Air Canada A319 at LHR
Aug 31, 2015, 7:02 am
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Aug 31, 2015, 9:31 am
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AC822/823 YYT-LHR-YYT. My most frequently flown AC route. Known as "The Small Plane" as on a couple of occasions when checking in at LHR the agent has said "Oh, You are flying the small plane!" as if it's a matter of some surprise that anyone would fly across the Atlantic on a A319. It's a short flight - I've gone Eastbound in a little over 4 hrs, Westbound is typically an hour longer - and a helluva lot better than flying the wrong way from YYT to YHZ, YUL, YYZ etc before heading across the pond.
Aug 31, 2015, 11:49 am
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AC822/823 YYT-LHR-YYT. My most frequently flown AC route. Known as "The Small Plane" as on a couple of occasions when checking in at LHR the agent has said "Oh, You are flying the small plane!" as if it's a matter of some surprise that anyone would fly across the Atlantic on a A319. It's a short flight - I've gone Eastbound in a little over 4 hrs, Westbound is typically an hour longer - and a helluva lot better than flying the wrong way from YYT to YHZ, YUL, YYZ etc before heading across the pond.
That said, I love hearing these comments. YYC-YMM or YEG-YMM, obviously it's a Q400 and I STILL hear people getting on and going "boy this is a lot smaller" or "oh wow this a small plane". OF COURSE it is. You're flying 400 miles to a remote town, ain't gonna be a 747 folks.
When I worked for CMA it was even worse, most of our flyers knew in advance but every once in a while you'd get someone that equates size of aircraft with safety. This old lady said "I think this plane is so small and it's older than me, is it safe?".
Aug 31, 2015, 12:34 pm
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It's better for some, if I were flying J I'd probably prefer a widebody.
That said, I love hearing these comments. YYC-YMM or YEG-YMM, obviously it's a Q400 and I STILL hear people getting on and going "boy this is a lot smaller" or "oh wow this a small plane". OF COURSE it is. You're flying 400 miles to a remote town, ain't gonna be a 747 folks.
When I worked for CMA it was even worse, most of our flyers knew in advance but every once in a while you'd get someone that equates size of aircraft with safety. This old lady said "I think this plane is so small and it's older than me, is it safe?".
That said, I love hearing these comments. YYC-YMM or YEG-YMM, obviously it's a Q400 and I STILL hear people getting on and going "boy this is a lot smaller" or "oh wow this a small plane". OF COURSE it is. You're flying 400 miles to a remote town, ain't gonna be a 747 folks.
When I worked for CMA it was even worse, most of our flyers knew in advance but every once in a while you'd get someone that equates size of aircraft with safety. This old lady said "I think this plane is so small and it's older than me, is it safe?".