Air Canada

✅ Trip Verified | Booked on-line a same day/one-way flight from Ottawa to Toronto on Easter Sunday. On-line booking and seat selection was normal although when the booking was made (just after lunch), there was only one flight for the remainder of the day. Booked a seat in Economy class and upgraded to Business Class on check-in at the airport. Security was moderately busy but once again, CATSA screening staff at Ottawa Airport were disinterested and not helpful (showed my boarding pass and was motioned to join the long economy queue, asked if that was the business line and then was motioned to join mid-way rather than being directed to the priority queue). After security, walked to the gate (Maple Leaf lounge at Ottawa is currently closed) and boarding was just commencing. Boarded quickly onto the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and found my upgraded seat (4A) without issue. Flight departed on schedule. In-flight service consisted of a box lunch/snack along with a small water bottle, bag of pretzels, ear buds, promotional flyer about cleanliness protocols and sanitizing wipes. Seat was comfortable and in-flight crew were both attentive and professional. Flight arrived early and taxi in to the gate was quick. Disembarkation was efficient and I was able to exit the terminal to meet my ride without issue.

Not Verified | My experience with Air Canada has been horrible. Very rude customer representatives on the phone and at the airport. On the flights is a different story. This morning of April 2021, I called to get information on how to change my flights due to the changes Covid has made. I was told to contact the airline Qatar Airways to make the changes. Furthermore he said, “the changes made is not Air Canada’s problem, it’s your problem”. I will never again fly with Air Canada. WestJet, I’d rather take their service for my future travels.

✅ Trip Verified | Upon arrival at Heathrow I requested an upgrade to business class as I had tripped on the escalator and hurt my back. I paid for my upgrade. In the business class cabin there was NO social distancing even though it was only one third full. The passengers behind me refused to wear their masks. The flight attendant requested they do so, at least 3 times. The electronics at my seat were not in working order and I kept drawing this to the attention of the attendant. I paid a lot of money for this upgrade and Air Canada refuses to refund my money. The people that refused to wear their masks were moved to a 2nd business class cabin and they had it all to themselves. They wouldn't even move me to a working seat.

Not Verified | Air Canada is truly a despicable airline. The reviews of the Customer Support Team are incredibly low, and unfortunately, I have to agree with them. The support members are rude with an attitude, and the entire experience with the airline has been putrid from start to finish. Due to multiple flight cancellations, it has taken Air Canada over 3 months to process flight refunds (which are still not received) despite being offered the refund ticket months ago. And with the support team, there are a myriad of excuses as to why the funds have not been processed. No one on the support team is capable of assisting, response time is despicable, and even the booking process is a mess. I am uncertain if this is the case for international flights only, but the experience has been extremely disappointing.

Not Verified | Just spending my time waiting on my (yet again) delayed Air Canada flight writing negative reviews. Don’t have a lot of choice of airlines where I’m from and every time I fly with Air Canada I land irate. Cancelled flights, delayed flights (all the time), lost luggage, delayed luggage. Had it all. I also don’t understand how every other entity in Canada is mandated to “stay 6 feet apart” except flights. How does that make any sense?

Not Verified | Very bad service and customer support. They changed my flight once, so I changed it, understanding that there is a pandemic going on which is causing flights to change. Then they changed it again into one that is not convenient at all. Customer service was not helpful at all in solving the issue. The wait to reach a representative is bad enough, let alone the fact that they don't offer any practical or reasonable support. I do not recommend that anyone books with Air Canada.

✅ Trip Verified | I am messaging with an ardent request to refund my money 2660 cnd as the Air Canada flights (back and forth) that I had booked for 22 Jan 2021 have been cancelled (Attaching the itinerary as well). After waiting for 1 full hour to get through the call, I got an agent and I could not even complete my statement and the call was disconnected. It is not my fault that the flights are cancelled. Why should a Customer bear the expense? I am a single working woman working hard to sustain a decent life. Covid times have severely affected us as well and every penny matters! I request you to please refund me my money.

✅ Trip Verified | From a service perspective, Air Canada is great, both on ground, on telephone and in the air. Their staff are polite, professional, practical and very accommodating. The pilots are well trained and provide sufficient information to the passengers along the route. The aircrafts are properly maintained and cabins are sufficiently clean. The main problem crops up with the IFE in the old cabin. I have flown Air Canada domestic, transcontinental and international multiple times to be able to say that the IFEs on their old and new cabins are chalk and cheese. On the most recent flight(s), I flew on the old cabin(s). The IFEs in the old cabins are slow, unresponsive and have a rather strange choice of music and programs. The headphones don't always work in old cabins either, but given that the most interesting thing on the old IFE could be the flight map, you might not need them at all. The IFEs in new cabins, however, are far better. It's overall a good and safe full-service airline with a good network and value for money. Due to COVID restrictions, we did not have a full meal service, but pretzels and biscuits were provided.

✅ Trip Verified | We returned from St-Lucia yesterday night, December 19th. It’s been 3 years now since we have flown with Air Canada. Due to our last few very bad experiences, we tried to avoid them at all costs. This time, we had no other choice than Air Canada to fly to Saint-Lucia. Three days before our return to Ottawa via Toronto, we notice on the AC application that our return flight will be delayed 2 hours, thus missing our connection in Toronto for Ottawa. They changed our flight to another time that was still impossible to catch. Arriving in Toronto late on Saturday night, the Air Canada employee was immediately firm about telling us they are not providing a hotel and meal voucher as they pretend it is "out of their control", they seem to have all the freedom to lie about what’s in or out of their control. To be honest we saw it coming, having experienced their completely non-existent customer relations in the past and after talking with some of their former employees (management level), it was our fear that we would face their abuse once more. Any other airline in the world would have treated this issue fairly (from experience). I am sure all Canadians would love to feel pride in our main airline and feel appreciated and be respected by a company that carries our flag around the globe. In reality, this airline is absolutely shameful, it abuses its customers every single day, and by the looks of it none of their employees are proud to represent this company either. As a Canadian that travelled around the world, the lack of service, appreciation and fairness from Air Canada is very obvious when comparing to any other airline. We strongly recommend to everyone to seek any other options possible prior to resulting in flying with this miserable company.

Not Verified | My wife and I booked flights through Flight Network but chose Air Canada as the carrier. We had to cancel our flight due to COVID-19 back in June. We went back and forth with Flight Network to try and get our Air Canada travel voucher (we were owed). Even Air Canada customer relations told us we had to go through the 3rd party provider to collect the voucher that Air Canada had already sent to them. We made a final plea with Air Canada to please cancel the travel voucher they sent to Flight Network and send directly to us. Air Canada came through. The customer service agent was very understanding and really came through for us. No more booking through Flight Network. We will book directly through Air Canada now. It really comes down to how Air Canada treated us. And although they've sometimes received bad reviews in the past, we really think they're turning a corner. Post COVID-19 when everyone in the world wants to travel like crazy, look out for Air Canada. Their planes will be full with customer service like we received.