For the trollsThere are many travel groups and tracking companies that rank and rate Airlines across North America.
Air Canada has consistently been ranked in top 5. Lowest being 5 and highest been 1st. In one ranking Air Transat showed up as 9th while on same site Air Canada was first. No other Canadian airlines made the cut in any other ranking. Go ahead and do a web search of North American Airlines.
Air Canada is also the largest by fleet, largest by Network, and largest by partners then any other Canadian Airlines.
Air Canada is also the largest transborder operator between USA and Canada.
There is no recession and people are paying top dollar to travel.
Retired baby boomers with house paid of and enjoying their saving grow in high interest rate markets are traveling.
Just because you cant afford air travel doesnt means others cant.