have to disagree, i have flown with them numerous times in the winter UK to canada.. dont know where you got that information but its wrong. all that happens is it changes to monarch for the winter season.. and i always book online..
plus some of my friends have been checking flights for dec/jan and they are there on the website.


as for people moaning about one bag, thats not the airline, thats international airport security rules. even the most expensive airlines are 1 hand luggage only... last week mine must have been 12kg plus and a huge bag and no one even asked me about it. so the 5kg limit is not enforced...

Depends what airline you go with, I was charged nothing outbound but $200 inbound, the cases weighed exactly the same in both directions, nothing added, nothing removed.

It all depends on the mood of the employee.

Oh, er, sorry KittyKer, but i got my "information" from the Canadian affair website when i tried to book flights for ourselves (UK to Canada) in winter 2004/5 and then again when we wanted to book flights for my MIL to fly to UK last Nov and to come this year for christmas. OK.
If they are flying throughout the winter now then it's news to me, they didn't used to.

we have flown in both january 05 and october 06 with canadian affair, it was with airtransat airline , both booked on line, no problems booking and very cheap!! we always fly with them we went July 07 too we used Gatwick to toronto and manchester for the last two.

Well maybe they just don't fly to calgary then

ive got next years brochure in front of me now and they only give dates or may to October sorry but the web site gives you an online brochure. oh and ive just read that they will price match any flight that is within 4 hours of their dep times on the same day with same route! with a printed quote that is.

I'll quite happily fly with Air Transat direct, just not Canadian Affair.

i have flown with Canadian affair manchester to calgary in the winter pleanty of times since 2000.

they have always flown in the winter. used to be with Canada 3000 before they went bust in 2001.

i flew to Calgary twice last winter with Canadian affair. first at christmas time. second in jan. then again in April just on the changeover to summer..

their website doesnt always show all the flights. sometimes its best to call..

if they dont fly through winter, then ive done well to get here as ive never been to calgary in anytime other than winter over the last 8 years or so. every time with Canadian affair.

Argument's easily resolved by a quick trip to their website....

[2 minutes pass]

....yep, they fly during winter

Hi
In all fairness they only started this winter,Air transat, as I had to fly B.A. last year 'cos they weren't flying then poor memaybe they judt did not fly all the way to Van. then

Hi
just a quick question how can you get to air transat without going through Canadian affair, I've tried but never managed, even through the Air transat website

Oh another question does anyone one know how to book Canadian flights from England, but still pay Canadian prices, which seem to be cheaper because they don't pay as much tax?

Thanks
Von

Well, the answer to both questions is get a friend in Canada to book for you, and post you the tickets. Sorry!

Winter flights must be pretty new, because the charters all used to stop into and out of Vancouver at the end of October, start up again the following spring. Now I see their schedule goes right through the winter, though limited. I'll still stick with BA though!

oh well, i have my answer. arrived at gatwick airport to be told flight delayed 13 hours. currently all passengers in either hilton or sofitel hotels. with 8 cases and 2 tired kids it was the last thing we needed, but on the bright side i get to see rugby world cup final now!!

Chris