Air Canada to impose $65/way surcharge for firearms handling

trinity · Post by **trinity** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:52 pm

http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/ ... .html#r2s1

I just received notice of this. This is terrible! We need to write to Air Canada and let them know how disappointed we are to find this surcharge.

Westjet does not have this charge.

Write to:

Robert Milton, CEO
Air Canada
PO Box 14000
Postal Station Airport
Dorval QC
H4Y 1H4

Jose Rossy · Post by **Jose Rossy** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:18 pm

Better yet, DON'T fly Air Canada. Fly with someone else or drive.

Then send the ticket stub or receipt showing the fare spent on someone else's airline to Air Canada's CEO. Do that each and every time you fly.

Money is the only thing they understand.

Richard H · Post by **Richard H** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:16 am

Jose Rossy wrote:Better yet, DON'T fly Air Canada. Fly with someone else or drive.

Then send the ticket stub or receipt showing the fare spent on someone else's airline to Air Canada's CEO. Do that each and every time you fly.

Money is the only thing they understand.

It's hard to get to Europe from Canada by car. Due to the great American Form 6 it's next to impossible to fly a US carrier to Europe because they all connect in the States and you can't get a permit to allow your firearms to transit the US. So your suggestion really doesn't work. As for flying within Canada I don't think hardly anyone uses them now as their fares are always the highest and Westjet is way more firearm friend ly and cheaper to boot.

RobStubbs · Post by **RobStubbs** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:16 am

Richard H wrote: It's hard to get to Europe froom Canada by car. Do to yhr great American Form 6 it's next to impossible to fly a US carrier to Europe because they all connect in the States and you can't get a permit to allow your firearms to transit the US. So your suggestion really doesn't work. As for flying within Canada I don't think hardly anyone uses them now as their fares are always the highest and Westjet is way more firearm friend ly and cheaper to boot.

Just a guess but I suspect British Airways flies into Canada as do a lot of other airlines. Pick one of those that doesn't surcharge.

Rob.

Richard H · Post by **Richard H** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:28 am

RobStubbs wrote:
Richard H wrote: It's hard to get to Europe froom Canada by car. Do to yhr great American Form 6 it's next to impossible to fly a US carrier to Europe because they all connect in the States and you can't get a permit to allow your firearms to transit the US. So your suggestion really doesn't work. As for flying within Canada I don't think hardly anyone uses them now as their fares are always the highest and Westjet is way more firearm friend ly and cheaper to boot.
Just a guess but I suspect British Airways flies into Canada as do a lot of other airlines. Pick one of those that doesn't surcharge.

Rob.

Question seeing as all the BA flights connect in London and England is so firearm friendly what if any problems are there transiting England with firearms?

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:24 am

Richard H wrote:Question seeing as all the BA flights connect in London and England is so firearm friendly what if any problems are there transiting England with firearms?

Nightmare, especially with pistols which would need to remain airside.

If you want to go elsewhere in Europe then we are not short of airlines on this side of the Atlantic. A very quick check on the www shows KLM, Swiss, Air France & Lufthansa offering direct flights from Canada to Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris and Frankfurt respectively. I am sure there will be others.

I don't know how they stack up on price and routes but there are certainly alternatives to Air Canada.

Richard H · Post by **Richard H** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:08 pm

David Levene wrote:
Richard H wrote:Question seeing as all the BA flights connect in London and England is so firearm friendly what if any problems are there transiting England with firearms?
Nightmare, especially with pistols which would need to remain airside.

If you want to go elsewhere in Europe then we are not short of airlines on this side of the Atlantic. A very quick check on the www shows KLM, Swiss, Air France & Lufthansa offering direct flights from Canada to Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris and Frankfurt respectively. I am sure there will be others.

I don't know how they stack up on price and routes but there are certainly alternatives to Air Canada.

Lufthansa is actually Air Canada on this side, they are Star Alliance so I don't know how the fees would be handled. Once one starts getting away with I can see the others following suit.

Jose Rossy · Post by **Jose Rossy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:00 pm

Richard H wrote:It's hard to get to Europe from Canada by car.

How often do you go there?

RobStubbs · Post by **RobStubbs** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:14 am

In the UK some of our budget airlines surcharge, some refuse to carry firearms. I would however do my best to find non surcharging alternatives as long as the overall price didn't become too expensive.

Rob.