Ah, the perils of airline codesharing! That’s the questionable but widespread practice of claiming another airline’s flight is yours. And it doesn’t always benefit the passenger, as Brad Albing will tell you.
AIR CANADA
Christianna Kreiss thought she would be flying to India with her family a few weeks ago. Instead, she spent hours in Pittsburgh, trying to sort out a messy airline reservation that involved Air Canada, Lufthansa and Orbitz.
Do airlines suddenly care about their customers? Well, it may be a bit premature to say they all do, but some of them seem to be making a serious effort. And I’m not just talking about British Airways, which has promised to compensate victims of its latest fare error.
Once in a blue moon, you come across a hard-luck story with a happy ending that involves an airline doing something nice for a passenger, even though it doesn’t have to. Nancy Pearson’s story of trying to get to Toronto for a surprise birthday party is one of them.
Air Canada’s customer service reputation is somewhere between “OK” and “fine,” according to passengers. There are few horror stories to report, and the ones that I hear are usually addressed quickly and to the customer’s satisfaction. Nevertheless, these contacts may be useful, in the event that your horror story gets overlooked.
Elliott is consumer advocate 
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