I just saw an ad, Vancouver to Paris next year for under $200. Mind you after you add on all the made in Canada fees it's probably closer to $1000 but that's still cheaper than Vancouver to Toronto.
Air Canada and West Jet vastly overcharge. I fly overseas 6 times a year. I save about $700 by adding a flight and going international out of Dallas or Chicago or San Francisco instead of Vancouver or Toronto. Air Canada and West Jet are out of control.
@ssuwandi3240 It always costed more to fly directly out of Canada. Our carriers have much less traffic then the US. Canada is a country of 40million people, the US has 330 million people along with being the global powerhouse.
@@carlose6010 wouldn't matter due to smaller numbers of flight operators in Canada. Decarbonization could being passed on to ticket prices sounds more the key factor
All competition banned. Government protected monopoly, tax breaks, constant bailouts, all with tax payer money, is the Canadian business model. Canadians need to kept safe from foreigners and scary new ideas.
Air fares are down? Compared to when? Because if you double the price then give a 10% rebate it is still 80% above the original price. Airlines have gone crazy after the pandemic. Prices increased way above inflation.
@@AmericanScout-USA yes, our glorious healtcare sytem. All kneel at the altar of socialized medicine. Every excessive tax is justified for "free healthcare"
@@AmericanScout-USA the point here is that excessively taxing your citizens chases their dollars away. Many canadians live close to the border and their purchasing power is greater in the US, therefore we lose that economic activity. For example, I recently flew out of buffalo instead of Toronto, the same flight was 300$ cheaper, the parking was cheaper, bought a bottle of rum at half the cost. 400$ plus that could be spent elsewhere in the economy. I'm 1 of millions.
@@AmericanScout-USA the canadian healthcare system is rationed, its slow and terrible value for tax revenue consumed. You can be waiting ages for treatment in some cases. It, again, drives canadians and their money to other jurisdictions. Like you use brazilian Drs, canadians are going to the US or central america for expedited access. Theres no alternative and therefore people seek what they need somewhere else.
higher supply, lower demand, meanwhile prices still remain high. Airlines wonder why travellers aren't happy with their service, seems like we're getting ripped off somewhere.
I hate flying. Not because I’m afraid of flying. Because I HATE airports and the stress related to it. I would rather take the train or a bus. Also love how this guy thinks we are stupid. Air fair is not down. Not even remotely.
Air Canada TSX shares have plunged its way from a high of $51.00 to a miserable $18.00 since January 2020. A reflection of the inconsistency of service quality and disrespect paid to Canadian travellers.
Consumer sentiment. Laid off thousands of workers yet gave their CEOs 10million in bonuses. Deserves to go bankrupt. Be assured.. Liberals will give a bailout at taxpayer expense.
@@777doove Nope moved to a tax free country ten years ago. Was tired of government crown corps and socialist people with a “free” stuff mentality. Cheers off for a scuba dive now.
...And yet prices are MUCH higher than in the U.S. I recently compared a flight from Osaka to Vancouver to one from Osaka to Seattle. The price for the Vancouver flight was about 40% higher than the Seattle flight. EVEN THOUGH THE SEATTLE FLIGHT STOPPED IN VANCOUVER AND HAD AN ADDITIONAL LEG TO SEATTLE!!! Both flights were Air Canada on the trans-pacific flight!!! i.e. the same main flight! Air Canada and the other Canadian air lines have NO PROBLEM gouging their Canadian customers. Welcome to Canada - uncompetitive and broken in every aspect!!! Time to get out!!!!
I would have skiplagged that flight: book the flight to Seattle and get off in Vancouver. Just don't check any luggage. Yes, Canadian airlines can be reasonably priced if they have foreign competition on the same route.
