In article <52LYd.36904$fW4.1087097@news20.bellglobal.com>, Snow
<snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Yes but as soon as westjet starts loosing money on these routes they pack up
> and pull out

As they should. I sure as hell would. If nobody in Timmins wants my
services, why would I bleed money there?

When the feds take the cuffs off AC they'll be pulling out of
money-losing routes faster than you can say "lying Liberal scumbag
patronage".

> Same goes on flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon
> AC is forced by the Gov't to price higher.

Fascinating. I actually am going to make this trip sometime in early
April, so I picked April 10 there, April 12 back (It's a press check,
so I don't know the actual dates yet) and just went to the two
airlines' web sites.

I can fly return Stoon to Winnipeg for $144 +$139 Air Canada Tango.
$283 return.

Westjet quotes me $164 +$139 return. Gee, $20 more.

Yep, Air Canada is sure being handcuffed by the gummit, they is.

Forced to charge less than their competition. Tough times all round.
Can't imagine how they survive.

--
"The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it, and B,
sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows

 

In article <52LYd.36904$fW4.1087097@news20.bellglobal.com>, Snow
<snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Yes but as soon as westjet starts loosing money on these routes they pack up
> and pull out

As they should. I sure as hell would. If nobody in Timmins wants my
services, why would I bleed money there?

When the feds take the cuffs off AC they'll be pulling out of
money-losing routes faster than you can say "lying Liberal scumbag
patronage".

> Same goes on flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon
> AC is forced by the Gov't to price higher.

Fascinating. I actually am going to make this trip sometime in early
April, so I picked April 10 there, April 12 back (It's a press check,
so I don't know the actual dates yet) and just went to the two
airlines' web sites.

I can fly return Stoon to Winnipeg for $144 +$139 Air Canada Tango.
$283 return.

Westjet quotes me $164 +$139 return. Gee, $20 more.

Yep, Air Canada is sure being handcuffed by the gummit, they is.

Forced to charge less than their competition. Tough times all round.
Can't imagine how they survive.

--
"The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it, and B,
sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows

 

In article <52LYd.36904$fW4.1087097@news20.bellglobal.com>, Snow
<snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Yes but as soon as westjet starts loosing money on these routes they pack up
> and pull out

As they should. I sure as hell would. If nobody in Timmins wants my
services, why would I bleed money there?

When the feds take the cuffs off AC they'll be pulling out of
money-losing routes faster than you can say "lying Liberal scumbag
patronage".

> Same goes on flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon
> AC is forced by the Gov't to price higher.

Fascinating. I actually am going to make this trip sometime in early
April, so I picked April 10 there, April 12 back (It's a press check,
so I don't know the actual dates yet) and just went to the two
airlines' web sites.

I can fly return Stoon to Winnipeg for $144 +$139 Air Canada Tango.
$283 return.

Westjet quotes me $164 +$139 return. Gee, $20 more.

Yep, Air Canada is sure being handcuffed by the gummit, they is.

Forced to charge less than their competition. Tough times all round.
Can't imagine how they survive.

--
"The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it, and B,
sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows

 

In article <120320051311232491%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone .ca>, Dave
Balderstone <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote:

> JetsGo flipped the switch

Shouldn't that be JetsNoGo?

Gerry

 

In article <120320051311232491%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone .ca>, Dave
Balderstone <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote:

> JetsGo flipped the switch

Shouldn't that be JetsNoGo?

Gerry

 

In article <120320051311232491%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone .ca>, Dave
Balderstone <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote:

> JetsGo flipped the switch

Shouldn't that be JetsNoGo?

Gerry

 

SkyService, now there is a joke. Flew them once and never again. Microscopic
seats, with wide aisles. The wide aisles are because they turn the entire
airplane into a duty free shop, the stews are all salesmen and saleswomen,
they even sell you the earphones so that you can watch the movie. These are
the same free earphones that AirCanada toss in the garbage when you are
through with them. If you weigh more than 99 pounds, you won't fit the
seats. If you are taller than 5'6" your legs won't
fit between your seat and the one in front.

