Some travelers across Canada have a hard time planning their summer.
Air Canada has reduced more than 150 flights a daynationwide, resulting in an increase in delayed and canceled flights.
Many people are stuck at airports and hotels for hours and have no choice but to cancel their trip, rebook their flight at a later date, or stay for days.
Ron Paul wanted to fly from Saskatoon to Vancouver for the event, but was informed that his flight was no longer available.
"I was told that I was completely canceled and I am trying to book another flight, but all have been booked and some have been cancelled," Paul said. ..
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Air Canada seems to have offered to put him on WestJet, but full I couldn't find him who wasn't. They also offered to hold him a ticket for up to a year, but he declined.
"I was a little disappointed," Paul said.
Saskatchewan airports haven't had as many problems asToronto Pearson Airportt orMontreal Pierre Elliott Tordeau International Airportand canceled flights Is only 7%. In Saskatoon.
However, Skyxe Stephen Maybury's president and CEO said Saskatoon International Airport still feels a minor impact.
“Because of the natural and inherent spillover effects that occur throughout the network, the impact on a large hub will certainly affect flights here,” says Maybury.
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Maybury added that there are several reasons for delays such as pre-boarding screening, labor shortages, and an increase in tourists. Also, with the increase in post-pandemic travel, demand is higher than airlines can meet.
In a statement, Air Canada Media said: "As is widely reported, airport and aviation industry operations are affected by resource issues of third-party service providers. The operational environment has changed globally since pre-pandemic, especially security. There are well-documented issues such as aircraft being held at gates that cannot drop passengers at airports and customs, airport baggage system issues, and flight limit imposed by. Air traffic controls in both Canada and the United States have forced airlines to cancel at the last minute.
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"Air Canada has taken steps to improve the customer journey and recently adjusted its schedule to reduce 77 round trips (or 154 flights).) Average daily for July and August. Most of the affected flights depart from and arrive at the Toronto and Montreal hubs, which are primarily low frequency and primarily affect evening and late night flights by small aircraft on cross-border routes and domestic flights. International flights are unaffected, except for limited timing changes to reduce peak flights and even out customer flow. "
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"Air Canada is an airport, government, etc. Working with industry partners to further stabilize and improve all aspects of the air transport ecosystem. Air Canada fully understands your disappointment and inconvenient schedule changes, and these unfortunate situations. We are doing our best to alleviate this. If your flight is canceled, you will be automatically notified. If possible, we will rebook immediately, otherwise Air Canada will offer an alternative. We will continue to look for and advise you if options are available, and you can request a refund to your original payment method at any time and Air Canada will comply with APPR's obligations if compensation is required. "
Flight concerns are expected to continue until August, so more travelers may face the same problem.
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