Tough Times To Book Travel

[airswift]

Airswift, thanks for the heads up. I actually had called WJ last week to try to get some more information, the flights that I am looking at for Friday in December are only at 20% capacity right now. Looks like they are funnelling us to Saturday and Sunday flights. At least those have been going, so I might have to readjust come November once I see their latest update. Still holding out hope that the Calgary directs will happen, fingers crossed.

Met some folks from the west who took the red eye to TO and picked up ws2702 south. Not the best but doable. Not sure about your return with the 14 day and the connecting flight. Good luck.

[stonyplainclint]

Airswift, we are supposed to fly on a Friday and return on a Saturday. We could goto a Saturday to Saturday but seems so short especially coming from the west. Plus we need to get to Toronto first.

Fingers crossed!

[airswift]

stonyplainclint, Keep checking their web site, flights Toronto to Mobay and you will see if they are continuing to cancel Fri flights. Hard decision.

[dash]

All airlines are stressed to the max. After years of pocketing huge profits, they have fallen on bad bad times, facing closure. The key for their survival is flight management, forecasting loads is a prime task. So, fewer flights, with last minute equipment changes are now normal, frustrating passengers. While weekday flights to MBJ are often cancelled, the weekend flights have been run with larger more efficient aircraft. (ie:B787-A330). This doe's not help with planning vacations but in these times nothing is normal. In the future you may see more cancellations and also see non stop flights turning into one or two stop flights. But hopefully next fall, returning to normal. There is hope!!

[airswift]

All airlines are stressed to the max. After years of pocketing huge profits, they have fallen on bad bad times, facing closure. The key for their survival is flight management, forecasting loads is a prime task. So, fewer flights, with last minute equipment changes are now normal, frustrating passengers. While weekday flights to MBJ are often cancelled, the weekend flights have been run with larger more efficient aircraft. (ie:B787-A330). This doe's not help with planning vacations but in these times nothing is normal. In the future you may see more cancellations and also see non stop flights turning into one or two stop flights. But hopefully next fall, returning to normal. There is hope!!

All well and good, I understand that. Whats not well and good is keeping your money after they cancel you flight.

[dash]

All well and good, I understand that. Whats not well and good is keeping your money after they cancel you flight.

Agreed. Unfortunately if they are forced to refund all, they could probably claim bankruptcy, and we would see nothing. Not fair, especially after all the profit taking in the past....

[airswift]

Agreed. Unfortunately if they are forced to refund all, they could probably claim bankruptcy, and we would see nothing. Not fair, especially after all the profit taking in the past....

They continued to sell flights all summer knowing there was a good chance they would have to cancel and keep your money. Who else could get away with that.

[brownsd54]

stonyplainclint, Keep checking their web site, flights Toronto to Mobay and you will see if they are continuing to cancel Fri flights. Hard decision.

Further to West Jet (WJ) and cancellations, another good point would be to check the mobile app often. WJ seems to like to send notifications of an itinerary change when one flight lands 6 minutes later than on the itinerary but when it comes to cancelled flights they don't put that on the web, or even notify you via email. March the 21st when the world changed forever, we never got an email saying our flight out of MoBay was cancelled and in fact WJ was still selling fares back to Canada for March and April. Wife and I changed out April departure to March 22nd just because our esteemed leader JT told us to come home. The 22nd flight was listed and they took our money but March 21st our neighbour downstairs said all flights after midnight on the 21st were cancelled. I went back on the website and WJ was still selling tickets for March/April but when we checked the mobile app it said all flights were cancelled. This left us scrambling to get off the island. At 9AM we got a flight to Toronto for 1 PM same day.
Check the mobile app often.

[airswift]

Further to West Jet (WJ) and cancellations, another good point would be to check the mobile app often. WJ seems to like to send notifications of an itinerary change when one flight lands 6 minutes later than on the itinerary but when it comes to cancelled flights they don't put that on the web, or even notify you via email. March the 21st when the world changed forever, we never got an email saying our flight out of MoBay was cancelled and in fact WJ was still selling fares back to Canada for March and April. Wife and I changed out April departure to March 22nd just because our esteemed leader JT told us to come home. The 22nd flight was listed and they took our money but March 21st our neighbour downstairs said all flights after midnight on the 21st were cancelled. I went back on the website and WJ was still selling tickets for March/April but when we checked the mobile app it said all flights were cancelled. This left us scrambling to get off the island. At 9AM we got a flight to Toronto for 1 PM same day.
Check the mobile app often.

On their web site select flights Toronto to Mobay. Don't enter the departure date. Click on it and it will show available departures. Right now they are still selling weekday flights in Nov. Don't count on it.

[stonyplainclint]

Airswift, that is what we usually do our of Edmonton. Midnight run and then 2702. This year it’s harder to do, thus Calgary might be the way to get that connection. But there is a slight chance of that direct via Calgary. The airlines have jacked our flight via Toronto which is a head shaker.

Soon come is still in our future though.