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BravoOne wrote:I'm surprised the AC pilot contract would allow this kind of operation. Certainly could not do this with any of the legacy airlines down in the US.
Max Q wrote:I believe they are operating the old Continental 224Er’s
Pretty much the ultimate 200 series with
the most powerful engines and highest
gross weight
Lovely aircraft, made the 757 look underpowered
longhauler wrote:BravoOne wrote:I'm surprised the AC pilot contract would allow this kind of operation. Certainly could not do this with any of the legacy airlines down in the US.
Even though the Collective Agreement would allow Air Canada to not pay any 737 pilots out of seniority due to a Force Majeure clause, Air Canada has elected to pay them full pay.
In exchange, the pilots have allowed the company to do what it takes to get people where they want to go. This has allowed Rouge more flying than contractually allowed and the wet leasing noted.
YYZatcboy wrote:longhauler wrote:BravoOne wrote:I'm surprised the AC pilot contract would allow this kind of operation. Certainly could not do this with any of the legacy airlines down in the US.
Even though the Collective Agreement would allow Air Canada to not pay any 737 pilots out of seniority due to a Force Majeure clause, Air Canada has elected to pay them full pay.
In exchange, the pilots have allowed the company to do what it takes to get people where they want to go. This has allowed Rouge more flying than contractually allowed and the wet leasing noted.
It's nice to see reasonable people act reasonably. Well done to both AC and the Unions.
max999 wrote:I'm sure AC management wouldn't be spending all this extra money from the goodness of their hearts unless they felt confident they could get compensation from Boeing as a result of the Max grounding.
gte439u wrote:I recently received a schedule change notification for YVR to OGG in February from AC mainline 763 to an Omni 762. There is not much information about the business class hard product on the flight, and AC only says that you will receive the North American business class serice.. Does anyone have any details about the hard product?
Thank you, gte439u
SpaceshipDC10 wrote:gte439u wrote:I recently received a schedule change notification for YVR to OGG in February from AC mainline 763 to an Omni 762. There is not much information about the business class hard product on the flight, and AC only says that you will receive the North American business class serice.. Does anyone have any details about the hard product?
Thank you, gte439u
Have you seen this? https://twitter.com/tompodolec/status/1 ... 8127920128
gte439u wrote:I recently received a schedule change notification for YVR to OGG in February from AC mainline 763 to an Omni 762. There is not much information about the business class hard product on the flight, and AC only says that you will receive the North American business class serice.. Does anyone have any details about the hard product?
Thank you, gte439u
jetwet1 wrote:gte439u wrote:I recently received a schedule change notification for YVR to OGG in February from AC mainline 763 to an Omni 762. There is not much information about the business class hard product on the flight, and AC only says that you will receive the North American business class serice.. Does anyone have any details about the hard product?
Thank you, gte439u
It's a very comfortable seat, think US domestic first class with more seat pitch.
DALMD80 wrote:Dumb question here, probably irrelevant. Will the crew wear AC uniforms, even though they work for OAI?
gte439u wrote:I recently received a schedule change notification for YVR to OGG in February from AC mainline 763 to an Omni 762. There is not much information about the business class hard product on the flight, and AC only says that you will receive the North American business class serice.. Does anyone have any details about the hard product?
Thank you, gte439u
Marshman wrote:gte439u wrote:I recently received a schedule change notification for YVR to OGG in February from AC mainline 763 to an Omni 762. There is not much information about the business class hard product on the flight, and AC only says that you will receive the North American business class serice.. Does anyone have any details about the hard product?
Thank you, gte439u
I also had business class seats. When I called because my originally scheduled plane had lay-down seats, I called AC and they confirmed that Omni does not operate lay down seat equipped planes. As both the outdated AC web site information on this lane and Omni, and the email I got from an AC VP directly stated that I had the option to change flights with "all change fees AND charges waived", I called AC and asked about changing to a better option through Calgary instead of Vancouver. I was told initially that this could be accommodated on both the inbound and outbound legs with no charges by the first AC rep I spoke with. I then called Hawaii to shift my accommodations one day then called AC right back. Then I was told that ANY changes would incur a charge for any fare increase resulting in the change (although any drop in fare price would not be credited to me). In the end they eventually advised that they could not accommodate both of our seats on other flight options. Essentially, I was downgraded and I had no options other than cash out the tickets and leave myself scrambling to find another flight at this much later date. This is not how a company that respects its customers, behaves.
whywhyzee wrote:Or you could have just taken a non lie flat seat and gone on your trip...
AC did everything they could possibly be asked to do for you, what would you prefer, they kick someone else off of a flight they payed for to accomodate you? The max grounding has had a massive impact, they are doing the best they possibly can.
wjcandee wrote:whywhyzee wrote:Or you could have just taken a non lie flat seat and gone on your trip...
AC did everything they could possibly be asked to do for you, what would you prefer, they kick someone else off of a flight they payed for to accomodate you? The max grounding has had a massive impact, they are doing the best they possibly can.