Air Canada flights

ZZZZZZZ · 2025-06-11T05:43:28+00:00

“Carry On Baggage” https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/plan/baggage/carry-on.html#/ What a joke these clowns are,just booked a flight to MTL and never mind trying to get the flights you want ,now there’s no carry on. Total ripoff.👎😧😡

Dks01

px_eliezer_ It’s a false economy unless you live close to the border. I don’t. The border is a 4 hour trip. The hearse Canadian airport is 2.5 hours. Any savings going to the US would be used in gas and time wasted. And with the border harassment going on, not worth it.

urbanriot

I remember the first time I saw Air Canada charge me an “Airport improvement fee” of $36 flying out of Pearson

Donoreo I have seen that in the US when I used to travel for work.

It’s capped at $4.50 in the US in the areas where it’s charged. Here’s the table of ridiculous fees we have in Canada:

https://www.aircanada.com/content/dam/aircanada/portal/html/dailog-box/booking-flow/surcharges_en.html

“Carrier Surcharges” - random and not capped

“Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC)” - “the ATSC is $9.46 CAD each way to a maximum charge of $18.92 CAD per continuous journey.”

“Airport Improvement Fees (AIFs):” - random, not capped, but listed at the link above. Highest is St. John’s at $42.

urbanriot

Air travel in Canada has become substantially worse since covid in all areas from customer service to added fees to in-flight service to hidden charges

bjlockie Is it due to increased profit or higher operating expenses?

I don’t think so. From what I’ve seen on indeed.com and Reddit, Westjet customer facing employees are paid less than Air Canada but Westjet seems a bit better, definitely friendlier.

Back in the old days Air Canada personnel would do everything they could to get you on your flight, they pop in to see if anyone was on a nearly departing flight to help you along if CATSA’s security screens were holding up the line and push you ahead of the line, they’d stick you on a cart and race you to your flight if you were a little bit late, they’d help you if you were lost and confused, etc..

Something happened around covid-19 where Air Canada employees stopped giving a shit, they became rude, wouldn’t help you if you were stuck, wouldn’t listen to you if they misunderstood your paperwork, and you sure as shit better be early because they’re not going to help you anymore.

The worst staff experiences I’ve ever had were with Air Canada and it’s very pronounced at Pearson in Toronto. I feel like the most precise words I could use are entitled, condescending, and contemptuous.

You can see evidence of this if you start searching for news stories of how they treat minors who are bumped because of oversold flights, something Air Canada did not previously have a history of doing.

Somewhat-Reticent

urbanriot Burnout.

Astyanax

Donoreo I have seen that in the US when I used to travel for work.

There’s some nominal “airport tax” on every ticket if you dig into your ticket receipt. It’s only like about $10-$15. There are millions of us pounding the carpets into fuzz, banging our carry-ons against the walls, peeing up the toilets, security, etc 24/7/365 at our airports so it’s understandable they’d charge each of us something for maintenance.

Since there are so many more of us flying than you guys I guess that explains why our fees are lower.

mrweather

Air Canada: “We’re not happy until you’re not happy”

GreenEnvy22

I almost always fly out of Buffalo if it’s a flight to the US. It’s closer to me than Toronto, way less headaches/costs like others mentioned. I only really do Toronto if leaving N.A.
Air Canada also screwed us out of about $1000 during covid, so I’m happy to never fly them again.

urbanriot

GreenEnvy22 I only really do Toronto if leaving N.A.

One thing I like about Pearson airport was parking inside the park and fly building by the terminal, you could get some sweet spots that are right next to the gate and arrivals so as soon as you get off your flight you’re literally right next to your car. A lot of people make the mistake of parking where they think they’re loading but the best way to do it is to park where you’ll be getting off since you’re usually exhausted when you get back, had to deal with CBSA, etc., so you leave the terminal, go across the bridge, and your car is right there.

I was going to rant about how expensive they made it but it looks like they brought the price back down. Pre-covid I was able to get a sweet spot for $25/day, post-covid it was jacked up to $56/day, now it looks like the brought it back down to $33/day probably because people stopped using it.

I still prefer the way Buffalo does it with their little shuttles - it’s around $15 a day to park your car out in the boonies and run to the shuttle when you see it, it doesn’t take long at all.

Astyanax

urbanriot One thing I like about Pearson airport was parking inside the park and fly building by the terminal

OMG never park your own car at the airport or any outside airport parking service. Either take a rideshare or rent a car. You’re just asking for delays, ripped off, or worst, your car to be gone. Just consider that as the expense of traveling.