Dispite all the compaints about AirCanada it is the best airline that I have
traveled on in the past few years, probably United is next.


"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:52LYd.36904$fW4.1087097@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> Yes but as soon as westjet starts loosing money on these routes they pack
up
> and pull out, just ask the fine people of Timmins, Hamilton and other
> smaller eastcoast cities. On a competitive priced route westjet just
pulls
> out if they loose money. The Gov't has handcuffed AC by 1) forcing it to
> service many money loosing cities in Canada and 2) by not allowing it to
> price its fares so it can compete on them, if westjet charges $395.00 for
a
> one way flight to Montreal from Toronto AC can't go and price its one-way
> fares within 20% of them. Same goes on flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon
> AC is forced by the Gov't to price higher. Transat and Skyservice are
> allowed to price closer to WJ only because neither one has a large
domestic
> market outside the "triangles".
>
> Gov't should stop trying to regulate an industry they deregulated over a
> decade ago. Why do you think the Gov't forced AC to buy Cail? it was
their
> final bail-out.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote in message
> news:120320051714083271%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balders tone.ca...
> > In article <rdJYd.36516$fW4.1073045@news20.bellglobal.com>, Snow
> > <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Lets hope the Goverment will now let AC take the gloves off.. time to
> >> change some of these rules and level the playing field. Either force
the
> >> others to fly to buttf%ck Sask and Ont.
> >
> > Interesting that AC has reduced their flights in Sask. WestJet has a
> > solid business model and is successful. AC can't survive without the
> > restrictive policies the feds have in place in Canada.
> >
> > Air travel policy in Canada is a joke...
> >
> > --
> > "The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it,
and
> > B,
> > sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows
>
>

 

SkyService, now there is a joke. Flew them once and never again. Microscopic
seats, with wide aisles. The wide aisles are because they turn the entire
airplane into a duty free shop, the stews are all salesmen and saleswomen,
they even sell you the earphones so that you can watch the movie. These are
the same free earphones that AirCanada toss in the garbage when you are
through with them. If you weigh more than 99 pounds, you won't fit the
seats. If you are taller than 5'6" your legs won't
fit between your seat and the one in front.

Dispite all the compaints about AirCanada it is the best airline that I have
traveled on in the past few years, probably United is next.


"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:52LYd.36904$fW4.1087097@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> Yes but as soon as westjet starts loosing money on these routes they pack
up
> and pull out, just ask the fine people of Timmins, Hamilton and other
> smaller eastcoast cities. On a competitive priced route westjet just
pulls
> out if they loose money. The Gov't has handcuffed AC by 1) forcing it to
> service many money loosing cities in Canada and 2) by not allowing it to
> price its fares so it can compete on them, if westjet charges $395.00 for
a
> one way flight to Montreal from Toronto AC can't go and price its one-way
> fares within 20% of them. Same goes on flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon
> AC is forced by the Gov't to price higher. Transat and Skyservice are
> allowed to price closer to WJ only because neither one has a large
domestic
> market outside the "triangles".
>
> Gov't should stop trying to regulate an industry they deregulated over a
> decade ago. Why do you think the Gov't forced AC to buy Cail? it was
their
> final bail-out.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote in message
> news:120320051714083271%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balders tone.ca...
> > In article <rdJYd.36516$fW4.1073045@news20.bellglobal.com>, Snow
> > <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Lets hope the Goverment will now let AC take the gloves off.. time to
> >> change some of these rules and level the playing field. Either force
the
> >> others to fly to buttf%ck Sask and Ont.
> >
> > Interesting that AC has reduced their flights in Sask. WestJet has a
> > solid business model and is successful. AC can't survive without the
> > restrictive policies the feds have in place in Canada.
> >
> > Air travel policy in Canada is a joke...
> >
> > --
> > "The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it,
and
> > B,
> > sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows
>
>

 

SkyService, now there is a joke. Flew them once and never again. Microscopic
seats, with wide aisles. The wide aisles are because they turn the entire
airplane into a duty free shop, the stews are all salesmen and saleswomen,
they even sell you the earphones so that you can watch the movie. These are
the same free earphones that AirCanada toss in the garbage when you are
through with them. If you weigh more than 99 pounds, you won't fit the
seats. If you are taller than 5'6" your legs won't
fit between your seat and the one in front.

