Dozens of Air Canada pilots held an informational picket at YYC Airport, as the airline cuts routes.
The airport is losing flights to Cancun, Ottawa, Halifax, Los Angeles and Honolulu. Saturday wad also the last direct flight to Frankfurt.
"United Airlines, they ratified a deal and that has them making twice as much or more than the pilots I represent at Air Canada," said Hudy. "You can easily spend $10,000 if not $100,000s before you’re at a point that you can easily earn significantly money from your skills," said President, Air Passenger Rights Gabor Lukas."The airline, as bad as it is for passengers has the right and actually has the obligation to shut down that route because an airline's primary obligation is to its shareholders to make them a profit," said Lukas.
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