jc94

It's a long haul route, they'll have the snack basket up front. Packs of chips and potentially even some kit kats. Depends on how many flyers are collecting them for their grandchildren.

I find the best approach is to eat the first meal and then try and sleep for a decent length of time. Depends if you can sleep of course, and with the time change being what it is I don't know what times they dim the lights on these.

For 34 that leaves early local time (10am SYD = 8pm YYZ) and gets in the afternoon, I'd want to sleep after the first meal as I like to adjust to the new timezone as soon as possible. Of course leaving at 10am means you need to be sat somewhere where the person next to you doesn't have the blinds fully open.

Jasper2009

As mentioned in my post up-thread, there's a selection of (cold and warm) mid-flight snacks such as sandwiches, salads and soups.

If you go to the int'l J menu thread, I'm sure you can find a detailed menu for AC 15/16 (YYZ-HKG). Delete the dim sum from that menu and maybe add a different type of sandwich, and it should be very similar to the AC33/34 snack menu.

annehamnitz

What happens in Vancouver? Just collect passengers or something more?

TorontoGooner

You have to deplane and go through customs via domestic connections and re-board, in some cases the same aircraft.

lcohen999

Not some cases, other than a major delay/line break, 34 is always the same bird

songsc

And when that happens it's usually re-numbered AC2034.

asovse1

Hi,

Thinking of doing this flight all the way from SYD-YYZ. Do we arrive at the international gates, go through border/customs, then proceed to domestic gates as if we were transferring elsewhere in Canada? Operationally in terms of the same aircraft, how does this work?

Does that mean the plane lets everybody off at the international gate then moves to the domestic gates to collect the same passengers who continue onward? What about for regular customers who fly YVR -> YYZ? Are they able to purchase a seat on this plane?

Adam Smith

YVR has gates that can be used for both international and domestic, so you can arrive, go through customs etc, then back through security and to the domestic area and re-board the same plane without the plane moving.

AC sells tickets on both 33 and 34 as normal domestic flights.

Gogie

I'm considering AC 33 - AC 34 for a trip to Australia next February (YYZ-YVR-SYD and back) in J. My only concern with AC 34 is the connection time in YVR. AC shows the connection time as 1:30. Is that enough time to comfortably collect baggage, clear Canada customs and re-board the aircraft? Do you have to go through security in YVR before getting to the gate for the YVR-YYZ leg of the trip? If it makes a difference, my wife and I both have Nexus/Global Entry.

eigenvector

When you fly SYD-YVR-YYZ you're taking the same plane all the way to Toronto. If the flight from SYD is delayed the YVR-YYZ segment will be delayed as well.

You have to re-clear security after going through Immigration and Customs. 1:30 is plenty especially with Nexus, since you don't have to worry about your inbound being delayed.

yyz_atc_qq

Jumper Jack

I am flying the same route in June and I opted for AC34 to AC112 with a 3 hour layover instead. This allows us plenty of times to clear custom, relax and shower in MLL before jumping on a plane for another 5 hours

Gogie

Excellent point. I knew it was the same plane but I hadn't thought it through far enough to realize a delay on the inbound means the YVR-YYZ outbound would necessarily be delayed as well. Thanks for the quick response.

Just as an aside, I am considering one other option, which currently prices out at ~$1,000 less per person. I've been looking at CX (Cathay Pacific) as an alternative to AC. The downside to CX is that the travel time is increased by several hours (5 - 6 each way) with a connection in Hong Kong. The upside (at least as far as I can glean from a bit of sleuthing on the internet) is that the CX product is significantly superior to AC. Anyone have any views on this they'd like to share?

yyz_atc_qq

You have been given incorrect information. AC034 SYD-YVR delay doesn't necessarily mean AC034 YVR-YYZ will also be delayed.

I have seen on several occasions where SYD-YVR has been 3-4 hours late, and they fin-swapped AC034 YVR-YYZ to something else (flown as AC2034) and then upguaged a later flight with the 77L that was supposed to fly YVR-YYZ.

Seat13F_AC_CRJ

You do not need to collect baggage. It will be transferred (or stay on the aircraft) and only brought for inspection upon request of CBSA.
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