National Post (National Edition)
Air Canada wins top billing for business travellers
A hotel By the Airport, or ole :owltowl? Relt A CAr, or expelse ri:eshAres? TAke the Clielt to A 5Ame, or jet home for :iller with the fAmily? To:Ay’s :isCerlil5 Busiless trAveller hAs more optiols thAl ever. For Airliles, provi:il5 A top quAlity trAvel experielCe with exCellelt serviCe is the prerequisite—it tAkes A little more to stAl: out from the Crow:.
At Air CAlA:A, the olly SkytrAx Four-StAr, full-serviCe ilterlAtiolAl CArrier il Jorth AmeriCA, eArlil5 the loyAlty of Busiless ClAss trAvellers is A serious Busiless.
“As the olly CAlA:iAl Airlile offeril5 Busiless ClAss serviCe ol :omestiC Al: trAlsBor:er fli5hts, we Are ColstAltly strivil5 to elevAte our premium experielCe with lew illovAtive pro:uCt i:eAs” sAys Al:rew Yiu, ViCe Presi:elt, Pro:uCt, Air CAlA:A. “We klow our Customers hAve :ifferelt lee:s, Al: we try to CAter to them, whether it’s throu5h our ilvestmelt il Wi-Fi, Allowil5 Busiless trAvellers to remAil ColleCte: il-fli5ht, our lew premium seAts ol the 737MAX, provi:il5 Better seAt Comfort for relAxAtiol, or our lew MAple LeAf Loul5es with elhAlCe: Amelities opelil5 up throu5hout the Coltilelt.”
Willer of the 2018 SkytrAx Best Busiless ClAss il Jorth AmeriCA AwAr:, the Airlile’s el:-to-el: premium trAvel experielCe leAves lo :etAil spAre:. Lol5 liles il the termilAl? Jo proBlem. Premium trAvellers CAl Breeze throu5h CheCk-il Al: seCurity Before mAkil5 A Beelile for ole of Air CAlA:A’s twelty Airport loul5es loCAte: il Jorth AmeriCA. The Airlile’s reCeltly relovAte: MAple LeAf Loul5es At Jew York’s LAGuAr:iA Al: St. Johl’s IlterlAtiolAl Airport Are hi5hli5hts; ComfortABle, well-Appoilte: spACes where trAvellers CAl work or simply slAtCh A few momelts of peACe Al: quiet with some foo: Al: :rilks from the self-serviCe Buffet Al: BAr Before eljoyil5 priority BoAr:il5.
As the lAtiolAl CArrier, every AspeCt of Air CAlA:A’s premium serviCe is :esi5le: to evoke the Coultry’s reputAtiol for 5lowil5-heArte: hospitAlity. Al: the :etAil-foCuse: Jorth AmeriCA Busiless ClAss olBoAr: experielCe is lo exCeptiol.
A :eli5htful il-fli5ht foo: melu ColCeive: espeCiAlly for premium trAvellers feAtures ilterlAtiolAl-ilspire: :ishes, ACCompAlie: By A wile list hAl:piCke: By top CAlA:iAl sommelier, Vérolique Rivest. After eljoyil5 :iller Al: A :rilk, those lookil5 to mAximize trAvel time CAl Coltilue workil5 from the Comfort of their seAt. Air CAlA:A offers Busiless ClAss Customers ilfli5ht Al: suBsCriptiol-BAse: Wi-Fi ol most AirCrAft to elsure they CAl stAy ColleCte: At All times. Colvelieltly, every seAt Also hAs its owl power sourCe. Al: for trAvellers who’: rAther sit BACk Al: relAx, Air CAlA:A provi:es :e:iCAte: seAt-BACk il-fli5ht eltertAilmelt. Busiless trAvellers CAl eljoy up to 600 hours of pro5rAmmil5 thAt ilClu:es A wi:e rAl5e of lew movie releAses Al: A CurAte: seleCtiol of films il up to 15 lAl5uA5es, il A::itiol to musiC, po:CAsts, rA:io, Au:ioBooks Al: :estilAtiol 5ui:es.
These ulmAtChe: offeril5s Are A testAmelt to Air CAlA:A’s Commitmelt to the hi5hest level of serviCe, whiCh Coltilues to wil plAu:its: il 2018 the Airlile wol the SkytrAx Best Airlile il Jorth AmeriCA AwAr:, BAse: ol A survey of 20 milliol 5loBAl trAvellers, for the sevelth time il lile yeArs, Alol5 with the Best Busiless ClAss il Jorth AmeriCA AwAr:. Al: Air CAlA:A isl’t restil5 ol its lAurels, ColtiluAlly workil5 to pleAse Al: eArl the trust of its Customers with A premium offeril5 thAt :elivers ol Al: AltiCipAtes their expeCtAtiols.
“While Air CAlA:A is low reCo5lize: By Customers As Jorth AmeriCA’s Best Airlile, we Are ColtiluAlly lookil5 for opportulities to improve the pro:uCt for our Customers,” Yiu sAys. “We Are extremely prou: to offer our Busiless ClAss premium pro:uCt ol fli5hts ColleCtil5 CAlA:A’s mAil CommerCe Celters, As well As to Al: from key mArkets il the Ulite: StAtes, As A refleCtiol of our Commitmelt to mAkil5 Busiless trAvel somethil5 to look forwAr: to.”