I have a question for frequent flyers but I figured I'd make a general Airline thread for discussion, reviews etc.

I fly every year or so and am fine (more or less).  But Im flying in 10 days with a friend (no really this is for my friend) who is very large (wide, not tall).  She sort of freaked me out to day by saying "hopefully I fit and they let me fly).  Now, she has flown twice before.  The first time was in the first class designation on Air Transat and the second was Air Canada.  She flew WPG to TO in a regular seat she described as "tight" and then the premium from there which she said was roomy.  She required a seat belt extender in all cases.

We are flying Westjet and are currently booked into Economy.  Im a sucker for a Window seat so I did pay for seat selection and the Westjet person originally booked us into a Window and an Aisle with the idea most flights are not full and someone wont take the middle. But Westjet changed our outbound flight from direct to connecting in TO and on the TO to Mexico leg we have Window and Middle.  Im considering upgrading to Plus if its available at check in but on Westjet 737, that eliminates the third passenger but does nothing for the width.

Thoughts?

Also, anyone flight West Jet plus?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canadian-north-merger-conditions-changes-1.6820933

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The federal government has signed off on changes to the terms and conditions of Canadian North's 2019 merger with First Air, which now allows the airline to reduce service to northern communities to as little as one flight per week. It's a move the territory's senator describes as "totally shocking." 

The changes, announced in a late-Friday afternoon press release, also open the door for the airline to hike passenger and cargo rates by up to 25 per cent per year, whereas under the previous merger conditions fares were locked in for seven years beyond those related to operating costs.

The move could have significant implications for Northerners, particularly in Nunavut where Canadian North is the only commercial passenger airline, connecting the territory's 25 fly-in communities to each other, and to southern hubs.

 

Flair: 50% off base fare on new routes! Booking Dates: May 2 - May 5, 2023, Travel Dates: May 2 - August 30, 2023

https://flights.flyflair.com/en-ca/deals?dc=newviews50

Unfortunately Calgary to Winnipeg isn't a new route...ha ha. Need a couple of those....

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-will-allow-online-passport-renewal-services-this-fall-1.6392318

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-to-atlanta-direct-flight-coming-this-fall-1.6394326

https://ywgdeals.com/winnipeg-to-los-angeles-262-roundtrip

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-strike-action-travel-canada-1.6844601

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The WestJet Group says it will lock out the airline's pilots after their union sent a 72-hour strike notice to the company and government Monday night, setting the stage for a work stoppage right before the May long weekend.

The airline says it's begun preparations to operate a reduced schedule, manage changes and cancellations and provide flexible change and cancel options for those people who want to change their plans.

Impacted guests would be refunded or re-accommodated as applicable, WestJet said.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) represents both WestJet and Swoop pilots, and the lockout notice applies to Swoop pilots as well.

The WestJet Group said a work stoppage could occur as early as Friday at 3 a.m. MT.  In a release, WestJet said that issuing a lockout notice does not mean a work stoppage will occur.

About 1,850 WestJet pilots with the union are poised to strike. Some of the issues they say still need to be resolved include pay, job security and scheduling.

Gonna be a **** show on Friday. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/wetsjet-pilots-eleventh-hour-deal-1.6848875

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WestJet and its pilots' union reached a last-minute deal late Thursday, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend, but hundreds of the carrier's Friday flights were cancelled. 

As of Friday morning, the carrier had cancelled 107 flights, or 29 per cent of those scheduled for the day, according to tracking service FlightAware. The vast majority were out of Calgary or Toronto, with affected routes ranging from London to Las Vegas, Phoenix and Saskatoon.

The company said it's now ramping up operations "as quickly and efficiently as possible. However, the full resumption of operations will take time."

A deal-in-principle was reached late Thursday night after more than nine months of negotiations, the Air Line Pilots Association said in a news release shortly after 10 p.m. PT.

Pilots were bargaining for higher pay and better job security and scheduling, according to the union, which said they currently make about half as some U.S. counterparts. WestJet pilots also wanted better scheduling.

The tentative agreement provides "meaningful improvements" to job security, working conditions and wages, WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said in a statement.

