It’s cheaper for me to drive to Seattle and fly international to Toronto than it is to fly domestic.
Pale_Change_666 on
This is like the arsonist trying to play fire man after setting the fire.
toronto_programmer on
Flying domestically is bizarrely expensive in Canada
Just took a quick peak but for me to fly return from Toronto BC this Friday-Sunday it is over $1000, for that same time period I can fly to LAX for $750
Same dates: Toronto to Ottawa – $1200, Toronto to LaGuardia – $450
Vin-diesels-left-nut on
I fly a lot for work, it has more than doubled on most routes in the 5 years I’ve been at this job. And the amount of routes have dropped domestically. It’s interesting that WJ and AC are always close on prices for the routes.
AnEnchantingSoul on
Yes, it has increased 40 to 60% in the last two years.
kevans2 on
The drop prices
srghey on
F’face doesn’t want to pay his mechanics a fair wage. Eat shit mfer.
Low-Avocado6003 on
When I went to Europe last summer I flew out of Seattle and the ticket was 50% cheaper.
TrashPanda2point0 on
No shit Sherlock.
PaleJicama4297 on
Uhhh have any of you NOTICED WHO THIS IS COMING FROM?? It’s called gaslighting.
hamtronn on
Cool. Maybe the CEO could have a say in… lowering the costs for Canadians? It shouldn’t cost more to travel to New Brunswick from Edmonton than it is to travel to Florida from Edmonton.
Empirebuilder15 on
No kidding.
realhaohaidong on
what isn’t too expensive in Canada?
shitposter1000 on
Is he saying this so WestJet isn’t the next boycott target?
ruthlessredbeard on
As others have pointed out, even flying internationally outside of Canada is cheaper. But I was hit with the dumbest realization of all booking flights to Europe recently. It was a cheaper flight for me to drive to and fly out of Seattle, have a layover IN Vancouver and fly to Europe than it was to take the EXACT direct flight straight out of Vancouver.
How that makes any logistical/economical sense is beyond me. In the end I’m still flying out of Vancouver but taking up space on another plane beforehand/using more fuel via the airline metrics.
lola_10_ on
The government should lower the taxes and fees. Everything gets passed along to the consumer
NotAtAllExciting on
A few years ago I was looking at flying from Edmonton to Hamilton to see my father. I joked that it was cheaper to fly to Vegas than Hamilton. My Dad laughed.
TheMasterofDank on
WestJet too
Frostsorrow on
It should not be cheaper for me to fly to Germany than flying to anywhere in Canada but here we are…
Talk-Hound on
The AIF that airport charges is insane!!!
Old-one1956 on
This is nothing new, back in the 80’s when I lived in Victoria it was cheaper to take the ferry to Seattle to get a plane to Toronto than it was from Vancouver to Toronto not quite but almost 40% cheaper
I_can_vouch_for_that on
I would love to visit BC but it’s cheaper to go to most places in the US or Mexico from YYZ and yes I know BC is far from me.
sammyQc on
Make airports public utilities and increase competition with new players.
pahtee_poopa on
We can start by making sure the Pearson CEO doesn’t make $2m per year for being one of the most expensive, unreliable places to fly to and from.
RemarkableScientist on
Airports collecting too much rent
scottsuplol on
All my fellow SW Ontario peeps laughing as we fly out of Detroit. But seriously how is it I can fly to Europe for cheaper than flying to bc most times
Extension_Western356 on
So drop the prices Mr CEO
Noggin-a-Floggin on
So is he going to do something about it or….?
Middle_Conclusion920 on
The real reason air travel is so expensive is government. Government has been increasing taxes on fuel, on navigation fees, landing fees, Catsa or security fees. Airport improvement fees. Fuel surcharge, GST, PST, HST, etc, etc.
Look at your ticket next you fly in this country . More than half your ticket goes to government.
Government is using airports to make money and not putting the money back into the airports to improve them as one would expect.
