Westjet rocks. Air Canada not so much.
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Porter >>> Westjet >>> Air Canada
(Yeah, I know it's EWR and not LGA)
I still hate raccoons though.
(Yeah, I know it's EWR and not LGA)
I still hate raccoons though.
WS seats are three by three on their 737s, with no actual business class. If you plan your flight well with AC you can get 2-seat rows, single seat rows, and of course a business class seat. Oh yes, also an airport lounge. I have never had a problem with AC, over thousands of flights, and it has won 'best airline in North America'. Not sure why the hate on for AC (many people do not like them; its not unique to the OP). WS is good too, with good customer service, but their seating setup is not the best.
SOUTHWEST out of Buffalo. Cheaper, Once you cross the border you have cleared US Customs. I don't need fancy airlines to go where I go, pay for the extra's etc Just get me where I want to go.
From 2008 to 2011 I flew weekly all over the country on business. If I could get Westjet's staff + AC's planes I would have been a much happier flyer.
AC's staff were miserable and awful to deal with but WJ's planes make you feel like a sardine (I'm leaving the regional AC planes out of this - that's a whole other story - the smaller the plane the bigger the bastard next to me...)
AC's staff were miserable and awful to deal with but WJ's planes make you feel like a sardine (I'm leaving the regional AC planes out of this - that's a whole other story - the smaller the plane the bigger the bastard next to me...)
Been an Aeroplan Elite/Super Elite for more years than I care to think about and am guessing that 50% of the qualifying flts were made on partner airlines. Air Canada has their moments, both good and bad, but in general I would score them fairly high in the industry, as follows:
- Southwest is unique among US airlines and the only US airline that I would choose over AC given the option
- best all around - Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Saudi Airlines (Saudi's have the sexiest stewardess uniforms) then AC
- and sorry to say I have never flown Porter but have had a few flts on WJ - and I have to say that outside of weather caused problems the worst I have ever been screwed over by any airline without any effort to make amends was by WJ. I certainly can appreciate their normal folksy type service but when the shit hits the fan they lack the resources of the really big guys.
- Southwest is unique among US airlines and the only US airline that I would choose over AC given the option
- best all around - Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Saudi Airlines (Saudi's have the sexiest stewardess uniforms) then AC
- and sorry to say I have never flown Porter but have had a few flts on WJ - and I have to say that outside of weather caused problems the worst I have ever been screwed over by any airline without any effort to make amends was by WJ. I certainly can appreciate their normal folksy type service but when the shit hits the fan they lack the resources of the really big guys.
i fly out to SFO every 2 or 3 months. i fly exclusive with air canada. i never have to deal with the staff since it is a 5 hour flight, so other than a glass of water i don't talk to them. i got my own screen to pick my own movie and i enjoy it. no complaints. only 1 delay in 2 years and everyone got free food as an apology.
Southwest gets good customer service reviews, and they get some credit for this:
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/...olds-flight-for-grieving-grandfather/138762/1
A Southwest Airlines pilot has been in the news during the past week after he held a flight from Los Angeles for 12 minutes -- just enough time to allow a grieving grandfather to catch the flight in an effort to see his dying grandson in Colorado.
The boy -- 2 year-old -- Caden Rogers -- died, but grandfather Mark Dickinson was able to complete his connecting itinerary and arrive in Colorado before the boy's death.
But, according to a growing number of media accounts, Dickinson had to overcome numerous obstacles to make that happen.
From the very beginning, ABC News writes "security officials at the Los Angeles Airport did not believe Dickinson when he asked to be moved further up in a long slow-moving security line because he was hoping to make the flight and find his grandson still alive."
"I thought, 'Oh my God, I'm not going to make my flight'. I didn't know when I was going to get the next one. I resigned myself to the fact that it was my fault," Dickinson is quoted as saying by ABC News.
But, in the meantime, wife Nancy Dickinson had decided to call the airline to see if there was any way Southwest could hold the flight -- possibly her husband's final chance to make it to Colorado in time.
Christopher Elliott first reported the story on his travel blog Elliott.org, quoting an e-mail from Nancy.
She tells Elliott that when her husband finally arrived at the gate, both "the pilot of his plane and the ticketing agent both said, 'Are you Mark? We held the plane for you and we're so sorry about the loss of your grandson.' "
Nancy continued to Elliott:
As my husband walked down the Jetway with the pilot, he said, "I can't thank you enough for this."
The pilot responded with, "They can't go anywhere without me and I wasn't going anywhere without you. Now relax. We'll get you there. And again, I'm so sorry."
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/...olds-flight-for-grieving-grandfather/138762/1
A Southwest Airlines pilot has been in the news during the past week after he held a flight from Los Angeles for 12 minutes -- just enough time to allow a grieving grandfather to catch the flight in an effort to see his dying grandson in Colorado.
The boy -- 2 year-old -- Caden Rogers -- died, but grandfather Mark Dickinson was able to complete his connecting itinerary and arrive in Colorado before the boy's death.
But, according to a growing number of media accounts, Dickinson had to overcome numerous obstacles to make that happen.
From the very beginning, ABC News writes "security officials at the Los Angeles Airport did not believe Dickinson when he asked to be moved further up in a long slow-moving security line because he was hoping to make the flight and find his grandson still alive."
"I thought, 'Oh my God, I'm not going to make my flight'. I didn't know when I was going to get the next one. I resigned myself to the fact that it was my fault," Dickinson is quoted as saying by ABC News.
But, in the meantime, wife Nancy Dickinson had decided to call the airline to see if there was any way Southwest could hold the flight -- possibly her husband's final chance to make it to Colorado in time.
Christopher Elliott first reported the story on his travel blog Elliott.org, quoting an e-mail from Nancy.
She tells Elliott that when her husband finally arrived at the gate, both "the pilot of his plane and the ticketing agent both said, 'Are you Mark? We held the plane for you and we're so sorry about the loss of your grandson.' "
Nancy continued to Elliott:
As my husband walked down the Jetway with the pilot, he said, "I can't thank you enough for this."
The pilot responded with, "They can't go anywhere without me and I wasn't going anywhere without you. Now relax. We'll get you there. And again, I'm so sorry."
At christmas I flew AC on a Dash-8. There were 37 people on this plane, and 35 of them were smaller than me and the Pro Wrestler who was sitting on my lap.
memories of Air Canada.....................fly to thunder bay for three days.....arrive...no luggage....ooops it seems to be in Charlottetown...soooooooooo...three days with no clothes or other essentials. spent half of my time up in thunder bay on the phone trying to retrieve. get back to toronto..."your luggage has arrived in thunder bay"
Daughter and her boyfriend tripped with Air Canada for a three week vacation, luggage lost for two months . umpteen phone calls with no results, til finally she called Jim Flaherty...with whom she has a personal connection...and the luggage is located within one day of Flaherty's call
My family members fly a lot, and their Air canada experiences are horrendous...none of us ever fly with them ever....thats...never
Daughter and her boyfriend tripped with Air Canada for a three week vacation, luggage lost for two months . umpteen phone calls with no results, til finally she called Jim Flaherty...with whom she has a personal connection...and the luggage is located within one day of Flaherty's call
My family members fly a lot, and their Air canada experiences are horrendous...none of us ever fly with them ever....thats...never
