Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden has given Air Canada a verbal lashing after his son had a bad experience flying out of Toronto's Pearson Airport.
The 82-year soap star, known for his role as Victor Newman, took his rant to "X" and said the airline is not good advertising for Canada.
In his post, he explains his son wasn't allowed on his flight from Toronto to Florida.
"He was there in plenty of time for luggage to be stowed; they told him it took 3 hours to do so; obviously, he asked why it took that long!! He learned later while going through US CUSTOMS THAT IT TOOK A FRACTION THEREOF."
He continued, "In fact, customs told him your luggage is already on the plane! He again begged the people at the gate to let him on! They refused because he hadn't been there exactly 3 hours before! He then went to customer service only to encounter some very rude B!7$H!! US customs just said 'welcome to AIR CANADA'! Now, I love VISITING CANADA, but your NATIONAL AIRLINE is NOT GOOD ADVERTISING FOR YOUR COUNTRY!!!
In a follow-up post, he said, "Let me make something VERY clear! I love coming to your country, have been all over CANADA, been visiting for over 40 years, only encountered very friendly people; however, AIR CANADA is not what it could be! Haphazard service, etc! Having said that, it's a problem with a lot of "privatized" companies!
Obviously my remarks about AC have aroused a lot of reactions! Let me clarify something: I was raised from early on to be polite to people of ALL stations in life! Have NEVER taken advantage of being a somewhat familiar face, NEVER! But you come at me with a snotty or rude…
— Eric Braeden (@EBraeden) November 1, 2023
He got a huge response to his post, with people sharing their stories about the airline. However, one person had an issue with his use of the word "B!7$H!"
Braeden didn't miss a beat, responding, "Do you think your PC crap prevents me from calling what something or somebody is??? I'm from the old school."
Braeden didn't stop at Air canada and later went after Frankfurt Airport.
"Talk about rude! You ain't seen nothing yet until you disembark there to get another flight to somewhere else! Instead of having trained people at the gates where flights come in from overseas and welcoming strangers and asking where they'd like to go, they rudely leave you to your own devices!" he seethed. "SO STUPID AND SHORT SIGHTED! It's the First impression of a country!! The personnel at FRANKFURT IS RUDE AND SHORT WITH PEOPLE!! Totally unnecessary!"
Fans are now suggesting he get his own travel show where he critiques airports and airlines around the world.
feature image via AP/ Lionel Cironneau / Associated Press)
