May 29
Air Canada gives all Canadians a bad name
Cats: travels|A Scots friend who has clocked many miles on many different airlines has an interesting theory on Air Canada, which he rates the bottom for service and attitude.
He points out that Air Canada uses a political symbol - Canadian maple leaf flag - in its brand identity. As a result, Air Canada becomes a symbol for the national identity of Canada. Ergo, Canadians get smeared whenever time an Air Canada flight attendant is rude or abusive. Canadians also end up wearing bad vibes that are produced when passengers are asked to pay full-fares for no-frills service, like charging for blankets and soggy sandwiches.
He reckons Canadians should sue Air Canada for malicious defamation of the Canadian character. Class action suit, anyone?
May 30th, 2007 at 5:05 am
Nah…I think as a whole, Canadians are pretty apathetic about class action lawsuits.
May 30th, 2007 at 5:51 am
Ahh, you haven’t flown enough with our national airline.
May 30th, 2007 at 6:23 am
I’m in. I have a Canadian flag tattoo, and I take it very seriously. If you are going to wear it, you commit to contributing positively to it.
May 30th, 2007 at 7:44 am
I’m probably in the minority here but I view air travel like the subway. It’s just a service to get me from one place to another. I don’t expect anything from them except to get me where I want to go…or nearby….
May 30th, 2007 at 10:13 am
I’m like that too - when I’m NOT PAYING THE BASTARDS $900 TO GET ME THERE
May 30th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Is that all? Bah, I scoff at $900…I would have offered to pay $1500 for the pleasure of their abuse…
May 31st, 2007 at 6:07 pm
I’m in for the class action suit, they’re robbing bastards! Between the overly cheerful WestJet gang and the Air Canada posse choking the life out of any competition, they ensure high prices and mediocre service.
June 9th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Okay, just got back from London on AC and an observation:
The flight attendants forgot to close all the overhead compartments before landing, and to flip the swinging TV screen back to its safe position. Eek! But I made it.
June 9th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
If he was still alive, I could have pointed you to the personal(UK) address of a former CEO of this esteemed airline (unless there’s another major Canadian airline and I’ve got it completely arse about face) and could even have furnished all you pro class action folks with a phone number but alas, the family recently sold the Somerset mansion to one Jasper Conran - allegedly purely for parties and shoots - of the promotional film variety - not the type the said late proprietor enjoyed profusely, that of pretending to be a skilled shot when shooting poor idiotic pheasants (chased from their hiding places by - sometimes - poor idiotic peasants) unable to fly fast or high enough to provide ‘true sport’.
Probably entirely useless information but …………..