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Air Canada does it again

Air Canada lost my luggage this week. Boy do they suck.

Since they no longer serve meals, here’s the dinner I bought at the airport as I was seething.

On Tuesday, a computer crashed in Halifax which cancelled several flights east. I got stuck at Toronto Pearson which is apparently the worst place to lose your luggage. [...]

September 11th, 2006 | Tags: , , | Category: Transportation | 3 comments

TRAVEL: Air Crappy

I promise this will be my last Air Canada rant. I have the kind of personality that can easily be consumed by the airline’s amazing ability to offer awful service, so I have to set some limits.

Today, I checked an oversized framed painting onto a flight from Vancouver. At the counter, the agent said, “Oh, [...]

November 14th, 2005 | Tags: , , | Category: Transportation, Vancouver | 7 comments

JAPAN AIR LINES: Airplane food of the gods

Canada is a fabulous country for hockey, donuts and yes it’s true, basic human pleasantness. But if we were judged on our national airline, we’d be seen as a cranky bunch of cheapskates.

Air Canada has officially scrapped any kind of meal service for North American travel — and now charges $2 Can for those flat [...]

November 3rd, 2005 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Eating / Food, Transportation | 3 comments