforms later this year. Photos are available here: ...

Pilot orders pizza for stranded passengers


Passengers stranded at an airport in Canada were bought pizza by a pilot from a rival airline after theirs refused to help. The passengers were told by Air Canada staff that it wasn't possible to get food delivered after their plane was forced to land ...

'Who wants pizza?': WestJet pilot buys food for stranded Air Canada passengers


Samms said no airline is perfect all the time, but people remember when staff go out of their way. "A little bit of effort can go a long way when it comes to Customer Service," he said. CBC News asked WestJet for comment and the mystery pilot's name ...

Air Canada Unveils New Livery


The airline's pilots, flight attendants, airport Customer Service agents and other uniformed personnel comprising approximately two-thirds of its 30,000 global workforce will start wearing their new uniforms later this year. This entry was posted in ...

Air Canada debuts modernized image and evolution of iconic Canadian brand


The airline's pilots, flight attendants, airport Customer Service agents and other uniformed personnel comprising approximately two-thirds of its 30,000 global workforce will start wearing their new uniforms later this year. On hand at the event at Air ...

PICTURE: Air Canada announces fleet-wide rebranding


Air Canada has unveiled a major new branding transformation under which the carrier will repaint its entire fleet in a new color scheme and provide employees with newly-designed uniforms, the Montreal-based airline announces on 9 February. The airline ...

Air Canada's route map now includes Iceland


Air Canada will add Iceland to its route map this summer with seasonal service from its hubs in Toronto and Montreal. Air Canada Rouge, the company's leisure unit, will fly the routes on 136-seat A319 narrow-body jets. The planes include 12 ...

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