Four times you WON’T get any compensation for a cancelled flight this summer

Four times you WON’T get any compensation for a cancelled flight this summer

A LOT of passengers assume that they’re entitled to some form of compensation whenever their flight is cancelled, or just delayed for a long period of time. However, that sadly isn’t always the case – and passengers can be left disappointed when their compensation claims are rejected by the airlines, due to “extraordinary circumstances”. 5 … Read more

‘Give us $600 and also we hate you’: WestJet’s new UltraBasic fare gets roasted online

‘Give us 0 and also we hate you’: WestJet’s new UltraBasic fare gets roasted online

If there’s anything people can agree on these days, it’s that flying sucks. And between the delays and cancellations, extreme turbulence, and jets literally falling apart in the sky, it seems that some people have had about enough of flying experiences getting ostensibly worse instead of better. Which may partially explain the online roasting of WestJet’s new UltraBasic fare, where … Read more

Telecom services still too expensive, industry minister says

Telecom services still too expensive, industry minister says

Canadians are still paying too much for telecom services, the industry minister said Thursday, one day after Rogers Communications said it was raising the cost of some of its wireless phone plans. Rogers said Wednesday it would hike the cost of some of its wireless plans for non-contract customers. Bell is also reportedly increasing some of its existing wireless phone … Read more