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Tag Archives: air travel
Our increasing obsession with flying, and hating every second of it
Peter Shawn Taylor: If flying is such a complaint-ridden, exhausting nightmare, why is the rate of air travel heading relentlessly skywards?
Why overbooked flights aren’t going away any time soon
New passenger-protection legislation fails to tackle the practice that annoys many travellers the most
Cheap flights are finally coming to Canada in 2018
New airlines regularly fail in Canada. But a tweak to the rules might create new options for travellers.
Why are flights in Canada so expensive?
Air travel in Canada costs a small fortune, but new budget airlines are hoping to give you a break.
When airline passengers fight back
The public is fed up with the barbarity of modern air travel, resorting to complaints, legal actions and all-out brawls. Have we seen the end of friendly skies?
A simple solution for the problem of overbooked flights
It all starts with understanding that the problem isn’t overbooking, but the randomness of being booted off a flight based on an algorithm
Maclean’s on the Hill: U.S. election, Ottawa’s fiscal troubles
A Canadian politician observes the U.S. election. What Bill Morneau’s fiscal update didn’t say. Get your fix of Canadian politics.
Discount airlines are coming. Sound familiar?
A new crop of cheap carriers is coming to shake up Air Canada and WestJet’s duopoly—but it’s unclear if that’ll work this time around
Modern travel: Keep calm and carry it on
From 2014: Little carry-on bags cause huge headaches