"Congratulations to both parties and our federal mediators on a good deal made," federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan tweeted shortly after the announcement of an agreement

 

WestJet has dropped the price of their May to July flights from Winnipeg to Las Vegas down to between $224 and $285 CAD roundtrip including taxes

Edited May 24, 20232 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

https://www.ywgdeals.com/winnipeg-to-atlanta-georgia-262-cad-roundtrip-including-taxes-nonstop-flights

https://old.reddit.com/r/maybemaybemaybe/comments/143ak9u/maybe_maybe_maybe/

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/westjet-to-wind-down-swoop-integrate-into-main-operation-1.6434595

Toronto-based Porter Airlines announced Tuesday that it will be adding two daily round-trip flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg, starting on Sept. 7.

Round-trip fares begin at $177, and flights can now be booked on Porter’s website.

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/porter-airlines-touches-down-in-winnipeg-1.6448902

 

 

Edited June 21, 20232 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

Beans! Genuine Lima beans!

https://ywgdeals.com/winnipeg-to-lima-peru-634-roundtrip

Also

https://ywgdeals.com/winnipeg-to-vancouver-166-roundtrip

https://ywgdeals.com/winnipeg-to-palm-springs-251-roundtrip

https://ywgdeals.com/winnipeg-to-montreal-345-roundtrip

Edited June 26, 20232 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

Visit PLD in LA?

YWG Deals: Winnipeg to Los Angeles, California - $262 CAD roundtrip including taxes [Nonstop Flights]

UPDATE - Dates in November and the first half of December have become available.

Full Details: https://ywgdeals.com/winnipeg-to-los-angeles-261-roundtrip

YWG Deals: Winnipeg to Hawaii for under $450 CAD roundtrip including taxes

Flights from Winnipeg to Kauai, Kona, and Maui are currently available.

Full Details: https://ywgdeals.com/winnipeg-to-hawaii-for-under-450-cad-roundtrip

Had to cancel some Flair flights yesterday.  We got 55% of our costs back, as credits 

that really sucks dude... better than nothing, I suppose, but hate to eat that much of your costs. 

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

that really sucks dude... better than nothing, I suppose, but hate to eat that much of your costs. 

Maybe that's the catch - with cheaper airlines 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-canada-day-weekend-delays-cancellations-1.6896988

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Air Canada delayed or cancelled nearly 2,000 flights over the Canada Day long weekend, potentially foreshadowing more trouble ahead for passengers.

Roughly half of all trips by the country's biggest airline — including its lower-cost Air Canada Rouge and regional partner Jazz Aviation — were disrupted Saturday through Monday, according to figures from tracking service FlightAware.

The 1,965 flight delays and cancellations — affecting more than 52 per cent of scheduled flights — stand in contrast to numbers from other Canadian carriers including WestJet, Air Transat and Flair Airlines, which registered lower flight disruption levels.

...Air Canada is fully staffed, with more employees than in the summer of 2019, despite running fewer flights.

What a trash airline.

9 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-canada-day-weekend-delays-cancellations-1.6896988

What a trash airline.

What is going on with them?  I flew out two weeks ago and all of the West Jet flights were perfect and a large amount well over 50% of the Air Canada flights were severely delayed?      Didn't we give Air Canada a massive amout of money for COVID relief? Can we get it back?

WestJet is showing what appears to be mistake fares from Winnipeg to Dublin, Ireland or Paris, France or London, England for between $197 and $346 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

https://ywgdeals.com/s/winnipeg-to-dublin-ireland-or-london
 

 

On 2023-07-14 at 9:26 AM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

WestJet is showing what appears to be mistake fares from Winnipeg to Dublin, Ireland or Paris, France or London, England for between $197 and $346 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

https://ywgdeals.com/s/winnipeg-to-dublin-ireland-or-london
 

 

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/disappointed-western-canadian-travellers-discover-bitter-truth-about-airfares-that-seemed-too-good-to-be-true-1.6481245

YWG News: WestJet has added nonstop flights from Winnipeg to Huatulco, Mexico to their schedule. 

Starting on Dec 24th, the flights will operate once a week, on Sundays.