Air Canada Review

Air Canada couldn't make a flight pull back from the gate on time, if someone offered them all of the sugar farms in Cuba, but........with that being said, they're still quite a good airline if you just don't care about being all that prompt arriving at your destination. 

While needing to fly transcontinentaly last year, I picked up on one of Air Canada's tango fares offered online, and traveled for a very reasonable price from coast to coast.  It was half the price of a US airline to travel between Vancouver BC and Washington DC round trip, but price isn't the only reason I like them.  Their customer service is very good.  The flight attendants I found to be knowledgeable about travel, their schedule, their airports served, friendly, and offered good service.  Almost unusual for flight these days.  The food is better than OK, and it's an all around kind of a classy operation. 

As I usually book travel online, (unless some portion of my trip becomes extremely problematic, then I utilize a travel professional),  and I really liked the ease and practicality of Air Canada's web site.  You have a choice of fares and online services for your flight.  You can opt for seat selection, or not and save money.  You have meal choices you can pick online, or not.  Baggage options are also available online.  Tango fares online, (the cheap ones), are offered on many flights I found, but the airmileage offered is at 50%.  A small price to pay for saving significant bucks.  The Tango Plus fares are offered with full air mile rates flown. 

Air Canada is part of the Star Alliance system and their airmiles can be utilized, or transfered to, or used on, many other foreign or domestic airlines.  I'd fly them again, and look forward to the trip.  As long as I don't have to be on time to wherever I'm going.