Do you have a reference for this? I have a credit with BA from a trip we didn't take in April so I want to keep up to date with the latest.
I understand the credit situation for airlines (they don't have cash to refund everyone) but had not contemplated a situation like this. If the airline suspends service completely and either abandons the market entirely or perhaps temporarily but won't resume until after the credit expires how on earth is someone supposed to use that credit? It's one thing if you were ticket on one of our Canadian airlines but it's not like a BA credit is useful if you live in a market they no longer serve.
I understand the credit situation for airlines (they don't have cash to refund everyone) but had not contemplated a situation like this. If the airline suspends service completely and either abandons the market entirely or perhaps temporarily but won't resume until after the credit expires how on earth is someone supposed to use that credit? It's one thing if you were ticket on one of our Canadian airlines but it's not like a BA credit is useful if you live in a market they no longer serve.
I did some poking around and it looks like my credit is extended to April 2022, so that helps a bit. The other thing I can see them doing is allowing bookings from Calgary that go through Vancouver or Toronto to LHR. BA has an interline agreement with Westjet.
my hometown airport has its traffic drop 97.7% comparing April 2019 and April 2020.
West Jet encode was down to 3 flights a week, and Air Canada suspended all operations.
In June Air Canada's daily flight to Toronto resumes with twice daily flights to Halifax coming back in July.
Hopefully this will help demonstrate the need for an aircraft that seats less than 78 to service some of the smaller markets to have reasonable frequency.
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Hopefully this will help demonstrate the need for an aircraft that seats less than 78 to service some of the smaller markets to have reasonable frequency.
I like this concept, and I was hoping more areas across Canada would adopt that model.
Would love to see small craft servicing smaller areas, with faster in/out procedures (e.g. expedited on/off procedures on landing strips), discount airport fees, and electric/renewable powered planes.
Land usage for airports seems excessive and procedural. WOuld love to see a complete re-imagination of what is really required, including minimal facilities, smaller landing strips, "carry through" service including an Uber/taxi to your final destination as part of your ticket price, and better proximity to business centers.
my hometown airport has its traffic drop 97.7% comparing April 2019 and April 2020.
West Jet encode was down to 3 flights a week, and Air Canada suspended all operations.
In June Air Canada's daily flight to Toronto resumes with twice daily flights to Halifax coming back in July.
Hopefully this will help demonstrate the need for an aircraft that seats less than 78 to service some of the smaller markets to have reasonable frequency.
This would make sense for many Canadian communities. Unfortunately there really are no aircraft that suit this purpose that are not ancient.
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