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Canada's worst airports

  • Travel website flightnetwork.com released the results of their annual survey Canada's worst airports. Is Calgary International (above) among them? <b>Click on to find out, and leave a comment about which airport makes you seethe with rage</b>.
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    Calgary International Airport

    Travel website flightnetwork.com released the results of their annual survey Canada's worst airports. Is Calgary International (above) among them? Click on to find out, and leave a comment about which airport makes you seethe with rage.
  • <b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>1. Toronto's <b>Lester B. Pearson International Airport</b> was named the worst airport in Canada by 71.3% of those surveyed, though Flight Network CEO Naman Budhdeo pointed out that "by virtue of being the busiest and largest airport in Canada, it (Pearson) is always going to have the most complaints." The more people that come through, the more opportunities for a bad experience.
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    Lester B Pearson airport, Toronto, Canada

    Canada's Worst Airports

    1. Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport was named the worst airport in Canada by 71.3% of those surveyed, though Flight Network CEO Naman Budhdeo pointed out that "by virtue of being the busiest and largest airport in Canada, it (Pearson) is always going to have the most complaints." The more people that come through, the more opportunities for a bad experience.
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  • <b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>2. <b>Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport</b> in Montreal was a distant second, receiving 12.8% of the votes as the worst airport in the country. In 2012, it handled the third-highest passenger traffic, after Pearson and Vancouver International. (Photo: Flickr/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/husseinabdallah/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:abdallahh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">abdallahh</a>)
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    Canada's worst airports of 2013

    Canada's Worst Airports

    2. Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport in Montreal was a distant second, receiving 12.8% of the votes as the worst airport in the country. In 2012, it handled the third-highest passenger traffic, after Pearson and Vancouver International. (Photo: Flickr/abdallahh)
  • <b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>3. Despite being the only North American airport among Skytrax's <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/the-world-s-20-best-airports-slideshow/" data-ylk="slk:20 best airports in the world;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">20 best airports in the world</a>, 8.3% of survey respondents identified <b>Vancouver International Airport</b> as the worst airport in Canada. (Photo: Flickr/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmcneill/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Jeff McNeill;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Jeff McNeill</a>)
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    Canada's Worst Airports

    3. Despite being the only North American airport among Skytrax's 20 best airports in the world, 8.3% of survey respondents identified Vancouver International Airport as the worst airport in Canada. (Photo: Flickr/Jeff McNeill)
  • <b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>4. <b>The Edmonton International Airport </b> was named the worst in Canada by only 4% of respondents, but that still placed it fourth. (Photo: Flickr / <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mastermaq/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Mack Male;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Mack Male</a>)
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    Canada's worst airports of 2013

    Canada's Worst Airports

    4. The Edmonton International Airport was named the worst in Canada by only 4% of respondents, but that still placed it fourth. (Photo: Flickr / Mack Male)
  • <b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>5. And only a short flight south, <b>Calgary International Airport </b> fared slightly better than its Albertan neighbour, receiving 3.5% of the "worst" vote. (Photo by <a href="http://galeria.wyprawa.info/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Marek Slusarczyk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Marek Slusarczyk</a>)
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    Canada's worst airports of 2013

    Canada's Worst Airports

    5. And only a short flight south, Calgary International Airport fared slightly better than its Albertan neighbour, receiving 3.5% of the "worst" vote. (Photo by Marek Slusarczyk)
  • <b>Biggest headaches</b><br><br>40.2% of respondents named <b>long check-in lines</b> as their biggest pet peeve when dealing with an airport.
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    Biggest headaches

    40.2% of respondents named long check-in lines as their biggest pet peeve when dealing with an airport.
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  • <b>Biggest headaches</b><br><br>And another 28.5% pointed to long, <b>frustrating security delays</b> as the worst of all air travel frustrations.
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    Biggest headaches

    And another 28.5% pointed to long, frustrating security delays as the worst of all air travel frustrations.
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  • <b>Biggest headaches</b><br><br>Ultimately proving that all people really want to do at an airport is get out of it, 14.8% of respondents said that <b>slow baggage claim</b> is their least favourite part of the airport experience. All in all, 83.5% of respondents said that waiting, as it so often is, is the hardest part. (Photo by Flickr / <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugree/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Sugree Phatanapherom;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Sugree Phatanapherom</a>)
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    Canada's worst airports of 2013

    Biggest headaches

    Ultimately proving that all people really want to do at an airport is get out of it, 14.8% of respondents said that slow baggage claim is their least favourite part of the airport experience. All in all, 83.5% of respondents said that waiting, as it so often is, is the hardest part. (Photo by Flickr / Sugree Phatanapherom)
  • <b>Canada's most improved airport in 2013</b><br><br>For all the frustration and complaints in engenders, <b>Pearson International Airport</b> was named the most improved airport in the country by nearly half of those surveyed, followed by Vancouver International,Trudeau (Montreal) and Calgary. (It's likely no accident that those are also the four busiest airports in the country.) (Photo: Flickr / <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/canadian/?search=hellomike" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:hellomike;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">hellomike</a>)
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    Canada's worst airports 2013

