AC sends little boy to Disney World.
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acidgambit
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Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
C'mon.... you're only getting part of the story...
ACA took this kids wheelchair apart for shipping, and then was unable to put it back together again on the other side. And wouldn't tell the family how long they were going to be without it. Poor kid was in NY for a charity fundraiser to raise money to upgrade his house so that he could die at home.
ACA dropped the ball on this one entirely. And only when the media caught wind of it and it started to explode did they do anything about it.
What would be "Good for Air Canada," is bankruptcy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10895108
ACA took this kids wheelchair apart for shipping, and then was unable to put it back together again on the other side. And wouldn't tell the family how long they were going to be without it. Poor kid was in NY for a charity fundraiser to raise money to upgrade his house so that he could die at home.
ACA dropped the ball on this one entirely. And only when the media caught wind of it and it started to explode did they do anything about it.
What would be "Good for Air Canada," is bankruptcy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10895108
Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
Family disputed Air Canada account
Peter Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for Air Canada, said in an email to CBC News that Air Canada had "immediately" sent the broken chair out for repairs.
"We also supplied a manual wheelchair and later in the evening an electric wheelchair for his use in the interim.
"Once we learned the replacement chair was inadequate, we got in contact with the family to see what we could do for them. Because the chair is custom-made, it is difficult to get it repaired or replaced quickly, but we are doing all we can."
The Bawn camp quickly disputed that account.
Stratten said the Air Canada response has "so many lies it's not even funny.
"They did not send an electric wheelchair last night, there was one sitting in the lobby this morning that was not adequate. We were never told it was there," he said in an email. "They never called to say it, they never called after hearing it was inadequate and the replacement that just got here is a scooter people use to go shopping, and is worse than the first."
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/0 ... z0yrIvYKVd
Peter Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for Air Canada, said in an email to CBC News that Air Canada had "immediately" sent the broken chair out for repairs.
"We also supplied a manual wheelchair and later in the evening an electric wheelchair for his use in the interim.
"Once we learned the replacement chair was inadequate, we got in contact with the family to see what we could do for them. Because the chair is custom-made, it is difficult to get it repaired or replaced quickly, but we are doing all we can."
The Bawn camp quickly disputed that account.
Stratten said the Air Canada response has "so many lies it's not even funny.
"They did not send an electric wheelchair last night, there was one sitting in the lobby this morning that was not adequate. We were never told it was there," he said in an email. "They never called to say it, they never called after hearing it was inadequate and the replacement that just got here is a scooter people use to go shopping, and is worse than the first."
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/0 ... z0yrIvYKVd
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aroundthewing
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Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
So tell us Mr. ATC, how do you really feel about Big Red !!pto wrote: The best part of my day is listening to AC Mini-bus drivers whining.
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S-Critical Haircut
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Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
Out of curiosity, what year did we PFO you?pto wrote: What would be "Good for Air Canada," is bankruptcy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10895108
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LeadingEdge
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Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
PTO, do you have the guts to post the name of your Company? I would like to know who to bypass with my hard earned AC dollars in the future...pto wrote:C'mon.... you're only getting part of the story...
What would be "Good for Air Canada," is bankruptcy.
Go on, you can do it.
Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
LeadingEdge wrote: PTO, do you have the guts to post the name of your Company? I would like to know who to bypass with my hard earned AC dollars in the future...
Go on, you can do it.
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LeadingEdge
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Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
I had a feeling that you were a civil servant, albeit, and indirect one. So here we have an individual in the public service calling for the demise of a private sector company... One that ostensibly pays half of your salary. Perhaps ,you should practice what you preach and engage in some customer care. I can guarantee you, that without AC, a lot of ATC would be redundant.pto wrote:LeadingEdge wrote: PTO, do you have the guts to post the name of your Company? I would like to know who to bypass with my hard earned AC dollars in the future...
Go on, you can do it.Feel free to bypass me. I'm ATC. Do all the VFR flying you want for free.
Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
PTO,pto wrote:LeadingEdge wrote: PTO, do you have the guts to post the name of your Company? I would like to know who to bypass with my hard earned AC dollars in the future...
Go on, you can do it.Feel free to bypass me. I'm ATC. Do all the VFR flying you want for free.
You still haven't answered the question. What year did you get PFO'd from Air Canada?
Re: AC sends little boy to Disney World.
I wasn't ever looking to work for big red.


