Your brutally honest reviews are just unbeatable. I would highly appreciate to see more of this kind of flight report on your great channel. Thanks a lot for your excellent work!
I took a long haul flight on Air Canada from Toronto to Shanghai, the crew was friendly and the service was nice, they had tea, meals, and some nice lighting in the cabin, its a good flight to be honest!
@@ralphyhk lol westjet is the worse airline out of Canada. Not only are the seats brutal on a flight that last more then 3 hrs, but you wont even get a hot meal. you could pay 20$ for a sandwich that was made 2 weeks prior to departure tho, then lets not forget the constent up selling they due during flights, no entertainment.... Make it worse there not even a lcc
I think the way that Air Canada handle the mid flight snack is that they have a little snack bar at the back. At least that's what I remember on my flights on the 777 from LHR to YVR. I've done the trip with both BA and AC and I would pick AC every time
I always fly Air Canada back to Brazil is the only Airline that has a decent time to connect Canada to Brazil. I fly on their premium economy, it is just a little bit more expensive but the extra legroom and the bigger seat make a huge difference for me.
One positive about AC, economy product is very consistent, vast majority of planes have very new cabins with the latest IFE and most are very clean, and extremely well-maintained something not true on BA, American, United or WestJet.
I agree with that but only for short-hual to medium-hual flights like max for 5 or 6 hours, then I start to care, but I'd always get the cheapest ticket
Aaryan K yes but I feel like it depends on the situation like if one airline doesn’t let you bring to much baggage and it’s the cheapest but you are moving or you are traveling with family you would probably get a different plain ticket or if One airline didn’t have any on board entertainment system you would probab One airline didn’t have any onboard entertainment system And you have a four-year-old you would probably find a different flight
I think there might be actually a serious need in this channels audience for Airport reviews 👍🏻 Brutally honest- airport edition would be really nice to see!
Canadians like to complain about Air Canada but it's usually fine. They have a reputation for surly staff but that's often unmerited as sometimes they are quite nice. Sometimes not. Overall the Economy Class experience is usually, as you, say, decently AVERAGE. Better than American or United, but not as good as most European or Asian carriers or maybe even Delta. And yes they got rid of the pre-dinner drink service several years ago, even on the longer10 hour + flights, which is a shame as most other international carriers do it. Great review!
I have flown both Air Canada and Westjet (before and after the change to 787 and free meal). For me, I would like to add one more expectation. Serving of water during the flight. I myself think this is very important.
Yes, please! I've been waiting for another video in this series and of my national airline. I flew with Air Canada on a 787 from Seoul to Toronto in August (before anyone tells me about coronavirus) and it was pretty uneventful. It wasn't good or bad.
Air Canada front counter staff was known to be very rude for a long time. But I have noticed that this attitude has dramatically improved. I would like to add the staff friendliness from front counter and in flight staff. Taking in consideration that some passengers might have put them to the limit
I am an ex-AC Elite traveler and over more than a decade of extensive leisure flying my wife and I are relieved if AC is adequate and unfortunately it often disappoints. Particularly unacceptable is service inside the cabin or if problems arise. While our home airport is YYZ, or BUF but not really for international travel, it’s our policy not to reward AC with any business.
Weird that they didn’t serve another mid-flight snack or ice cream because last year I flew on a 788 from ZRH to YVR and they served a cookie and a cup of Vanilla ice cream which both were damn delicious! Another great thing on AC is their IFE which I think is the best currently out there. Especially their moving map is just great and definitely one step ahead of many other legacy carriers! P.s. I flew in Economy and one thing that came to mind which might be the reason why they served another snack on my end was because the flight time on my route was slightly longer than just to YYZ (about 9h)
I've flown with Air Canada a number of times to Vancouver which is a 14 hour flight from Brisbane Australia. We were served a hot meal after takeoff and a really tiny half a sandwich which was super cold about an hour before landing. I always pack an extra snack as we were starving the first time this happened! I feel they are a very average airline on the Brisbane to Vancouver leg.
