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AIR TRANSAT: Decent plane food

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:00:31 +0000

Air Transat is a charter airline, focusing mainly on sunny destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Florida, as well as major hubs in Europe.

We didn’t really know what to expect, but were pleasantly surprised by the service. Staff were friendly and didn’t slam into aisle passengers with their hips or drink carts (yeah, I’m talkin’ [...]

Flying in a dream

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:59:33 +0000

Dear Mr. Porter,

I know you’re not a real person, but the raccoon mascot for Porter Airlines. Nonetheless, I thought you would like to know about how much I love your company.

Thank you for having a simple yet stylish website that doesn’t freeze up and offers reasonable domestic fares around Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and now New [...]

Mr. Porter’s airline of choice

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:58:29 +0000

The mascot for Porter Airlines is a cheeky raccoon named Mr. Porter who looks like he’s got a secret. It’s a good one: you no longer have to suffer Air Canada or Pearson International Airport to fly between Toronto, Ottawa or Montreal.

Porter flies out of the Toronto City Centre Airport downtown. That means no [...]

Air Canada does it again

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:25:52 +0000

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. [...]

TRAVEL: Air Crappy

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 03:55:00 +0000

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, [...]

JAPAN AIR LINES: Airplane food of the gods

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:47:00 +0000

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 [...]