Dispite all the compaints about AirCanada it is the best airline that I have
traveled on in the past few years, probably United is next.


"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:52LYd.36904$fW4.1087097@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> Yes but as soon as westjet starts loosing money on these routes they pack
up
> and pull out, just ask the fine people of Timmins, Hamilton and other
> smaller eastcoast cities. On a competitive priced route westjet just
pulls
> out if they loose money. The Gov't has handcuffed AC by 1) forcing it to
> service many money loosing cities in Canada and 2) by not allowing it to
> price its fares so it can compete on them, if westjet charges $395.00 for
a
> one way flight to Montreal from Toronto AC can't go and price its one-way
> fares within 20% of them. Same goes on flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon
> AC is forced by the Gov't to price higher. Transat and Skyservice are
> allowed to price closer to WJ only because neither one has a large
domestic
> market outside the "triangles".
>
> Gov't should stop trying to regulate an industry they deregulated over a
> decade ago. Why do you think the Gov't forced AC to buy Cail? it was
their
> final bail-out.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote in message
> news:120320051714083271%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balders tone.ca...
> > In article <rdJYd.36516$fW4.1073045@news20.bellglobal.com>, Snow
> > <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Lets hope the Goverment will now let AC take the gloves off.. time to
> >> change some of these rules and level the playing field. Either force
the
> >> others to fly to buttf%ck Sask and Ont.
> >
> > Interesting that AC has reduced their flights in Sask. WestJet has a
> > solid business model and is successful. AC can't survive without the
> > restrictive policies the feds have in place in Canada.
> >
> > Air travel policy in Canada is a joke...
> >
> > --
> > "The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it,
and
> > B,
> > sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows
>
>

 

"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:120320052003584619%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balders tone.ca...
> In article <52LYd.36904$fW4.1087097@news20.bellglobal.com>, Snow
> <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> Yes but as soon as westjet starts loosing money on these routes they pack
>> up
>> and pull out
>
> As they should. I sure as hell would. If nobody in Timmins wants my
> services, why would I bleed money there?

What if the Gov't said you had to service it??? like AC has too.



> When the feds take the cuffs off AC they'll be pulling out of
> money-losing routes faster than you can say "lying Liberal scumbag
> patronage".

Hence the reason for Jazz getting more jets to fly more domestic routes,
don't forget AC owns many routes at least twice already.

>> Same goes on flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon
>> AC is forced by the Gov't to price higher.
>
> Fascinating. I actually am going to make this trip sometime in early
> April, so I picked April 10 there, April 12 back (It's a press check,
> so I don't know the actual dates yet) and just went to the two
> airlines' web sites.
>
> I can fly return Stoon to Winnipeg for $144 +$139 Air Canada Tango.
> $283 return.

Thats not on Tango..they dont exsist anymore, the pricing is still ineffect
until fall 2005 (or so), and your flying on an RJ not a nice cushy 737..

> Westjet quotes me $164 +$139 return. Gee, $20 more.

Try again.. I see both ways as $139 .. the $164 is for a more preferd
flight departure time.
I can do the same AC flight costs $184 and $179 each way same dates just
better times to travel.


YYZ to YUL june 13 to 20 1 adult economy seat Tango (who's pricing ends
soon) $148 @ 700 am. Return $148 @ 700 am.
Same days a time for WJ $88 to and $98 from.

Snow...