Airline Market Restructuring
Michael Janigan's articles on the Airline Market restructuring have been published at the Straight Goods, an online news source or you can access them directly:
The Restructured Airline Market in Canada
Monday, Mar 12, 2001The Restructured Airline Market in Canada – A Midterm Report Nine measures to help establish a more level playing field between passengers and airlines in Canada It has been more than one year since Canada's two major airlines were merged and a little over 7 months since the federal government's response to the merger went into effect. An objective observer would have a hard ...
Turbulence ahead for Canadian air travel
Monday, Feb 19, 2001Turbluence ahead for Canadian air travel, based on US experience Deregulation itself will not bring about competition without sufficient safeguards In Canada, the barometer for how a competitive market should work is almost always the United States. When Canadian industries are forced to cut jobs, raise prices, or behave in a consumer-unfriendly manner, the usual rejoinder to public criticism ...
Permanent holding pattern for Canadian air travellers
Tuesday, Jan 30, 2001Despite advantages and perks, Air Canada fails to deliver dependable service and reasonable prices to air travellers Most air travelers have a collection of airline horror stories which are recounted with a “can you top this” flair to fellow passengers whenever contretemps occur en route. There can be little doubt that the shock value and volume of these stories were vastly ...
The airline ticket pricing game
Tuesday, Nov 30, 1999Airlines – especially Air Canada – far from transparent about average fares, lowest fares and the games they play to boost ticket revenue By: Michael Janigan Perhaps no other aspect of air travel is so filled with inaccurate and misleading information as the market place for best prices for airline tickets. It is a problem that extends beyond national borders. Consumers Union, ...