No they are not. My original comment is the proof of that. Recently also booked a hotel in Sydney, Australia and found through the booking site that cheap motels in Sydney, Nova Scotia are comparable in price to decent hotels in nice neighbourhoods in Sydney, Australia. Another proof of how Canada is utterly broken and dysfunctional. How can a country like Canada compete anymore when it is so grotesquely over priced? It can't and that's why it is collapsing. And deserves to collapse.@@sexygeek8996
Having lived in both the US and Canada, its poorer service and higher prices to smaller cities that keeps us travelling to the states for holidays rather than exploring Canada.
Because we saw what went on last year and the year before and HOW BAD IT WAS...do they think we forget that easy? Besides, everything else is so expensive who has money leftover to fly?
Air Canada is a DISASTER of an airline. ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE. RUDE, EVASIVE PERSONNEL. There is literally NO CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE OR EMAIL. I HAD 3 CANCELLATIONS ON ONE TRIP. NO APOLOGIES.
We all need to help the BOC. We need 100$ weekend getaway flights to Cancun, then we can buy alcohol, dine and shop there to help the Canadian economy to go down.
The preclearance at Billy Bishop in Q3 of 2025 is the beginning of a game changer.... The real game changer is when Pierre Poilievre gets elected and extends the runway so Toronto can have an actual proper 2nd airport where actual jets can fly in and out of.
I feel that air travel should be banned completely. It would save a lot of invasive insects, plants, animals, and tons of carbon pollution from happening. Sick passengers bringing diseases.
The obvious explanation is that air travel (like most other things) is much too expensive in Canada. Just let foreign airlines serve Canada. If the Canadian ones can't compete then let them go bankrupt. The same goes for supermarkets, telecommunications companies, etc.
Because there's no money in servicing Atlantic Canada. WestJet is a privately held company & can choose to service whatever destinations they choose. WestJet is not a government funded service, obligated to serve every Canadian city.
Wow. Thanks for the economics lesson captain obvious. We’ll vote with our wallets. I wish Porter all the success going forward. I have 2 trips booked in 2024 with them. 0 with weastjet.
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It cost more to fly in your own country then to fly to Cuba .
Go figure
That's the way it is almost globally.. Asides Europe, where it's highly competitive.
@@carlose6010
No. This only applies to Canada.
@@carlose6010 Asia is cheap too.
I just saw an ad, Vancouver to Paris next year for under $200. Mind you after you add on all the made in Canada fees it's probably closer to $1000 but that's still cheaper than Vancouver to Toronto.
except for Justin Trudeau who flies for free and Cuba is his own country
Air Canada and West Jet vastly overcharge. I fly overseas 6 times a year. I save about $700 by adding a flight and going international out of Dallas or Chicago or San Francisco instead of Vancouver or Toronto. Air Canada and West Jet are out of control.
Like everything else in Canada
Carbon taxes 😊
@ssuwandi3240 It always costed more to fly directly out of Canada. Our carriers have much less traffic then the US. Canada is a country of 40million people, the US has 330 million people along with being the global powerhouse.
@@carlose6010 wouldn't matter due to smaller numbers of flight operators in Canada. Decarbonization could being passed on to ticket prices sounds more the key factor
Taxes and fees are much higher in Canada than US
Going by simple economics in that case, shouldn't flight prices be low in that case?
It has become more enjoyable to Walk from Calgary to Vancouver than to fly on these terrible airlines.
horrible service and overpriced fares,,,,,,,,,,poor Canada
All competition banned. Government protected monopoly, tax breaks, constant bailouts, all with tax payer money, is the Canadian business model. Canadians need to kept safe from foreigners and scary new ideas.
Air fares are down? Compared to when? Because if you double the price then give a 10% rebate it is still 80% above the original price. Airlines have gone crazy after the pandemic. Prices increased way above inflation.
Depends on where you are looking. Trips to Europe from Canada can be found from $600-$800 this spring. Asia still pricey.
You might want to Google prices
How many canadian flyers are chased away to american airports because we tax the crap out of everything
@@AmericanScout-USA yes, our glorious healtcare sytem. All kneel at the altar of socialized medicine. Every excessive tax is justified for "free healthcare"
@@AmericanScout-USA
Yet more Canadians travel to the US for healthcare than vice versa.
