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Hockey Delays Air Canada Flight


Only in Canada.

It’s been over a week, but the ripple effect of Canada’s winter Olympic gold-medal victory over the United States in Men’s Hockey still has people buzzing, and today one of the more entertaining stories surfaced.

The president of Air Canada said a plane that was bound from Vancouver to Montreal sat on the tarmac the afternoon of the big game because several passengers refused to get on board — they were watching the game on TV screens in the airport.

He didn’t say how long the flight was delayed. Get the full story at CBC.ca.

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Air Canada Tops in N. America


It seems the friendly skies have migrated north.
Air Canada was named the best airline in North America in annual survey of 25,000 readers of Global Traveler magazine.
I’ve never flown Air Canada, so I perused the comments section of the survey report at CBC.ca, and many readers were split on whether the airline deserved the award.
After flights all over these great United States, I’d put Southwest among my favorites. But it clearly isn’t for everyone. Southwest ranked seventh among North American airlines. American, Delta and United followed Air Canada on the list.
Some news that also surfaced Wednesday that could signal a quick end to Air Canada’s reign among the continent’s airlines, according to the Edmonton Sun. The airline announced it would begin charging passengers $30 to $50 for a second checked bag on international flights.
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/12/02/consumer-air-canada-global-traveler.html
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/12/02/12012236.html
Air_Canada595It seems the friendly skies have migrated north.
Air Canada was named the best airline in North America in annual survey of 25,000 readers of Global Traveler magazine.
I’ve never flown Air Canada, so I perused the comments section of the survey report at CBC.ca, and many readers were split on whether the airline deserved the award.
After flights all over these great United States, I’d put Southwest among my favorites. But it clearly isn’t for everyone. Southwest ranked seventh among North American airlines. American, Delta and United followed Air Canada on the list.
Some news that also surfaced Wednesday that could signal a quick end to Air Canada’s reign among the continent’s airlines, according to the Edmonton Sun. The airline announced it would begin charging passengers $30 to $50 for a second checked bag on international flights.
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