Now, I have never flown Air Canada before but have heard glowing reviews (occasional luggage issue but otherwise fine) and although my husband and I had "Scattered Seating" (we weren't sitting anywhere near each other) -when we arrived at the gate they quickly corrected it and we sat together in the center of the plane with the center seat free to put the baby if he wanted to. The movies were wonderful and a wide selection (I saw "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" a bit of "Little Fockers" -but decided it was too funny for me to watch while flying and trying to pay attention to a 1.5 year old and "The Tourist" which I enjoyed a lot)....
Because we were slightly delayed (1 hour!) from leaving Frankfurt we were given extra drinks and the entertainment stuff was left on except for the occasional update.
We got lucky (due to that scattered seating bit) and had 3 seats to ourselves. Of course, our son preferred to sit in my lap....but we were in the center of the plane and it was roomy enough!
The food wasn't too bad .... vegetarian option and a chicken option.
Staff are billingual (it's mandatory if you want to work for this airline - friend of mine couldn't speak French and couldn't stay and work for them) and super duper friendly!
Funny thing is - when we touched down in Halifax (a couple days later) - I heard a report on the radio that a young man who was doing a stint with his Missionary was trying to board an Air Canada flight and has a severe peanut allergy. So he brought his epipens and tonnes of medication just in case because he was en route to Fiji....apparently he was refused his seat and they took off without him because of the quantity of his medication he needed. (I don't know the FULL story but that was all that was said on the radio).
I've heard wonderful things about Air Canada and heard the occasional lost luggage story....
But for what it's worth - it's way better than American Eagle(Airlines) or Continental....
*I forgot to mention - that when we flew from Toronto to Halifax - the seats had individual TV sets again, however no ear plugs. You had to either bring your own or remembered to bring a pair from the previous flight! They charged $3.00 for a pair of ear phones...I am assuming you got to keep them for all of your future AC flights....major downfall on that one Air Canada.
Because we were slightly delayed (1 hour!) from leaving Frankfurt we were given extra drinks and the entertainment stuff was left on except for the occasional update.
We got lucky (due to that scattered seating bit) and had 3 seats to ourselves. Of course, our son preferred to sit in my lap....but we were in the center of the plane and it was roomy enough!
The food wasn't too bad .... vegetarian option and a chicken option.
Staff are billingual (it's mandatory if you want to work for this airline - friend of mine couldn't speak French and couldn't stay and work for them) and super duper friendly!
Funny thing is - when we touched down in Halifax (a couple days later) - I heard a report on the radio that a young man who was doing a stint with his Missionary was trying to board an Air Canada flight and has a severe peanut allergy. So he brought his epipens and tonnes of medication just in case because he was en route to Fiji....apparently he was refused his seat and they took off without him because of the quantity of his medication he needed. (I don't know the FULL story but that was all that was said on the radio).
I've heard wonderful things about Air Canada and heard the occasional lost luggage story....
But for what it's worth - it's way better than American Eagle(Airlines) or Continental....
*I forgot to mention - that when we flew from Toronto to Halifax - the seats had individual TV sets again, however no ear plugs. You had to either bring your own or remembered to bring a pair from the previous flight! They charged $3.00 for a pair of ear phones...I am assuming you got to keep them for all of your future AC flights....major downfall on that one Air Canada.
