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• Air Canada
  www.aircanada.ca
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  Air Canada

   

  Air Canada is the national carrier and largest airline in Canada, with its headquarters based in Montreal. The airline was founded in 1936 and known then as Trans Canada Air Lines. Following years of growth and expansion, the airline changed its brand name to the current Air Canada in 1965. The airline has had difficult financial periods to overcome, following a merger and reorganization in recent years. However Air Canada has managed to achieve success and at the 2011 Skytrax Airline Awards in Paris was awarded the Best International Airline in North America,which is a very competitive section.

  Air Canada is considered a 3 star airline with an aircraft fleet of 204 planes(Nov 2010) travelling to 104 destinations. The safety record is good in recent years with only a minor incident resulting in no injuries. There are 2 categories of ticket available - Business and Economy Class. The cabin service and conditions are a very good standard with the seat comfort and Inflight Entertainment for Business Class scoring higher.The airline website has regular special offers,which can provide attractive fares and package deals to anyone thinking of flying on a holiday or a business trip.The airline has a subsidiary Air Canada Vacations, which is a tour operator offering travel packages using the Air Canada route network.

  Air Canada has now become one of the respected airlines in the world, with a quality service of air travel that travelers are taking advantage of and worth considering when booking a future flight.

• Air Transat
  www.transat.com
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  Air Transat

   

  Air Transat is the third largest airline in Canada with its headquarters in Montreal. This small airline was founded in 1987 and provides scheduled and charter flights to worldwide destinations.

  Air Transat is considered a 3 star airline with a small aircraft fleet of 20 planes (Dec 2011) and travelling to 60 destinations. New planes will gradually replace the current fleet in service. The safety record is good although there have been a couple of incidents recently which fortunately resulted in no injuries. There are two categories of ticket available - Cabin and Economy Class. The cabin service and conditions are a good standard. The airline's website is well designed and straightforward to book a flight.

  Air Transat although a small airline provides travelers with attractive airfares and is worth checking out before booking a flight with the other airlines.

• Porter Airlines
  www.flyporter.com
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  Porter Airlines

   

  Porter Airlines is a regional, Canadian airline with its headquarters based on the Toronto Islands,Toronto,Ontario and commenced its operations in 2006. The airline began as a private company but a few years later the airline became listed, as a public trading company. In only a short period of time this airline has made great strides in the airline industry, after some difficult legal problems arising with the airport facility used, being so close to the centre of the city of Toronto. The airline is the highest rated airline in Canada.

  Porter Airlines is considered a 4 star airline with a small aircraft fleet of 26 planes ( May 2011 ) and 18 travelling destinations. The airline has a very modern fleet of planes, as a result of being such a new airline. The flights available are all short haul flights and there is only one category of ticket available - Economy Class. The safety record is very good, with only a few incidents to date, which resulted in no injuries.

  The cabin service and conditions are very good with a high approval from passengers. Inflight Entertainment is not catered for at this time. This small airline has become popular with travellers for the high standards of customer service it offers. There has been speculation that the airline is not profitable at this time.

  Should you be flying to any destinations advertised by this airline, then it would be worth checking the airfares before booking with another airline, as this a quality airline.

• WestJet Airlines
  www.westjet.com
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  WestJet Airlines

   

  Westjet Airlines is a low cost airline and the second largest in Canada, with its headquarters in Calgary,Alberta. The airline was founded recently in 1996 and one of the few airlines now without the presence of unions. In the early period of the airline the destination routes were all in Western Canada and gave the reason for the name of the company. Westjet Airlines has made good progress increasing the number of destinations and the growth of passengers numbers travelling, over the recent years. This improvement has resulted in recognition by the airline industry, with highly respected awards. At the 2011 Skytrax's World Airline Awards in Paris, Westjet Airlines came runner up for Best Low-Cost Airline in North America and also the 3rd Best Domestic Airline in North America.

  Westjet Airlines is considered a 4 star airline, with an aircraft fleet of 96 planes (Aug 2011) and travelling to 71 destinations. The aircraft fleet is quite new but there are plans to replace and increase the current aircraft fleet. The safety record is good, although there have been several incidents in recent years, with a small number of minor injuries.There is only one category of ticket available on flights - Economy Class.

  The cabin service and conditions are good, although the handling of delays and cancellations does not score as high. The Inflight Entertainment offered includes satellite TV and other TV channels shown on individual monitors. The airline's website is user friendly, with good access to attractive fares.

  This airline has become popular with passengers with a limited budget as it offers good value in airfares and service.

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