Westjet vs Air Canada 787 PY
Jan 1, 2020, 9:26 am
#1
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Westjet vs Air Canada 787 PY
Looking to book a flight to London in June and seriously considering WJ over AC.
My opinion of AC's PY is that it is nothing more than Economy Plus, nothing Premium about it at all.
I have have flown NZ's PY a lot and continue to if my upgrades don't clear. NZ's PY is a Premium product.
Looking for opinions from travellers who have first hand knowledge of both WJ & AC's PY product and ideally NZ's as well so they can give a comparison.
At 6'4", leg room and personal space is important, followed by meals.
My opinion of AC's PY is that it is nothing more than Economy Plus, nothing Premium about it at all.
I have have flown NZ's PY a lot and continue to if my upgrades don't clear. NZ's PY is a Premium product.
Looking for opinions from travellers who have first hand knowledge of both WJ & AC's PY product and ideally NZ's as well so they can give a comparison.
At 6'4", leg room and personal space is important, followed by meals.
Jan 1, 2020, 10:46 am
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Looking to book a flight to London in June and seriously considering WJ over AC.
My opinion of AC's PY is that it is nothing more than Economy Plus, nothing Premium about it at all.
I have have flown NZ's PY a lot and continue to if my upgrades don't clear. NZ's PY is a Premium product.
Looking for opinions from travellers who have first hand knowledge of both WJ & AC's PY product and ideally NZ's as well so they can give a comparison.
At 6'4", leg room and personal space is important, followed by meals.
My opinion of AC's PY is that it is nothing more than Economy Plus, nothing Premium about it at all.
I have have flown NZ's PY a lot and continue to if my upgrades don't clear. NZ's PY is a Premium product.
Looking for opinions from travellers who have first hand knowledge of both WJ & AC's PY product and ideally NZ's as well so they can give a comparison.
At 6'4", leg room and personal space is important, followed by meals.
Jan 1, 2020, 3:45 pm
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Not sure what AC 789 you flew but AC has a separate cabin for PY on mainline widebody aircraft. The 763 doesn’t have PY but it’s exiting the fleet this year. Definitely not “economy plus” which is economy with some extra pitch. They are comparable; go for price and schedule.
Jan 1, 2020, 7:35 pm
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At 6’4 I would highly recommend getting bulkhead on WS Dreamliner in Premium. Bulkhead seating also has a footrest in addition to the let rest. You also get two meals plus unlimited snacks and beverages. If you have any special meal requirements you must call westjet directly up to 48 hours before your flight to book that meal. The food is quite tasty and you can enjoy a large selection of tv/movies/games/reading/music on the touch screen tv. A cozy quilt and pillow plus passive noise cancelling headphones are supplied for the flight, and a Rocky Mountain soap company amenity kit is nice souvenir.
Jan 1, 2020, 7:39 pm
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Not sure what AC 789 you flew but AC has a separate cabin for PY on mainline widebody aircraft. The 763 doesn’t have PY but it’s exiting the fleet this year. Definitely not “economy plus” which is economy with some extra pitch. They are comparable; go for price and schedule.
It is a cabin separated by a bulkhead with no curtains between Y & PY. Lavs are shared with Y, so Y traffic back and forth through the PY cabin. No real drink service, Y style meal, narrow seats and limited leg room. Hence referring to AC's as Y+ as opposed to Premium. The AC forum has numerous posts on this topic.
Air NZ's PY is separate cabin, wider seats with more leg room, dedicated lavs, great drink service.
Does Westjet's PY compare more to AC's or NZ's?
Jan 1, 2020, 10:36 pm
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Jan 1, 2020, 11:33 pm
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Sounds like a Premium product done right.
Looking forward to trying it one day