I generally prefer #AirCanada to other Canadian airlines, but one of the many faults it has is what I called “delayed delays”.
You look at the board for your flight: no delays. So you go to the gate. App says boarding in 5 minutes. You, like everyone, lines up. Check the inbound flight: not arrived. 🤔
Board time comes and goes: no update. They start boarding 1-5 minutes before scheduled takeoff. As you get on the plane, they issue a 30 min delay.
Were they expecting magic instant boarding?
Kyle Davis
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2026-02-09 18:32:25 UTC
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