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Thanks! Living in Canada-we don’t have a huge choice in airlines, so I usually fly to Europe AC. However, I’ll pick Lufthansa or KLM if I can. AC is unremarkable, but not so bad I think. A to B is good these days!
Can't wait to try it. Non-stop sounds good, but the other route via Cathay Pacific with the break in between did feel like more of an adventure... and also the one by All Nippon Airways. Can't complain about accesibility though. A good move overall for the long run!
Only major downside to Air Canada is that they’ve been notorious lately for losing baggage. As well they are extremely expensive for domestic flights but other than that they are fine.
best review I’ve watch on this! You actually shared your opinion which is nice. I like how you talked through everything instead of just putting text on a video of airport and flight.
I've had long haul flights from Australia to Vancouver on Air Canada, and the best way I can describe the service is average. Nothing outstanding... if you get an amazing deal on Air Canada, then that is OK and for the most part it is comfortable enough, but there are quite a few carriers who vastly exceed Air Canada on nearly every route that Air Canada flies.
Air Canada is never cheap. Im flying to Dubai and Emirates offering much better service with reduced price, whereas Air Canada is asking to pay for my 1st check bag let alone second.(Emirates offers 2 bags). AVOID AIR CANADA and this is coming from a CANADIAN
AC is a terrific airline....and the cabin crew have always been more than friendly & engaging... Even more... Air Canada Flt. crews are renowned throughout the whole industry as being 1st among equals.
The quality of Air Canada flights depends on the aircraft. Economy on a 767 is horrendous, but premium economy on every flight is pretty awesome. As airlines go they're not bad especially compared to United in the US or Air Italia. But Canadians hate them cause they disappoint us so often with cancelled flights and cramped seats.
The best airline I ever flew on, unfortunately now long gone, was Wardair Canada. Their attention to detail was so keen that the meal service came in 3 parts. First was the cold stuff like salads, then the hot main course, then the dessert. That way cold stuff was cold, main course was hot and didn't cool as you tried to eat everything, and the dessert to finish a great meal off. Even domestically, it was this way. Real china dishes, metal utensils and porcelain salt and pepper shakers. Real glassware, very great airline.
RCR- You re 100% right but remember Wardair flew approximately 30 years ago. Unfortunately the airline business- especially in Canada- has regressed since that time.
@@LMFNinja I know. Unfortunately. Out of all of the airlines in Canada at the time, Wardair knew how to treat every passenger. Max Ward didn't care if you were a movie star or a factory worker, all he cared about was that you were treated equally and spoiled on his planes.
Snacking can ruin your health, so I really wouldn’t be disappointed if an airline skimps on it. Flew economy round-trip ATL-CDG last year on Delta and they indeed were more generous with snacks...
David and Brutally Honest episodes, name a more iconic duo. Always a joy to watch Brutally Honest episodes and hope to see more episodes more frequently. Great review as always and keep up the solid job!
Lovely day for flying over Vienna David...spectacular !! Same with Iceland.I must say the food did not look good !! Thanks as always David...excellent and most honest review as always !! A reasonable flight sums it up for me !! Thanks again mate !!
If that pasta and carrots thing was the only meal offered, it was a failure in my estimation. While the salad and such looked quite OK, the cheap "entree" was not. The seating, IFE, earbuds (not exactly "headphones") available wifi and outlets were actually better than on some discount airlines, so overall a pretty good flight. But I guess I'd opt for bringing a hearty sandwich along to supplement the food service.
Honestly, as someone who has many options to fly from Toronto to London England, Air Canada prices are super high for the service you get. In fact Air Canada tends to be highest priced flights and yet I have gotten more from lower budget airlines, or airlines priced the same.
You said the flight was one of the shorter transatlantic flights, maybe you should try the shortest transatlantic flight which is the seasonal service from St Johns NF to Dublin Ireland operated by WestJet, the flight time if I remember correctly is somewhere between 3h 40m and 4h 20m (depending on weather and wind ) they normally operate the flight between May and October.