@@AmericanScout-USA the point here is that excessively taxing your citizens chases their dollars away. Many canadians live close to the border and their purchasing power is greater in the US, therefore we lose that economic activity. For example, I recently flew out of buffalo instead of Toronto, the same flight was 300$ cheaper, the parking was cheaper, bought a bottle of rum at half the cost. 400$ plus that could be spent elsewhere in the economy. I'm 1 of millions.
@@AmericanScout-USA the canadian healthcare system is rationed, its slow and terrible value for tax revenue consumed. You can be waiting ages for treatment in some cases. It, again, drives canadians and their money to other jurisdictions. Like you use brazilian Drs, canadians are going to the US or central america for expedited access. Theres no alternative and therefore people seek what they need somewhere else.
@@AmericanScout-USA dollar for dollar, Canadians actually pay more for Healthcare than Americans
higher supply, lower demand, meanwhile prices still remain high. Airlines wonder why travellers aren't happy with their service, seems like we're getting ripped off somewhere.
Air Canada cut so many regular flights between the big cities. Now every flight is jam packed.
I hate flying. Not because I’m afraid of flying. Because I HATE airports and the stress related to it. I would rather take the train or a bus. Also love how this guy thinks we are stupid. Air fair is not down. Not even remotely.
Air Canada TSX shares have plunged its way from a high of $51.00 to a miserable $18.00 since January 2020. A reflection of the inconsistency of service quality and disrespect paid to Canadian travellers.
Buy the shares great deal at 18
Remember AC’s moto: we’re not happy until you’re not happy!!!
Consumer sentiment. Laid off thousands of workers yet gave their CEOs 10million in bonuses. Deserves to go bankrupt. Be assured.. Liberals will give a bailout at taxpayer expense.
@@Xalta_Sailorhow old is this, have you travelled on Air Canada recently?
@@777doove Nope moved to a tax free country ten years ago. Was tired of government crown corps and socialist people with a “free” stuff mentality. Cheers off for a scuba dive now.
I don't fly in Canada because it is too expensive. Sorry, the CEOs don't need a 3rd summer home.
It is too expensive because Canada is oversized, overtaxed and regulated, and underpopulated.
Correction a third air bnb home.
Canada's CEO's are just hundred-thousandaires.
we have the most expensives flights prices in the world...
...And yet prices are MUCH higher than in the U.S.
I recently compared a flight from Osaka to Vancouver to one from Osaka to Seattle. The price for the Vancouver flight was about 40% higher than the Seattle flight. EVEN THOUGH THE SEATTLE FLIGHT STOPPED IN VANCOUVER AND HAD AN ADDITIONAL LEG TO SEATTLE!!! Both flights were Air Canada on the trans-pacific flight!!! i.e. the same main flight!
Air Canada and the other Canadian air lines have NO PROBLEM gouging their Canadian customers.
Welcome to Canada - uncompetitive and broken in every aspect!!! Time to get out!!!!
If you are flying to Asia, use Asian airlines, not Air Canada. Save money, enjoy better food and service too. China Eastern is a good one.
I would have skiplagged that flight: book the flight to Seattle and get off in Vancouver. Just don't check any luggage.
Yes, Canadian airlines can be reasonably priced if they have foreign competition on the same route.
No they are not. My original comment is the proof of that.
Recently also booked a hotel in Sydney, Australia and found through the booking site that cheap motels in Sydney, Nova Scotia are comparable in price to decent hotels in nice neighbourhoods in Sydney, Australia. Another proof of how Canada is utterly broken and dysfunctional. How can a country like Canada compete anymore when it is so grotesquely over priced? It can't and that's why it is collapsing. And deserves to collapse.@@sexygeek8996
Having lived in both the US and Canada, its poorer service and higher prices to smaller cities that keeps us travelling to the states for holidays rather than exploring Canada.
