Open Space: Canada’s commercial flight scene dismal

Views September 4, 2013

Have you ever noticed how Canada has absolutely no decent commercial airlines? First of all, it seems more than half the staff on Air Canada flights are old enough to be my grandmother and have probably been working there since the company started. Though, I have to give it to them, making it through countless overseas flights at that age is very impressive.

I’ve made something like 10 international overseas flights, countless domestic Canadian flights, and a couple to the US. No flight carrier compares to Korean Air. On Korean Air all the flight attendants constantly smiled, they were ready to help with anything, and they really appeared to enjoy their job. I had a connecting flight in Tokyo from Korean Air to Air Canada, and the stark contrast in the service between the two was incomprehensible. It was like warping through a culture shock, going from young, smiling, happily helpful attendants to disgruntled, worn-out, careless demonesses.

WestJet isn’t any better. Why is it that you have to pay for things that are akin to staple food items, like movies, on WestJet flights, when on the international flights you can watch movies and play video games for free until you’re keeling over green? Inflicting such torture as having nothing but home renovation and cooking competition shows to choose from must violate some human rights law.

It’s about time that there’s either more flight carrier competition or a serious revamping of the commercial flight carrier services in Canada. It’s not enough that outrageous flight costs basically pillage our pockets. No, on top of that they can’t even hire people who can put on a smile and make the six hours of staring at the seat in front of you a little more hospitable.

Come on, Canadian airlines, is that too much to ask?

2 thoughts on “Open Space: Canada’s commercial flight scene dismal

  1. Wow! You are seriously deluded if you would choose Korean over Air Canada. You have much to learn.

    1. Haha, you couldn’t be more mistaken. And how can you make a comment like that without backing it up? Hasn’t your education taught you anything?

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