That probably wouldn’t work with you crossing international borders though.

urbanriot

Astyanax OMG never park your own car at the airport or any outside airport parking service. Either take a rideshare or rent a car. You’re just asking for delays, ripped off, or worst, your car to be gone. Just consider that as the expense of traveling.

Nah, it’s fine, been doing it for years and never had an issue and as much as I hate Air Canada & Pearson Airport, the parking there was extremely convenient and they’re well protected by security cameras. There’s a lot of security and police patrolling as well.

For me to call an Uber to take me to Pearson and back is about the same cost or more than using the enclosed parking lots and because many of my flights can arrive at odd hours I wouldn’t ask friends or family to pick me up.

Even Buffalo airport you might think could be sketchy but I’ve never had an issue parking there either.

These days airport parking lots have a lot of cameras and I’m pretty sure they’re safe.

ZZZZZZZ

Just went shopping with my sister ,a lot of the food is almost half price compared to BC…..unreal. 🇨🇦😱

JT_Davis

Air Canada has the most uncomfortable seats. My business partner is quite large and we often end-up sitting beside each other when we fly to Europe. I feel bad for him, he looks like a stuffed sausage sometimes. Our last flight went into Frankfurt (Lufthansa hub), and we both remarked how the Economy seats on their commuter plane (Airbus) were more comfortable than the Premium Economy Air Canada seats we had just gotten off of.

Even in Business Class, they have this dumb giant airbag on the seatbelt. He prefers Premium Economy because the seat is wider. Personally, I prefer Business Class when I get lucky enough to use it. But if I had to pay out of pocket, not worth it by any stretch.

ZZZZZZZ

Got another 737 Max8 on a direct flight to Kelowna…home in 5 hrs.
👍☀️

urbanriot

ZZZZZZZ Just went shopping with my sister ,a lot of the food is almost half price compared to BC

I heard Vancouver was crazy expensive, it’s like the California of Canada in terms of the cost of goods.

urbanriot

JT_Davis Air Canada has the most uncomfortable seats.

What airplane was it? Sometimes it’s not so much the airline but the plane.

Flying economy on an Airbus A380 with Etihad or Emirates almost feels like first class compared to Air Canada’s Boeing 787-9. I believe the largest legroom planes with Air Canada are the A319, A320, and the A330. I believe those latter three are 32″ for economy while the Airbus 380 is 34″. Most of Air Canada’s planes are around 29″ for economy.

Not sure if I wrote this here but if had to pay $400 more to fly Emirates or Etihad to the same destination over Air Canada it would be worth it. The planes are better, the staff is super professional 1950s style, they serve as much free wine (in economy) as you might want, and the food is actually really good.

ZZZZZZZ

urbanriot mine was an Airbus 321-200 but coming back on the 737 Max 8 was pretty comfortable and it was a easy flight slept in my own bed last night really nice. 👍😆

ZZZZZZZ

Airport food and drink sure isn’t cheap. 🫣
Cheese plate was $14 on the plane. 😱

urbanriot

ZZZZZZZ Airport food and drink sure isn’t cheap

The cost of food isn’t terrible when you’re outside the waiting areas but after you’ve passed the line of border security screening it’s a whole different experience in a first world airport. Food is jacked up in price, drinks are jacked up, and you’re shaking your head when you’re near third world travelers who came armed with food because they know better.

I remember flying back from a Caribbean country and a chick came on board with a bucket of KFC handing them out to her family and I was like, wtf I should have come prepared.

ZZZZZZZ Cheese plate was $14 on the plane

Haaaa I’ve had that cheese plate but included in the ticket price since it was international. It’s actually not bad for a snack but I wouldn’t pay $14 for it that’s for sure. I find my sense of taste is affected by high altitudes so I enjoyed the cheese with apple combo.

Somewhat-Reticent

urbanriot experience in a some first world airports.

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GrumpyCanadian

urbanriot Food is jacked up in price, drinks are jacked up, and you’re shaking your head when you’re near third world travelers who came armed with food because they know better.

I have hardly ever been near an airport, so don’t know: is bringing food aboard permitted? I would have thought that there might be regulatory issues if you’re boarding an international flight. I also guessed that, much like theatres, the airlines would like to capitalise on having captive, hungry passengers, especially on long flights. The few times I have been on a plane, all that was provided was a small snack pouch (extra-salty peanuts, etc.). At the time, my employer’s travel agent made the reservations, and I didn’t pay attention, but I assume it was the lowest fair class available.

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