Air Canada voted top airline in Canada and North America in global survey of business travelers
Global Traveler Magazine Awards based on survey of more than 25,000 readers
MONTREAL, Dec. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada has been voted the Best
Airline in Canada and the Best Airline in North America by the readers of
Global Traveler magazine in an international survey of business travelers.
"We are excited and proud to receive this important recognition from
customers who travel most frequently and are in a position to best compare
Air Canada's products and services with those of its peers. Clearly customers
appreciate our on-board amenities, including our new and refurbished cabin
interiors, and our consolidated hub at Toronto, which makes it easy for
travelers to connect seamlessly between domestic, transborder and
international flights to destinations throughout our global network," said
Ben Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. "Mostly,
this award is testament to the hard work of Air Canada's employees and their
dedication to offering our customers a superior product."
The Global Traveler Reader Survey Awards are based on the responses of
more than 25,000 readers of Global Traveler Magazine. Global Traveler readers
are frequent premium travelers who average 32 round-trip flights a year, with
96 per cent traveling in first or business class regularly.
Air Canada has renewed its international and North American fleets with
new Boeing 777 and Embraer aircraft. Air Canada has completed a major
refurbishment program of its existing fleets to offer all customers brand new
seats and personal entertainment systems at each seat, fleet wide on North
American and international routes. New fleet-wide amenities include digital
quality in-seat monitors with touch-screen controls offering a wide selection
of audio and video on demand programming, standard in-seat power within reach
of every customer and industry leading lie-flat beds in Executive First
suites, Air Canada's international business class service.
In addition, Air Canada customers benefit from a simplified airport
experience for connecting between U.S.-Canada transborder flights and either
domestic Canada or international overseas flights world wide, via new
facilities all under one roof at its main Toronto hub.
Montréal-based Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air
transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 170 destinations on five
continents. Canada's flag carrier is the 13th largest commercial airline in
the world and serve s 33 million customers annually. Air Canada is a founding
member of Star Alliance, providing the world's most comprehensive air
transportation network for Canadian domestic, transborder and international
travel. Air Canada aircraft offer customers individualized seatback in-flight
entertainment systems with hundreds of hours of digital audio-visual
entertainment.
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Global Traveler Magazine Awards based on survey of more than 25,000 readers
MONTREAL, Dec. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada has been voted the Best
Airline in Canada and the Best Airline in North America by the readers of
Global Traveler magazine in an international survey of business travelers.
"We are excited and proud to receive this important recognition from
customers who travel most frequently and are in a position to best compare
Air Canada's products and services with those of its peers. Clearly customers
appreciate our on-board amenities, including our new and refurbished cabin
interiors, and our consolidated hub at Toronto, which makes it easy for
travelers to connect seamlessly between domestic, transborder and
international flights to destinations throughout our global network," said
Ben Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. "Mostly,
this award is testament to the hard work of Air Canada's employees and their
dedication to offering our customers a superior product."
The Global Traveler Reader Survey Awards are based on the responses of
more than 25,000 readers of Global Traveler Magazine. Global Traveler readers
are frequent premium travelers who average 32 round-trip flights a year, with
96 per cent traveling in first or business class regularly.
Air Canada has renewed its international and North American fleets with
new Boeing 777 and Embraer aircraft. Air Canada has completed a major
refurbishment program of its existing fleets to offer all customers brand new
seats and personal entertainment systems at each seat, fleet wide on North
American and international routes. New fleet-wide amenities include digital
quality in-seat monitors with touch-screen controls offering a wide selection
of audio and video on demand programming, standard in-seat power within reach
of every customer and industry leading lie-flat beds in Executive First
suites, Air Canada's international business class service.
In addition, Air Canada customers benefit from a simplified airport
experience for connecting between U.S.-Canada transborder flights and either
domestic Canada or international overseas flights world wide, via new
facilities all under one roof at its main Toronto hub.
Montréal-based Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air
transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 170 destinations on five
continents. Canada's flag carrier is the 13th largest commercial airline in
the world and serve s 33 million customers annually. Air Canada is a founding
member of Star Alliance, providing the world's most comprehensive air
transportation network for Canadian domestic, transborder and international
travel. Air Canada aircraft offer customers individualized seatback in-flight
entertainment systems with hundreds of hours of digital audio-visual
entertainment.
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