Aug 21, 2021, 5:45 pm
Last edit by: Adam Smith
This thread originally contained any and all information relating to flying with AC in the times of COVID. As travel has picked up, much of the discussion has been moved to dedicated threads to make topics easier to follow. Threads that may be of particular interest to those travelling during COVID:
Meal threads:
Schedule changes/refunds - temporary COVID-related policies:
The above threads are in the process of winding down as AC moves away from temporary COVID-related policies. Most questions on schedule changes/refunds should be directed to the thread on AC's new permanent schedule change policies
Other AC-related threads:
Pre-travel e-mails:
Information on immigration rules and procedures, and other government requirements, from the Canada forum:
Airport-related threads containing information that may be relevant to AC passengers, but that are not specific to AC (there are many others in the Canada forum; these are a few that have come up frequently):
(Other threads with immigration/government-related questions not specific to AC can be found on the Canada forum, and experiences and questions on those topics should be posted there)
Meal threads:
- Air Canada Meals (Jul 2021 - ???) - Business Class - North America
- Air Canada Meals (Jul 2021 - ???) - Premium Economy - North America
- Air Canada Meals (Jul 2021 - ???) - Economy - North America
- Air Canada Meals (Jul 2021 - ???) - Business Class - International
Schedule changes/refunds - temporary COVID-related policies:
- Master thread COVID-19/Coronavirus; travel waivers, route changes, AC impacts
- Master thread Air Canada Refunds vs credits; Class action lawsuit filed
The above threads are in the process of winding down as AC moves away from temporary COVID-related policies. Most questions on schedule changes/refunds should be directed to the thread on AC's new permanent schedule change policies
Other AC-related threads:
- Air Canada Clean Care+ program
- MLLs in the time of COVID - re-openings, food, distancing, etc
- Upload your COVID documents online (trial)
Pre-travel e-mails:
Information on immigration rules and procedures, and other government requirements, from the Canada forum:
- Canada entry rules changing; fully vaccinated air travelers allowed
- Canada Will Require Negative COVID-19 Test 72 Hours Before Arrival
- Federal government to require vaccinations for all air and train passengers
Airport-related threads containing information that may be relevant to AC passengers, but that are not specific to AC (there are many others in the Canada forum; these are a few that have come up frequently):
- Flying through YYC 2021 Q3/Q4 (security, connections, construction impact, etc)
- YYZ International Arrivals
- Recent/Current YYZ-USA Preclearance Weekday morning times
(Other threads with immigration/government-related questions not specific to AC can be found on the Canada forum, and experiences and questions on those topics should be posted there)
Is anyone actually flying AC domestic or international in these Covid-filled days?
Oct 6, 2021, 10:01 pm
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Oct 8, 2021, 6:33 am
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Flying with a suit jacket for the first time in a long time. Apparently no hangers in the closet because of COVID? On a 223, for whatever that's worth.
Oct 8, 2021, 8:21 am
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Flew out east this week. Both flights inbound/outbound were very quiet. Long lines at YQM unless you had Nexus.
Flight was Y heavy so they opUp'ed a lot of the cabin to get balance (not me, as an old data point). Even the outbound was only J3.
Flight was Y heavy so they opUp'ed a lot of the cabin to get balance (not me, as an old data point). Even the outbound was only J3.
Oct 8, 2021, 9:33 am
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My experience two week's ago at YYZ using the elite priority channel to check a bag was horrendous. Only three agents and it took 20 minutes for them to check in international passengers who had to show all their documentation, full vaccination plus COVID test. As they did this, one of the agents left and was never replaced. One of the remaining two instructed the SEs who lined up in their separate entry to go to the Concierge office. As I waited, almost a dozen new passengers gathered behind me. This was a weekday mid-afternoon
Last edited by Adam Smith; Oct 8, 2021 at 11:32 am Reason: Edit to reflect thread move
Oct 8, 2021, 10:06 am
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I haven't seen/noticed any crew tend to jackets/blazers since covid began... J pax just hang them on their personal coat hooky thingies.
Oct 10, 2021, 6:01 am
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Oct 10, 2021, 7:33 am
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Oct 10, 2021, 3:24 pm
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Deadheading FAs had their coats hanged but you didn’t? I hate the entitled guys in J that complain about everything but I would have (respectfully) called them out on that.
Oct 10, 2021, 6:26 pm
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So they didn't OpUp the SE MM but they did for regular Y folks? Doesnt sound right to me...
Oct 10, 2021, 8:15 pm
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Oct 10, 2021, 8:29 pm
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I sort of expected Y op-ups on a flight 3 weeks back, but didn't happpen, not even really sure what triggers it. For those who I wasn't messaging at the time ... a Q400 got swapped out for a CRJ about 90 minutes from intended departure. As it was a route that (almost) never has J, no one was on any upgrade list. I thought about waiting it out, but decided I'd really prefer the better seat and got the checkin agent to manually add me to the waitlist (took a bit because the computer was telling her 'no', which thankfully she did not agree with). In the end there were 3 of us legitimately seated in J, 2 showed as "booked" so I assume paid LMU? (Plus a mom and toddler that self-up'd and after a 2+ hour delay they let slide.) Zero op-ups.
Oct 11, 2021, 4:58 pm
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May be an odd question, but how is everyone handling eating on planes these days? Family and I flying business in a few weeks and i am trying to find the best strategy to eat (don't wanna risk any exposure)...maybe wait till other pax are done eating and have their mask back on? Just wondering people's thoughts.
Oct 11, 2021, 5:10 pm
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May be an odd question, but how is everyone handling eating on planes these days? Family and I flying business in a few weeks and i am trying to find the best strategy to eat (don't wanna risk any exposure)...maybe wait till other pax are done eating and have their mask back on? Just wondering people's thoughts.
You're probably at higher risk of exposure getting from home to the gate than you are eating on the flight.