Because we saw what went on last year and the year before and HOW BAD IT WAS...do they think we forget that easy? Besides, everything else is so expensive who has money leftover to fly?
Airfare is not down. 😂
This is what you get from oligopoly that this government designed.
Wiw, this is in stark contrast to bnn talking with the woman from equifax. In that interview they see consumers barely paying minimums on c cards
Air Canada is a DISASTER of an airline. ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE. RUDE, EVASIVE PERSONNEL. There is literally NO CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE OR EMAIL. I HAD 3 CANCELLATIONS ON ONE TRIP. NO APOLOGIES.
Noticed a 10-15% drop-off at airport screening the last two weeks of December. .. not looking good.
LOWER THE COSTS TO FLY WITHIN CANADA!!!!
Let's have a high speed rail network as an alternative to air travel like modern advanced countries, such as China.
@@myleshagar9722
China has a smaller land mass than Canada.
So many people in the comment section have not even bothered to look at prices in general to see how much they have dropped on certain routes
That’s the problem with the airlines. The seats are out chasing passengers instead of waiting in the plane for the people to board.
Just use dolls to fill the empty seats. Dolls are nice, and quiet too.
😢 i can hardly afford to travel at all
I know what you mean. The wife and I are still paying off our trips to Paris and London 😢
@@josephsmith594You didn't have the money and went? Hopefully it was for a honeymoon. Difficult to justify going into debt for a vacation.
Air Canada currently 1000 pilots short of staffing goal.
Could growth be difficult limiting flights because of flight crew shortages?
Air tickets still overpriced though.
We all need to help the BOC. We need 100$ weekend getaway flights to Cancun, then we can buy alcohol, dine and shop there to help the Canadian economy to go down.
Does this dude know what he is talking about??
Nailed it.
PUTS on air Canada
The preclearance at Billy Bishop in Q3 of 2025 is the beginning of a game changer.... The real game changer is when Pierre Poilievre gets elected and extends the runway so Toronto can have an actual proper 2nd airport where actual jets can fly in and out of.
for..private jets?
No for Porter airlines's e195's they keep purchasing. @@yvonnem.langlois5197
Consider Buffalo to be your second airport. Flights will be much cheaper.
Air ticket to India is still so high
joke lol, I used to travel to India from Canada in 800 $updown and now its over 3000$
other one bumpy flight porter waste really garbage
We need more Canadian tourism.
Take a staycation in a city in Ontario with a great food bank
@@Cutlerypotato
LOL
Find out what North Korea is doing to increase tourism and copy them. That is what Canada is turning into.
"Robert Kokonis" is an anagram for "Kink Robot's Roe".
I feel that air travel should be banned completely. It would save a lot of invasive insects, plants, animals, and tons of carbon pollution from happening. Sick passengers bringing diseases.
How do you plan to visit another country if you intend to prohibit air travel?
@@Liloshy same way we did before airplanes. Slow ships. Slow trains.
The obvious explanation is that air travel (like most other things) is much too expensive in Canada. Just let foreign airlines serve Canada. If the Canadian ones can't compete then let them go bankrupt. The same goes for supermarkets, telecommunications companies, etc.
Right on! No business should be coddled by government and tax payers. Competition is an idea worth trying in Canada.
Air travel is too expensive in Canada, because Canada has too much ground to cover and not enough people to serve.
Westjet abandoning Atlantic canada. I hope Porter eats their lunch. Codeshare with Alaska would be awesome
no one goes to Atlantic canada. its garbage
Because there's no money in servicing Atlantic Canada. WestJet is a privately held company & can choose to service whatever destinations they choose.
WestJet is not a government funded service, obligated to serve every Canadian city.
Wow. Thanks for the economics lesson captain obvious. We’ll vote with our wallets. I wish Porter all the success going forward. I have 2 trips booked in 2024 with them. 0 with weastjet.
@bruce3909 oh wow, you'll vote with your wallet, eh big wheel?
who can't afford to buy an air ticket..😅