Originally Posted by
tcook052
From the AC press release in the CleanCare+ thread:
To promote more personal space in Economy Class aboard its aircraft, Air Canada will automatically block the sale of adjacent seats and cap the total number of seats sold for each flight. As a result, no customer in Economy Class will be required to sit immediately adjacent to another, unless they are required to do so to assist another customer with whom they are travelling. This policy will remain in effect until at least June 30, 2020.
So while I don't have firsthand experience AC is seemingly intent on avoiding a full cabin as another airline you indicated had.
So I can confirm this, family and I had booked travel back in early March form YEG to YYZ to visit family. Our June 27th flight has been changed from Rouge 767 to AC A220 which happened on the weekend. Then, on Monday received a bunch of credits for our pre-assigned seating for the four of us in Y and then yesterday, new seats have us all in a different row of the A side of the aircraft with an empty seat beside us. When I look at the seat map, they have blocked out all C and E seats on the A220 which would confirm what they said in their communication email I received. Still not sure if we will be able to go depending on things in Alberta and Ontario at the time but it would certainly seem like they are following through with their commitment to not have any Y passengers sitting next to each other. I am still holding out a slim hope we will be able to use the tickets since I was able to get them for $700 each way for four people taxes in. Not often you can book a return from YEG-YYZ for 3 adults and 1 youth for $1400.00 all in, especially within the new reality of distancing.