What was that ugly plane!
 

Last night enroute to MEX for my final MHD, I aborted the run and headed back to YYZ from LAX. (muscle spasm). All was fine until I connected to my YHZ flight in TO. It was the ugliest plane interior I have ever seen.

The J class seats were powder blue crushed velvet, all the signage was in Spanish, most of the plastic (bins etc.) looked as though they had 20 years of accumulated dirt on them. Grotty to say the least. It was a 767 , I think from CP, as they used CP china for the meals.

Anyone know where this thing came from and why it is so hideous compared to the normal, boring AC offering?

You have now met the infamous Purple Elvis!

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Congratulations, now you can say that you've been on the purple elvis! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Reportedly it came from Lan Chile via SAS. I have been on it twicw. One of the FA's was telling me the aircraft is soon to be returned.

It's a plane Air Canada picked up on a short term lease last spring when they retired the last of CP's DC-10's.

Hopefully, it will be returned when the new widebody aircraft arrive this summer.

I am assuming we are talking 767's? I had this unfortunate experience twice..once YOW-YVR, once YVR YYZ. I payed full J Class for each of these trips, only to get this terrible equipment. I was also told it came from Chile. The 'Salidas' overhead signage and wafer thin seat cushions tipped me off.

Also only had TWO FA for the entire J Class cabin. Service went up down one aisle up the other....took forever to get anything. In fact, I recall one FA telling me to wait until they had finished their crew meals before I could get a drink...

I complained to AC about lack of French language signage and susbstitution of normal AC metal with third world maintained equipment....they offered 2000 points per instance or 75$ voucher.

I took the vouchers, although I am still bitter and will never forget this experience.

1D

AC tried to put matintin on Purple Elvis as a redeye from YVR-YYZ. He refused to board!
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Had a flight on this bird in April,MIA-YYZ.
I found it interesting that the lavs in Exec still had a place to extinguish cigarettes.This on a non-smoking airline.
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December
Purple Elvis
YYZ-HNL
10 hours
ouch.

What's the fin number?

Tail 653 - C-GGMX

Did anyone else have the understaffed J Class Cabin Crew with Purple Elvis? It happened twice for me?

1D

This plane should be banned from Executive First runs or very significant compensation ought to be due - ie. something much more than a $75 voucher.

No kidding, I agued with AC complaints, to no avail. As usual, they don't give a sh*t, even for premium clients.

Did anyone else complain, if we want Lan Chile, we will fly Westjet.

Has anyone seen the configuration where the forward galley is removed, centre bulkhead is so far forward 1A can't see the movie screen? Plus 8 foot gap between centre seat and bulkhead...very sloppy, even by Lan Chile standards.

1D (in YYC MLL again)

Actually the staffing levels were fine for a 2 hr run. 2 FA's for about 16 PAX - no complaints on this end.

As for asking for compensation because it was in Spanish, or because it was ugly - I think that is getting ridiculous. What next? I didn't get my choice of meals, so give me money so I can go to Harveys in YYZ. It is this ridiculous attitude that we need compensation for stupid things which is driving up air fares.