New lows in high flyin’
Cats: travels|Ahhhhh, you know you’re back in Canadian territory when
1. you board Air Canada and dare to ask the air hostess for a newspaper and she sneers back at you and says “See all the happy-faced people up there (in first class)? They got the papers. I have no more left.”
2. When you ask the Air Canada hostess for a blanket and she tries to charge you for the privilege. $2 people. For a blanket. On Air Canada. Dress warm next time.
3. When you ask the air hostess (same as #1) for a drink which you now pay for because they are no longer free. A half hour later, still with no drink, you go down to the air hostess galley and find her sitting down eating. When you ask after your drink, she sneers up at your and informs you she’s had a 7 hour day and needs to eat and you will get your drink when she’s finished.
All of this would be acceptable on a no-frills flight. But Air Canada charges you the full whack leading you to believe you are getting full service. But no. It’s full fare charges with no-frills service. And at Air Canada they throw the sneer in for free!
Ahh, it’s great to be back in Canada.
May 27th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Yeah, Air Cattle, more like.
For the last couple of years I have taken to bringing our own blankets (little fleecy ones) and pillows (filled with down so they smush down to nothing making it easy to pack) as well as snacks and water. Or empty water bottles when going to the US.
I guess this will teach you not to travel ever again.
May 27th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
We were informed that the soggy, taste-like-shite sandwiches we were give for lunch would be free, but “only for the month of May.” So this means that we will ahve to pay for this stuff next time. And this means that we will have to do like they did that time I travelled Aeroflot. Bring a big smelly picnic on-board with us, lots of hard-boiled eggs, fried fish, salami, you know really make it pleasant for the Air bitches, oops, I mean hostesses.
May 27th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Gosh, That last email doesn’t reflect my normal sweet-natured self. Perhaps I need a vacation.
May 28th, 2007 at 2:56 am
The only reason the sandwiches are free in May, is that no-one bought them in April. I’d hold out till June - they’ll be paying us to eat them by then…
May 28th, 2007 at 4:15 am
Ugh, Air Canada just gets worse and worse. Air France has these lovely real pillows and blankets, and I snagged a set for myself for future flights. If you like, I’ll steal a few sets for your family next time
May 28th, 2007 at 4:16 am
Also, I can’t believe that Air Canada basically RENTS out blankets! Such audacity…
May 28th, 2007 at 5:34 am
HAving tasted one of those soggy sandwiches, I can say that you are not far off the mark TB. In fact, the sandwich I had might have been made in March, or February….
May 29th, 2007 at 7:10 am
Worse yet, they crank up the heat to accommodate the thin blooded blanketless traveller and make it uncomfortable for full bodied travellers like myself.
WestJet is no frills, but the stewards (are they still called stewardesses?) are nice. Air Canada stewardesses are grumpy from carrying a kilogram of makeup on their faces all day.
May 29th, 2007 at 11:11 am
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