Sunday, June 27, 2010

Credit where credit is due

Having started writing after a hiatus of nearly 3 weeks with a rant, I shall immediately redress it by praising Air Canada. As fine service as one could expect anywhere, and in stark contrast to what you'd get across the border, in the USA. I flew into Havana on business class (!) and was well taken care of, but also on the way back, they were very helpful with my check-in, baggage, assistance at the US immigration checkpoint in Toronto – that's right, in Toronto – and all in all, I was terribly pleased.

Does it strike anyone though that Canada might not be a real country. US immigration pre-clearance inside a Canadian airport is one thing, but the country does not have a country code – try calling it is the same international code as the US!!! Surely, this must be a pre-requisite to qualify as a real country?

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