2 years ago when I flew with them from Hong Kong to Vancouver they didn't give us a pillow or blanket on the seat. Going from Vancouver to Hong Kong they gave 2 hot meals the first 4 hours of the flight and then half a sandwich before landing, my gosh I was starving for the last 8 hours of the journey
David - can you please talk about seat width ? If you are under 1.85m tall, seat width is more important than legroom. That seat has 17” width which is not good, but becoming standard for Dreamliner economy. The best economy seats are 19”. This makes a massive difference to comfort, but it is never talked about. PLEASE make at least one episode on this issue?
Most definitely way too long between Brutally Honest episodes! Excellent review David, and please don’t make it another three months before we see another episode!❤️👍✈️
Brutally Honest is my favorite type of video you make! I just booked an Air Canada flight to Japan on a 777, so I think it will be a similar experience.
I recently did the same. Toronto-Haneda in June on a 777-300er. Assuming it won't be cancelled, of course. My son did the AC 787 to Vienna then a 777 back from Paris. Said the 787 was slightly more comfortable.
I flew with Air Canada between Toronto and Tokyo in 2018. In addition to the 2 **hot** meals, instant noodles cups were served between 2 meals. Not sure it has been changed... I flew Air Canada again last year between Toronto and Incheon/Seoul. The snack in between the 2 **hot** meals during that flight was a cold sandwich.
Louis Emond for 10 plus yrs I had to fly around BC for work. Air Canada was never on time period! Every other airline I flew on, big or small, left early, on time or arrived early. Not once did this happen with air Canada!
Love these BRUTALLY HONEST flight reviews David. 9:20 for a moment, I thought that was the contents of a sick bag !! The rest of the meal looks pretty good, especially the salad. To be fair to Air Canada, the product is pretty OK.
I remember the day you took this I wanted to go to yyz to spot you but got there after you landed. Still it is great to watch that you make an ac review again! Cheers man
@@Qatari2007 Which features in particular didn't I show enough? Right after boarding I pointed out the important features of the seat, I am not aware of anything I didn't show properly or left out. Please let me know so I can improve future videos!
You should try Alitalia. The most terrible service onboard. I flew with them (GRU-FCO on 17th of February) and yesterday I landed at GRU from FCO. Vice-versa the service is the same, not good at all.
Lucky that your flight wasn't on Air Canada Rouge. I returned from Cancun a week ago in a very old B767 with yellowed, cracked old interior with some tape peeling out and a very flimsy internal window panel. You can see it on my video:❄️🛬🌨LĄDOWANIE W TUMANIE 🌨🥶 ❄️WSTYDZILIBY SIĘ...😳 - in 9min 33 sec - for example. As you may know Air Canada replaced many European (and other) routes with Air Canada Rouge, so imagine flying from Toronto to Athens in something like that? I would be curious what kind of a review you would give after taking an European flight with Air Canada Rouge in economy vs some other "discount" carriers that you may have flown. I think that it's very bad for any airline not to offer a hot towel service before the meal services (regardless if it's a free meal service, or a food for purchase meal), especially right now when there is the Cov 19 virus. And for the in-flight ice cream - you need to go to KLM. Enjoyed you video. Best regard.
That pumpkin pasta looked terrifying. I hope it tasted better than it looked on video, I have to fly with these people in a week! 3 flights to get from Japan to Eastern USA. Fingers crossed x_x
I just got off an Air Canada flight from Sydney Australia to Toronto. This flight stops in Vancouver and then continues on to Toronto. Drinks on board are no charge until you stop in Vancouver. After the stop passengers from Sydney have to pay for drinks. Pretty cheap if you ask me!!!
at 11:55 you can’t say that the mid flight snack expectation wasn’t met, because you got one at 12:20, literally 25 seconds after. Dont avoid that please.
Thanks David for the Brutally Honest presentation...Was Disapointing no hot meal served...Scheduled airlines have got real skimpy....We miss you Canada 3000.. That was real service & value for money!
nothing beats the south east Asian airlines, usually a choice of 3 different meals and ice cream for desert, willing and helpful flight attendants who will actually help with baggage in overhead compartments.
I wish you would do that with you on premium economy I think this is goodProduct for overseas flights would just like to know if the value is worth it with Air Canada
