Yes. Not only are the taxes becoming obscene, the travel inconviences now take the pleasure of the expereince of traveling by air.
I used to be a commercial pilot in Australia (and the mid east for that matter), and I have noticed first hand the difference. I would not want to be crew any more either... I can't imagine the impact on the whole tour of duty since 9/11.
I have'nt flown out of YVR since last year (I was a controller at Langley tower for a while), but I can imagine it is a mess of line ups etc these days. I am so glad to be out of the aviation business.
My mom is also about to board an Air Canada flight to the UK via YVR and YYZ.
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