YYZ-LHR Dayliner experiences
#31
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC*SE,MM
Posts: 363
It is a good flight, I highly recommended! I wish Air Canada would split the current high density 777 flight from YVR to LHR (458 seats) into 2 767 flights (211 seats) with a dayliner flight and an overnight flight. That would give Air Canada a solid advantage over British Airways, Air Transat and Virgin Atlantic.
Imagine:
YVR - LHR 05:30 - 22:40 767
YVR - LHR 18:30 - 11:40 767
I would take the early flight anyday! It will probably never happen because of possible delays and the 11:30 pm LHR curfew and the lack of feeder flights that early in YVR.
Has any airline ever tried a European dayliner from the west coast?
Imagine:
YVR - LHR 05:30 - 22:40 767
YVR - LHR 18:30 - 11:40 767
I would take the early flight anyday! It will probably never happen because of possible delays and the 11:30 pm LHR curfew and the lack of feeder flights that early in YVR.
Has any airline ever tried a European dayliner from the west coast?
LAX-LHR probably has 8 rotations a day, all overnight flights, if a dayliner could work from the west coast, you'd see it there first.
#32
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,161
I booked this for late August.
I had the choice as it was a paid ticket. But when I have flown the evening flight, I find it very discombobulating. The flight time is too short to get a proper sleep in and the time is shifted just a bit off of what would be ideal for an overnight.
I like the Turkish flight from YYZ to Instabul, leaving at 11pm and 10+ hour flight. Oh ... that is sweet, sweet candy for J.
So for me to fly during the day, getting up early on the day of the flight helps in adjusting to the time anyway.
I had the choice as it was a paid ticket. But when I have flown the evening flight, I find it very discombobulating. The flight time is too short to get a proper sleep in and the time is shifted just a bit off of what would be ideal for an overnight.
I like the Turkish flight from YYZ to Instabul, leaving at 11pm and 10+ hour flight. Oh ... that is sweet, sweet candy for J.
So for me to fly during the day, getting up early on the day of the flight helps in adjusting to the time anyway.
#34
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Back in YYZ after 3 years of expat life in LHR
Programs: AC SE100K
Posts: 924
Love this flight and would only ever take the night flight if connecting. I've tried AC858 and AC848 but I just can't get to sleep quickly enough to get a reasonable amount of sleep and function upon landing. The day flight allows for bright eyed and bushy tailed in the office the following morning. (But the 2nd night jet-lag is a killer).
Day flight is also great if traveling on corporate policies that won't allow J ... cattle class is a little easier to tolerate if you aren't trying to sleep. (I'm old Can't sleep sitting up like I could when I was 14).
Day flight is also great if traveling on corporate policies that won't allow J ... cattle class is a little easier to tolerate if you aren't trying to sleep. (I'm old Can't sleep sitting up like I could when I was 14).
#35
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Left
Programs: FT
Posts: 7,285
Love this flight and would only ever take the night flight if connecting. I've tried AC858 and AC848 but I just can't get to sleep quickly enough to get a reasonable amount of sleep and function upon landing. The day flight allows for bright eyed and bushy tailed in the office the following morning. (But the 2nd night jet-lag is a killer).
Day flight is also great if traveling on corporate policies that won't allow J ... cattle class is a little easier to tolerate if you aren't trying to sleep. (I'm old Can't sleep sitting up like I could when I was 14).
Day flight is also great if traveling on corporate policies that won't allow J ... cattle class is a little easier to tolerate if you aren't trying to sleep. (I'm old Can't sleep sitting up like I could when I was 14).
i just hope i don't have to deal with an FA that wants to drop the shades at 10am after breakfast. that will piss me off. i actually won't do it since the point of the flight is to not sleep and i will be damned if some FA will force me to.