Less than a month to go and it still hasn't quite hit me that my time in Scarborough/Toronto is running out. I have been so occupied with trip details and additional training packages over the past few weeks that it feels like I've been getting ready to leave for several months now. However the truth of the matter is I was offered the job on March 18th and I have never once looked back on my decision to accept the position.
As for flight details? I was given three options upon being hired and they are as follows: Air Canada, Northwest Airlines, and/or United Airlines. All three depart on May 9th from Toronto to Osaka, each with their own different connecting flights. My employer was kind enough to provide a contact working with JTB International (http://www.jtbi.ca/) and the travel agent there has been helpful beyond belief.
My initial choice was United Airlines since the airfare was a mere $900 compared to the $1700 Air Canada was asking for. The reason for the difference? I still don't know. Both flights are one-way economy tickets so I have no clue why there was such a huge gap. I asked a friend who worked at Air Canada and her only guess was that both Vancouver (my connecting flight) and Osaka International have high airport taxes. I wasn't willing to spend twice the amount so I thought my decision was made. Unfortunately my parents for whatever reasons believe that Air Canada is impenetrable to terrorist attacks, so they insisted I just pay for the more expensive flight. Sigh.
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THAT'S the reason you picked Air Canada? You should have booked without them knowing. I flew ZOOM -- a medium-sized sardine can -- to London and back, and it was fine. I also flew crappy RyanAir (a smaller than small sardine can) between countries in Europe, and that was fine too. I hope they gave you the extra $800.
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