Tears of disappointment and of shattered dreams are flowing down the cheeks of many ex-employees of the now defunct Canada 3000.
The anger of this group seems to have superceded common sense and, for reasons perhaps not that difficult to understand, they march and protest its’ (predictable) demise. Choosing to blame government instead of Canada 3000 management. Have they nothing better to do?
Humans seem to always take the easy way out. For, there is comfort in numbers. Especially, at times like these. Why this group of less than 5,000 would or should EXPECT the government to ‘make it better’ clearly illustrates how little they knew of or understood the Canadian airline industry, it’s evolution, and history. A history which has yet again, repeated itself.
How naive?
Recent events have clearly shown government intervention is not in the cards. Or was this group not paying attention?
Free market economy, investor confidence, and customer support should prevail and if Canada 3000 are to re-emerge, it should not be on the backs of the taxpayer. The Canadian traveler simply doesn’t give a stuff about WHO provides the competition and Canada 3000 is no more the object of the travelers affection than the next guy.
It’s simply a matter of price.
To suggest we need Canada 3000 is preposterous.
To suggest we need a Canada 3000 to compete with Air Canada is ridiculous.
We need instead, a carrier to do what Canada 3000 did best which was to sustain a strong and viable charter industry where they were clearly number 1. Just as Wardair should have done a little over a decade ago. The lessons however, seem not to have been learned.
Canada 3000 management have instead chosen to take their comparisons to Wardair to heart and joined them in the Hall of Famous Ex’s.
Sadly, others are likely to join them within the year.
Whatever IS this world coming to?
