I am ashamed, no, appalled that you have allowed certain aircraft to fly high in the skies boasting in bright, bold lettering the name of our beautiful country. Can't you see why that's such a disgrace? Or why it's a blatant abhorrence to our home and native land???
Is this really how you want to be represented, Canada? As a Canadian, I have often been forced to fly Air Canada for the simple reason that there was no other option presented to me. My problem with the carrier extends way beyond it's outlandish prices.
I've always hated Air Canada, and now, after travelling throughout Asia, I detest it even more. Many Canadians might not realize that plane food included in the booking price still exists in the world. It's not just a slab of meat thrown between two pieces of stale bread either. I've flown Singapore, Korean Air, Thai Airways, and AirAsia - the only one of these that doesn't serve a superb hot meal is AirAsia. There's a good reason for that, though. AirAsia is admittedly a no-frills airline, which was perhaps the reason that I could fly from Khota Bharu, Malaysia to Siem Reap, Cambodia for less than $100. They didn't feed us because their goal is simple, to get you from one place to another for dirt cheap.
The most shameful thing, though, is that we flew in more comfort on that AirAsia flight than we ever had on the exorbitantly-priced scar that is Air Canada.
And every year there's some new substantial reason that justifies the Air Canada hate. Baggage prices, crappy service, lost luggage, broken luggage, delays, extra fees, flight changes, so on and so forth, etcetera. While I realize that sometimes, some of the aforementioned issues are unavoidable, there's no excuse for the rate at which these issues occur on a daily basis with Air Canada. It's just bad business.
Not to mention this: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/08/25/jazz-lifevests.html
Yes, Canada, you read it right. Removing life vests to reduce weight to save on fuel. Doesn't this violate some law, somewhere? If not, WHY NOT?
Oh, but at least they were thoughtful enough to not remove life vests for babies. I'm sure the babies will appreciate that as they watch their parents sink to the bottom of the ocean. Then they'll suddenly realize: "Oops, I forgot to put my life vest on!" and swim back to the site of the crash, find a life jacket, securely fasten the belt clips, befriend some sharks, and perhaps shoot up a few flares until they're spotted.
I've flown Air Canada Jazz before. As if it weren't uncomfortable and ridiculous enough already, now people have to worry about plunging into the Atlantic and trying to fit into infant-sized life vests. The question I now have to ask myself is how on earth I'm going to be able to stuff a PFD into my poptart-sized carry-on.
And Canadians have almost nothing else to choose from. WestJet flights are scarce to a number of places, and Jetsgo died a few years back.
It's time for Air Canada to just die, too. Either that, or for someone to have the "testicular fortitude" (or estrogenal-fortitude?) to step in and say: "Whoa, whoa, whoa, enough is enough. You've gone much too far here. Fix it, or lose it."
Your citizens are ticked off, Canada. I mean, really. Case in point: http://www.ihateaircanada.com/
It's now being referred to as Err Canada. It's an embarrassment. You're an amazing, special country and so many people cannot even get the chance to see you because of your lack of a decent airline.
I don't know what else to say. I think I've made my point.
Oh, Canada.
Sincerely,
A very pissed off Canadian
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