gabe
Senior Member
Yes its possible. But people should know by now West Jet is awful. Why do people even fly with them? It's like going into a Tim Horton's and complaining about their food lol.
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Canadian airline industry (general discussion)
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Yes its possible. But people should know by now West Jet is awful. Why do people even fly with them? It's like going into a Tim Horton's and complaining about their food lol.
Tim MacDonald
Senior Member
The ONEX effect. This truly is a textbook case of disenfranchising employees, alienating customers and effing up a once profitable and proud company.
nfitz
Superstar
Ah, but they already know that Air Canada is awful. I've always had better experience on West Jet than Air Canada. Though I'm sticking to Porter these days.
PL1
Senior Member
My recent experiences on AC were good. I haven't flown WJ in a couple of years... Employees (largely) no longer own them
Admiral Beez
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SubHuman
Active Member
The last mention I saw was that the intention was for the first AC Rouge flights with the Boeing 737 Max8 planes were to begin in Q1 of 2026.
Air Canada Rouge To Begin 1st Boeing 737 MAX 8 Flights In Q1 2026
A bold new chapter unfolds for Air Canada Rouge as it embarks on a transformative journey, set to redefine the skies.
simpleflying.com
And it looks like the latest plan is for Airbus A321xlr planes to enter service in June, and the Boeing 787-10 some time in 2026.
https://simpleflying.com/air-canada-slashes-airbus-a321xlr-flights-on-this-9-hour-route/
What’s on the horizon for Canada’s airlines in 2026? A look ahead to next year – and a 2025 retrospective
A very strong year for Canada’s travel industry couldn’t have happened without Canada’s airlines. Travelweek connected with executives at Air Canada, WestJet, Porter, Air Transat and Flair for this year-end wrap-up.
www.travelweek.ca
Global Horizons: Air Canada Further Strengthens Toronto Hub with Expanded International Network
New flights to Rio, Lima, Cartagena, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadalajara, Puerto Escondido launching Winter 2025Shanghai and Budapest flights launching in Summer 2026More flights to Prague in Summer 2026New Boeing 787-10 fleet on order to be initially based in Toronto to support future growthMONTRÉAL...
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gabe
Senior Member
Well this brilliant idea didn't last long 
globalnews.ca
What a load of crap! It was all for profit.
WestJet will reverse cramped seat configuration after widespread backlash
WestJet will reverse cramped seat configuration after widespread backlash | Globalnews.ca
The airline said select flights that were recently reconfigured with the new seating arrangement will be changed again to remove the extra row of seats.
globalnews.ca
What a load of crap! It was all for profit.
PL1
Senior Member
I'm sure business decisions are. I guess they crunched the numbers and figured that the terrible press and public opinion was worse than the upside of cramming more bums onto their planes.Well this brilliant idea didn't last long
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What a load of crap! It was all for profit.
SubHuman
Active Member
Air Canada ordering Airbus A350-1000, supposedly arriving in 2030.
https://simpleflying.com/air-canada-order-8-airbus-a350-1000s-boost-international-footprint/
https://simpleflying.com/air-canada-order-8-airbus-a350-1000s-boost-international-footprint/
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Tim MacDonald
Senior Member
Nice. Spent 15+ hrs on Sunday on one. Not a bad bird at all and since Boeing has seemingly forgotten how to build aircraft it's a good choice by Air Canada.
lenaitch
Senior Member
Westjet to offer flights between Calgary and SSM/North Bay.
Kudos for domestic tourism, but I have a hard time believing that folks who are connecting to other destinations would travel several hours west. Maybe I will be proven wrong.
Kudos for domestic tourism, but I have a hard time believing that folks who are connecting to other destinations would travel several hours west. Maybe I will be proven wrong.
Woodbridge_Heights
Senior Member
Westjet flies to Japan out of Calgary IIRC. Though I'm not sure how many people in SSM/NB would be flying to Japan, or vice versa. Not all travel is across the Atlantic.
Mihairokov
Senior Member
This comes on the heels of WJ cancelling 11 US routes.
WestJet Cuts 11 US Routes In Major Network Shake-Up [Full List]
Find out all the routes that no longer exist, including some that won't now have flights on any carrier.
simpleflying.com
gabe
Senior Member
All Canadian airlines suspend flights to Cuba. Due to the ongoing fuel supply issues.
www.thestar.com
Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat suspend flights to Cuba, work to return travellers on island nation
Approximately 3,000 Air Canada customers are in Cuba and awaiting return flights, amid an aviation fuel shortage, power outages, and an economic crisis.
www.thestar.com
lenaitch
Senior Member
No doubt. I couldn't find data but it appears that transpacific travel is about 35% less than transatlantic, and I suspect it is more skewed to the western provinces.
Don't get me wrong, I hope it works, but unless I was travelling westward (once a week apparently), I'm not sure I would want to fly 4 1/2 hours west to make a connection to ultimately backtrack 4 1/2 hours back east when I can drive/train/bus the roughly four to Pearson (or four Ottawa or 6 to Montreal).