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Old Jun 28, 2025 | 7:45 am
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Originally Posted by laktex
1. If you do not have BA status then booking seats in Club is outrageously expensive - so a plus for Air Canada.

2. Air Canada lounges are far superior (in my opinion) and the Signature Lounge at Toronto is very pleasant.

3. Concierge service in AC can be absolutely brilliant. I recently got off a flight from YYG transiting at YYZ to LHR. AC representative as we disembarked in Toronto met us and took us by back stairs to an Audi Quattro then directly to international departures close to the Signature Lounge - Brilliant.

Trouble is that AC is usually more expensive!!
We stopped flying AC just before pandemic. Since then, according to friends and various Canadian news reports, AC has just gotten much worse. In fact, if they were the only choice for a flight, I would not fly.We stopped flying AC just before pandemic. Since then, according to friends and various Canadian news reports, AC has just gotten much worse. In fact, if they were the only choice for a flight, I would not fly.



Toronto (YYZ) is Toronto. This thread is about Vancouver (YVR). It’s a whole different ballgame.



Maybe from the UK, AC is more expensive but I just checked YVR to LHR (random dates) and BA is about $1000 Cdn more for business class then AC. However, …

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