    Canada's most improved airport in 2013

    For all the frustration and complaints in engenders, Pearson International Airport was named the most improved airport in the country by nearly half of those surveyed, followed by Vancouver International,Trudeau (Montreal) and Calgary. (It's likely no accident that those are also the four busiest airports in the country.) (Photo: Flickr / hellomike)
  • Take a look at Canada's international competition. This airport, for example, Kansai International, in Japan, is one of the <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/the-world-s-20-best-airports-slideshow/" data-ylk="slk:world's 20 best airports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link"><b>world's 20 best airports</b></a>.
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    Take a look at Canada's international competition. This airport, for example, Kansai International, in Japan, is one of the world's 20 best airports.
  • It may surprise you to learn that Air Canada's flight attendants stack up poorly against Cathay Pacific, whose stewardesses were among the <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/world-s-best-airlines-flight-attendants-in-2013-slideshow/" data-ylk="slk:world's best in 2013;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link"><b>world's best in 2013</b></a>.
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    It may surprise you to learn that Air Canada's flight attendants stack up poorly against Cathay Pacific, whose stewardesses were among the world's best in 2013.
    Cathay Pacific
  • Avoid getting on this Turkish plane--seriously. It was among the <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/airlines-with-world-s-best-and-worst-safety-records-slideshow/" data-ylk="slk:most dangerous airlines in the world;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link"><b>most dangerous airlines in the world</b></a> this year.
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    Avoid getting on this Turkish plane--seriously. It was among the most dangerous airlines in the world this year.
Travel website flightnetwork.com released the results of their annual survey Canada's worst airports. Is Calgary International (above) among them? <b>Click on to find out, and leave a comment about which airport makes you seethe with rage</b>.
<b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>1. Toronto's <b>Lester B. Pearson International Airport</b> was named the worst airport in Canada by 71.3% of those surveyed, though Flight Network CEO Naman Budhdeo pointed out that "by virtue of being the busiest and largest airport in Canada, it (Pearson) is always going to have the most complaints." The more people that come through, the more opportunities for a bad experience.
<b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>2. <b>Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport</b> in Montreal was a distant second, receiving 12.8% of the votes as the worst airport in the country. In 2012, it handled the third-highest passenger traffic, after Pearson and Vancouver International. (Photo: Flickr/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/husseinabdallah/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:abdallahh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">abdallahh</a>)
<b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>3. Despite being the only North American airport among Skytrax's <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/the-world-s-20-best-airports-slideshow/" data-ylk="slk:20 best airports in the world;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">20 best airports in the world</a>, 8.3% of survey respondents identified <b>Vancouver International Airport</b> as the worst airport in Canada. (Photo: Flickr/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmcneill/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Jeff McNeill;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Jeff McNeill</a>)
<b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>4. <b>The Edmonton International Airport </b> was named the worst in Canada by only 4% of respondents, but that still placed it fourth. (Photo: Flickr / <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mastermaq/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Mack Male;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Mack Male</a>)
<b>Canada's Worst Airports</b><br><br>5. And only a short flight south, <b>Calgary International Airport </b> fared slightly better than its Albertan neighbour, receiving 3.5% of the "worst" vote. (Photo by <a href="http://galeria.wyprawa.info/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Marek Slusarczyk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Marek Slusarczyk</a>)
<b>Biggest headaches</b><br><br>40.2% of respondents named <b>long check-in lines</b> as their biggest pet peeve when dealing with an airport.
<b>Biggest headaches</b><br><br>And another 28.5% pointed to long, <b>frustrating security delays</b> as the worst of all air travel frustrations.
<b>Biggest headaches</b><br><br>Ultimately proving that all people really want to do at an airport is get out of it, 14.8% of respondents said that <b>slow baggage claim</b> is their least favourite part of the airport experience. All in all, 83.5% of respondents said that waiting, as it so often is, is the hardest part. (Photo by Flickr / <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugree/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Sugree Phatanapherom;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Sugree Phatanapherom</a>)
<b>Canada's most improved airport in 2013</b><br><br>For all the frustration and complaints in engenders, <b>Pearson International Airport</b> was named the most improved airport in the country by nearly half of those surveyed, followed by Vancouver International,Trudeau (Montreal) and Calgary. (It's likely no accident that those are also the four busiest airports in the country.) (Photo: Flickr / <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/canadian/?search=hellomike" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:hellomike;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">hellomike</a>)
Take a look at Canada's international competition. This airport, for example, Kansai International, in Japan, is one of the <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/the-world-s-20-best-airports-slideshow/" data-ylk="slk:world's 20 best airports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link"><b>world's 20 best airports</b></a>.
It may surprise you to learn that Air Canada's flight attendants stack up poorly against Cathay Pacific, whose stewardesses were among the <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/world-s-best-airlines-flight-attendants-in-2013-slideshow/" data-ylk="slk:world's best in 2013;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link"><b>world's best in 2013</b></a>.
Avoid getting on this Turkish plane--seriously. It was among the <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/airlines-with-world-s-best-and-worst-safety-records-slideshow/" data-ylk="slk:most dangerous airlines in the world;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link"><b>most dangerous airlines in the world</b></a> this year.