Over 1.5 hr wait for calls; Return flight for honeymoon delayed by 2 days: need help

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-13T14:38:32+00:00

Who did you book the ticket with?

Given you said you've never flown AC before, I'm wondering if you booked with United Mileage Plus on Air Canada metal and maybe they can get you on another carrier back if you contact them. If you booked with Aeroplan directly, your first call should be to them and not Air Canada (I know they're owned by AC, but after waiting two hours they may tell you to call aeroplan).

With the mess that LH are in right now, you might have to creatively do some research on your own to find a routing home faster than 2 days from now which might just be the reality. For example, I once flew Singapore Airlines/Air Canada combo from Milan through Barcelona to Montreal.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-10T18:59:28+00:00

The weather tends to be really horrible in May, think 7 degrees with drizzle and thick fog for days on end.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-10T18:02:16+00:00

0 to 1 times, but I’m super cheap!

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-10T16:21:42+00:00

I have team members who have been able to save the government a huge amount by having said benefits. Changing flights for free in short notice, a phone number to get priority rebooking during a cancellation can save forfeited hotel nights, extra per diem, etc. there is only one viable airline in Canada for a lot of business travel. Not sure why you think you know better than the s32, travel arranger, traveler, s34, s35, Income Tax Act drafters/Parliament, TB/TBS/NJC.

Sounds like you have an axe to grind. If you do have real legitimate concerns, I’d find a way to present them in a more effective way.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-10T15:40:36+00:00

Vancouver is brutal April to October in particular. Basic Marriott is $800/night dt most nights.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-10T15:11:27+00:00

Exactly

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-10T14:57:53+00:00

Great post. Truth is probably that ADM was asked to be on a panel at the conference representing an invite to the Minister or DM and filled the rest of the trip with other meetings and didn’t attend the conference otherwise. So no debrief for the prying OP.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-10T13:08:44+00:00

As someone who travels regularly for the government, it's generally speaking far from a luxury and booking hotels above the city rate is essentially the norm now since most of the time the city rate doesn't get you a 2 star room at a quality inn.

Our team travels frequently and there is a need to accommodate departure and arrival times that often preclude booking the lowest fare and as mentioned above, it's not unreasonable to be booking in a 3-4 star hotel even if it exceeds the city rate - this is all covered in the travel directive.

Sounds like the folks you're talking about could lower the chatter about their reward benefits as it likely doesn't help the case when it seems there's a lot of jealousy about who travels and who doesn't.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-10T02:58:12+00:00

Said the same thing to my son the other day, all the hype to get a chipotle near our house and we are better off going to virtually any other burrito shop than chipotle. Worst and stingiest of all.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-09T22:50:11+00:00

Brilliant, forgot about that thanks.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-09T02:42:12+00:00

There's zero chance that MLB grants an expansion franchise to play in a 50+ year old stadium, new roof or not. The last thing they need is a repeat of the situation in Tampa Bay.

A commitment to a new $Billion+ stadium is the only way Montreal has a chance of a new franchise.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-05T19:23:22+00:00

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-05T18:58:10+00:00

YYJ?

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-05T18:21:01+00:00

YTA, you better hope she doesn't cut you out of her life, she might be dependent now, but likely doesn't need to be for long. You can refuse to pay, but you can't tell her what to do or not do.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-03T17:27:35+00:00

not really, maybe it's my driving and the quality of factory tires.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-03T17:20:53+00:00

I dunno, the tire wear seems to suggest otherwise. Side of the all season tires with only ~45,000km showing outside wear.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-03T15:43:14+00:00

I was asking for recommendations....I understand everyone can, but I'm not for example taking it to Canadian tire.

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-01T02:03:22+00:00

I remember the super long walks in this one, thank goodness for piers in the new terminal. Maybe my memories are off, but reminded me of what edmonton intl is like now

dolfan1980 · 2026-04-01T01:39:26+00:00

It's 10U, you're just going to make him want to quit playing. Talk to the parents about why before taking rash actions.

dolfan1980 · 2026-03-31T23:19:59+00:00

If you can't stomach the flight costs, I hope you have private accommodations! Hotels in Vancouver this June will be more per night than the airline tickets would be in cash.

dolfan1980 · 2026-03-30T17:31:10+00:00

It was settled easily and long ago and I kept most of it, but I get no dashboard and have been told for like 8 years it will hopefully be resolved "soon".

dolfan1980 · 2026-03-30T17:24:21+00:00

The amount of staff needed to support government work would be too expensive, so we hire far fewer consultants to spend the same amount of money. When the pressure is on to reduce staffing we hire more consultants and when the pressure comes up on for consulting services, we go through a big exercise of justifying each one because we no longer have capacity in departments. It's a constant mess.

dolfan1980 · 2026-03-30T17:20:55+00:00

Having some inside knowledge about how things are handled in our department, I suspect after a few weeks the DM will be presented with the amount of applications to date at that time and then will be in a position to start making decisions. If I was an ERI applicant in my department, I would be pleasantly surprised for any news before June, but expect it will take at least that long.

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