Air Canada

Ive had a total of 4 flights with Air Canada now and each one has been fantastic. Best airline ive flown with. I havent used that many but out of those, this is by far the best. Both return flights were from UK to Toronto which are about 8 hours in total. Ive also flown this route with Air transat. Ive always flown economy class..i cant afford 1st class unfortunatly. There's plently of leg room, a lot more than with Air Transat. I tend to try and sleep before the plane even takes off and ive had no problems getting comfy on these flights. On an 8 hour flight, 1 main meal is served (what it is depends on the time), and 2 snacks throughout the ...  Read the complete review

Here's the gist of my trip first of all: one week in las vegas beginning of Feb 2008, paid £644 for flights and hotel (The Signature at MGM grand VIP suite (blagged an upgrade for being cool)) so all in all a great deal!! However, I had to fly there with Air Canada. Flew from Heathrow around midday for and 8 hour flight to Toronto. This was 8 hours with inatentive staff, unbearable heat and no entertainment system (to which we were told "well i'll reset it but if it doesn't work then I don't know what to do" after 2 hours my ipod battery was flat, I'd read every damn book in the seat pocket and listened to everybody moan about the ...  Read the complete review

I'm based in the UK, and hold a bmi frequent flyer card: bmi and Air Canada are both in the Star Alliance, so I've flown with AC a number of times within North America and more often across the Atlantic in economy and Executive First. AC generally offers a two class service: on long-haul this means economy and executive first. Both cabins on all planes are getting an "extreme makeover" (XM) which should be complete by 2009. XM planes are indicated on the AC website when you make your booking, and offer a very high standard of in-flight entertainment on demand, and on long-haul routes a very comfortable Executive First herringbone shaped lie-flat ...  Read the complete review

This year we flew transatlantic for the first time with Air Canada. We had flown twice before with them on domestic flights from Quebec City to Toronto and also from San Francisco to Toronto. Both domestic flights had been OK. The first from Quebec City we had enjoyed but it was far too short a flight on which to judge the airline. The second flight was an awkward 4 hour flight on an A320 which we didn't enjoy at all. This started our hatred of Airbus jets, feeling frankly sick at the end from the constant yawing of the aeroplane. Thank goodness Boeing got their Fly by Wire systems better developed that the aircraft don't seem to be constantly readjusting ...  Read the complete review

(IMPORTANT NOTE AT END OF THIS REVIEW RE DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS) Bumbling Inspector Thompson had been on the scene for quite some time, yet we still appeared nowhere nearer to finding out who had done the dastardly deed. Meanwhile, one of the servants started to piece together the clues. Finally, the truth dawned on her. It was obvious that the killer must have been... "...shortly coming in to land. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah..." (Followed by exactly the same, but in French and spoken as slowly and with as many pauses as possible.) Blank screen. Okay, so Air Canada reserves its best inflight film until last, which it ...  Read the complete review