Air Canada - Letter campaign.

[bushman]

Not sure if this would work? What if every, fisherman/woman, hunter,vacationer, business traveller and anyone so inclined,all across Canada ,contacted Air Canada?? Be it by phone, fax,email or letters. A couple hundred inquiries to them would mean nothing, a couple thousand they might notice, a hundred thousand or more would be guaranteed to get their attention.

I currently have a trip to Jamaica booked with them in September. Piss-s me off now that I have to fly with them. This will be my last trip with them, I will use other carriers. Not that I am a big traveller compared to some,once , maybe twice some years. On most if not all vacations, I end up talking hunting and or fishing with several Canadians.

I think the ban was mostly symbolic and a feel good reaction from Air Canada.

If if they were inundated with reactionary correspondence, they might just take notice!!

Might garner some attention, might not. I feel better anyway getting my two pis-- d off cents weighed in on the subject.

[seabast]

I know what you mean and I feel the same but no worry.
The ban won't last very long, a lot of African Trophy hunter are in the Forbes list, they own companies that use those airline so they will put some pressure on them. I wouldn't even be surprised that some of the key people running those airlines are hunters too. Just a matter of time before everything go back to normal, but we need to stop talking about it or no one will forget about the all story.

[terrym]

I think the amount of people affected by this would barely fill a few charter flights in a year. From a pure $$/numbers view writing off Safari hunters is probably good business to an airline. Sad but reality.

[bushman]

I think the amount of people affected by this would barely fill a few charter flights in a year. From a pure $$/numbers view writing off Safari hunters is probably good business to an airline. Sad but reality.

I agree terrym,those directly affected would be a minority. I'm just saying if they heard from several thousand people chastising and ridiculing them, they might take notice. Doesn't have to be from safari hunters. But if it came from all walks of life it might have some clout. As I stated before, hunters, fishers, skiers, travellers and business people,and friends and families of all the aforementioned,standing up for another group, it should at least raise a few eyebrows.

I doubt it will ever come to fruition!! Just a noble thought and would love to see it happen and see their reaction!!

Maybe Ezra Levant would take them on , lol. Cheers everyone!

[terrym]

Ezra for PM !!!!!!!!

[KMG Canada]

Bushman, I will likely draft up a letter sometime today, because I think it is the right thing to do.

Seabast, couldn't agree more the sooner it blows over the better.

terrym, I obviously have a vested interest in this although on another post I mentioned that there are workarounds to avoid Air Canada. I read that about 15,000 Americans go a year, would be curious what the Canadian numbers are, in any case not huge numbers as you have stated. What's next though US to Canada etc ...? The guys that come see us in RSA are almost always blue collar guys who dole out around 5500 Cdn for a two person safari. These guys are our bread and butter and the ones that need protection from bans which inevitably start to inflate the prices.

[terrym]

Bushman, I will likely draft up a letter sometime today, because I think it is the right thing to do.

Seabast, couldn't agree more the sooner it blows over the better.

terrym, I obviously have a vested interest in this although on another post I mentioned that there are workarounds to avoid Air Canada. I read that about 15,000 Americans go a year, would be curious what the Canadian numbers are, in any case not huge numbers as you have stated. What's next though US to Canada etc ...? The guys that come see us in RSA are almost always blue collar guys who dole out around 5500 Cdn for a two person safari. These guys are our bread and butter and the ones that need protection from bans which inevitably start to inflate the prices.

Please don't misunderstand my stance on this. I fully support legal and ethical Safari hunting. I see it as essential for both economics and conservation. I see this campaign as very well orchestrated by the antis. Media will always team up with these people and actual facts and stats will never be properly reported. I wish you well in your Safari operation.

[KMG Canada]

Terrym, I couldn't agree with you more, my intent was only to explain why I will send a letter to AC, even if it is futile. Apologies if it sounded like anything but that.

[bushman]

Ezra for PM !!!!!!!!

Wouldn't he rattle some chains!!!!??? Lmao

[seabast]

Terrym, I couldn't agree with you more, my intent was only to explain why I will send a letter to AC, even if it is futile. Apologies if it sounded like anything but that.

How easy for AC to follow the ban, they have no flight to Africa so very little to lose.....

Btw, not sure if you guys had a chance to read UPS comment "We won't bow to controversy".