A330 Biz YYZ-YUL; what's the level of service is like on this short hop?
Feb 15, 2019, 3:10 pm
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A330 Biz YYZ-YUL; what's the level of service is like on this short hop?
Hi there!
Just wondering what the level of service is like on this short hop. If it makes any difference, I’m on AC834 which continues on to Geneva and not one of the 400 codes. Is it signature class? Meal? Etc. Or is it very basic and more so just paying extra for the seat? I don’t get to experience the pods much so wanted to feel fancy...
TPA-YYZ-a330-YUL-crj900-YHZ instead of TPA-YYZ-737-YHZ. What would you do (all biz)?
Just wondering what the level of service is like on this short hop. If it makes any difference, I’m on AC834 which continues on to Geneva and not one of the 400 codes. Is it signature class? Meal? Etc. Or is it very basic and more so just paying extra for the seat? I don’t get to experience the pods much so wanted to feel fancy...
TPA-YYZ-a330-YUL-crj900-YHZ instead of TPA-YYZ-737-YHZ. What would you do (all biz)?
Feb 15, 2019, 3:24 pm
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Hi there!
Just wondering what the level of service is like on this short hop. If it makes any difference, I’m on AC834 which continues on to Geneva and not one of the 400 codes. Is it signature class? Meal? Etc. Or is it very basic and more so just paying extra for the seat? I don’t get to experience the pods much so wanted to feel fancy...
TPA-YYZ-a330-YUL-crj900-YHZ instead of TPA-YYZ-737-YHZ. What would you do (all biz)?
Just wondering what the level of service is like on this short hop. If it makes any difference, I’m on AC834 which continues on to Geneva and not one of the 400 codes. Is it signature class? Meal? Etc. Or is it very basic and more so just paying extra for the seat? I don’t get to experience the pods much so wanted to feel fancy...
TPA-YYZ-a330-YUL-crj900-YHZ instead of TPA-YYZ-737-YHZ. What would you do (all biz)?
TPA-YYZ-737-YHZ especially if you are in Biz. 737, or known on this forum as the 7M8 or MAX, is brand new. J is very nice and comfortable. Others here can guess better whether this aircraft would get swapped out, but still.
As to your other question re YYZ-YUL, the flight from YYZ to YUL is barely an hour flying time, give or take. There is breakfast during breakfast hours and a snack most of rest of the time (you can see some photos in this thread.
Summary of North America Executive class meal service
Feb 15, 2019, 8:03 pm
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The pod is nicer, but I would say no way is it worth the time and hassle of that extra stop. But I fly J all the time.
Really depends on how much novelty value you would get out of doing the J pod (and the handful of extra AQM you would get). I would say it would have to be pretty high to offset the drawbacks.
Really depends on how much novelty value you would get out of doing the J pod (and the handful of extra AQM you would get). I would say it would have to be pretty high to offset the drawbacks.
Feb 15, 2019, 9:09 pm
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Thanks!
As I was still debating I noticed that the TPA-YYZ flight got bumped back an hour, literally 4 hours after booking, so my connection in YYZ shortened to 1.5 hours. It likely would be plenty to clear customs and get to next gate (maybe still time to get a beverage, or two, in the lounge), but I figured this was the aviation gods way of directing me.
So, I used the 24 hour cancellation policy and rebooked the trip with the MAX flight instead, giving me a more comfortable (for me anyway) 2.25 hour layover. And to my surprise, all the business ticket prices dropped by $77! Yippee!
And in all honesty, I’d prefer the newer cabin and newer plane, but something about the novelty of a pod/bed is so appealing. I’ll have to save up more points for a YYZ-YYC/YVR trip on the 777 or 787.
Cheers!
As I was still debating I noticed that the TPA-YYZ flight got bumped back an hour, literally 4 hours after booking, so my connection in YYZ shortened to 1.5 hours. It likely would be plenty to clear customs and get to next gate (maybe still time to get a beverage, or two, in the lounge), but I figured this was the aviation gods way of directing me.
So, I used the 24 hour cancellation policy and rebooked the trip with the MAX flight instead, giving me a more comfortable (for me anyway) 2.25 hour layover. And to my surprise, all the business ticket prices dropped by $77! Yippee!
And in all honesty, I’d prefer the newer cabin and newer plane, but something about the novelty of a pod/bed is so appealing. I’ll have to save up more points for a YYZ-YYC/YVR trip on the 777 or 787.
Cheers!