Canada’s competition watchdog is scanning the skies for ways to improve the country’s air travel industry, studying whether new policies could attract more airlines to the sector and lower prices for passengers. The Competition Bureau on Monday launched its probe into the state of competition in Canada’s airline industry, which it noted in the terms … Read more
Market concentration, higher prices and a mounting tally of customer complaints are fuelling a Competition Bureau study into Canada’s airline industry. In a release Monday, the regulator said two carriers continue to dominate the skies while new airlines seem to struggle to enter the market. Domestic fares also appear “relatively high” and more and more … Read more
It should have been a routine flight: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 was scheduled to fly from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California, last month. But at 16,000 feet (4,900 metres), just minutes after takeoff, a cabin door plug blew out, exposing passengers to the air outside and sucking the shirt off one passenger. No one was … Read more