It’s time for Government to stop ripping off the flying public and reduce their fees.
Government should also allow foreign carriers to fly domestic routes. This would increase choice and competition thereby reducing cost.
Saxman7321 on
That’s pretty expensive. I got two. Rt Tickets in March for my wife and daughter from Boston to ReykjavÃk for $850.
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Canadian everything is too expensive.
No shit.
We’re all trying to find the guy who did this!
It’s cheaper for me to drive to Seattle and fly international to Toronto than it is to fly domestic.
This is like the arsonist trying to play fire man after setting the fire.
Flying domestically is bizarrely expensive in Canada
Just took a quick peak but for me to fly return from Toronto BC this Friday-Sunday it is over $1000, for that same time period I can fly to LAX for $750
Same dates: Toronto to Ottawa – $1200, Toronto to LaGuardia – $450
I fly a lot for work, it has more than doubled on most routes in the 5 years I’ve been at this job. And the amount of routes have dropped domestically. It’s interesting that WJ and AC are always close on prices for the routes.
Yes, it has increased 40 to 60% in the last two years.
The drop prices
F’face doesn’t want to pay his mechanics a fair wage. Eat shit mfer.
When I went to Europe last summer I flew out of Seattle and the ticket was 50% cheaper.
No shit Sherlock.
Uhhh have any of you NOTICED WHO THIS IS COMING FROM?? It’s called gaslighting.
Cool. Maybe the CEO could have a say in… lowering the costs for Canadians? It shouldn’t cost more to travel to New Brunswick from Edmonton than it is to travel to Florida from Edmonton.
No kidding.
what isn’t too expensive in Canada?
Is he saying this so WestJet isn’t the next boycott target?
As others have pointed out, even flying internationally outside of Canada is cheaper. But I was hit with the dumbest realization of all booking flights to Europe recently. It was a cheaper flight for me to drive to and fly out of Seattle, have a layover IN Vancouver and fly to Europe than it was to take the EXACT direct flight straight out of Vancouver.
How that makes any logistical/economical sense is beyond me. In the end I’m still flying out of Vancouver but taking up space on another plane beforehand/using more fuel via the airline metrics.
The government should lower the taxes and fees. Everything gets passed along to the consumer
A few years ago I was looking at flying from Edmonton to Hamilton to see my father. I joked that it was cheaper to fly to Vegas than Hamilton. My Dad laughed.
WestJet too
It should not be cheaper for me to fly to Germany than flying to anywhere in Canada but here we are…
The AIF that airport charges is insane!!!
This is nothing new, back in the 80’s when I lived in Victoria it was cheaper to take the ferry to Seattle to get a plane to Toronto than it was from Vancouver to Toronto not quite but almost 40% cheaper
I would love to visit BC but it’s cheaper to go to most places in the US or Mexico from YYZ and yes I know BC is far from me.
Make airports public utilities and increase competition with new players.
We can start by making sure the Pearson CEO doesn’t make $2m per year for being one of the most expensive, unreliable places to fly to and from.
Airports collecting too much rent
All my fellow SW Ontario peeps laughing as we fly out of Detroit. But seriously how is it I can fly to Europe for cheaper than flying to bc most times
So drop the prices Mr CEO
So is he going to do something about it or….?
The real reason air travel is so expensive is government. Government has been increasing taxes on fuel, on navigation fees, landing fees, Catsa or security fees. Airport improvement fees. Fuel surcharge, GST, PST, HST, etc, etc.
Look at your ticket next you fly in this country . More than half your ticket goes to government.
Government is using airports to make money and not putting the money back into the airports to improve them as one would expect.
It’s time for Government to stop ripping off the flying public and reduce their fees.
Government should also allow foreign carriers to fly domestic routes. This would increase choice and competition thereby reducing cost.
That’s pretty expensive. I got two. Rt Tickets in March for my wife and daughter from Boston to ReykjavÃk for $850.