INAUGURAL FLIGHT! Flying Flair Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX [4K] 

From one northeastern Pennsylvanian resident, I love success and comeback kid stories like this one for Flair and BOEING. Let’s fly.

Great to see a relatively new Canadian airline getting off to a good start with new aircraft. Quite a feat I would say under all the limitations and uncertainties of these Covid dominated times. Wish them well and look forward to trying them out myself in Canadian skies soon. Good luck and fly safe Flair.

This is great news for Canadian air travel, we needed more competition. They're going to do exceedingly well with this move.

Quite literally green aviation, great job flair

Here is that trip report I've been waiting for, great aircraft for Flair!

The MAX is probably the safest aircraft in the sky these days! Thanks Alex!

Wow. I I can’t believe I’m commenting to years later after I liked it and watched it. I’d like to revisit old videos of yours.

The Max has really been making a great comeback!!!! Congrats to Boeing and to Flair. Nice to see some more variety arriving within the global skies of the world!

Flair Airlines: Brave or What ™️

I worked on that aircraft at Boeing in Seattle!

Glad to hear that Flair seems to be doing well through all of this. Having flown AC and WJ a lot I am very eager to Flair when I come back to Canada later this year.

Excited to see these birds in Winnipeg

I’m so happy I get to support flair, I tried swoop but they’re basically just cheap westjet. I prefer spending my money on a real low cost airline. I’ve booked about 20 flights with them now!

Glad to see another coming back to the sky! Love the YOW sale going on, means i will see more over my house, it has been too quiet for too long!

Canadians really need to support Flair and Sunwing!

Yay... MCAS comes to Flair!!

Amazing video it was great to finally meet you. Hope to see more journeys with you in the future!!

I love the green color Flair has on their planes.

Hopefully Flair continues to grow and do not get forced out of business by predatory pricing from AC and WJ. I fly Flair whenever possible.

Great video! That's the coolest inaugural trip report I have ever seen. What a cool show Flair put on.

‘Vertically gifted’. Love it🥰

Looks like you had quite the adventure that day! Flair definitely knows how to celebrate a milestone! It was also awesome recognizing a few fellow Toronto spotters! Excellent trip report Alex! Hope to try Flair myself someday!

Great job capturing a great moment in Canadian Aviation History. Thank you

Amazing video, glad to see another airline giving us some actual public display events and supporting fly byes etc... If it isn't with out the people, the airline industry doesn't exists. Good to see some companies actually care about building a legacy.

This is a trip report I’ve been waiting for a long time! Excellent report Alex!

I love trip reports from my man Alex!

Yay! So good see this aircraft back flying. Thanks for this!

Excellent aviation video so far....loved the view outside from the seat window.

Haven’t flown on flair yet but def on the list to try. Thanks for the review !

Awesome work Alex! I’m flying on the Flair 73 MAX 8 to Vancouver in July, can’t wait!

Awesome video! Great to meet you at the launch. And thanks for the water cannon footage!

One of the coolest paint jobs ever. Now they need a Canadian Truckers Livery

Flair started YVR-SFO flights just over a month ago, and since they had cheap fares at the time I booked them (and scrolling down their Twitter, they run a *lot* of sales and promos not unlike what I used) for a summer weekend in Vancouver which didn't necessitate a larger bag for the overhead bin. Then I typed "Flair Airlines" into the RU-vid searchbox and found this to get an idea of what to expect, which was pretty enjoyable to watch. Even with the cost of a carry-on bag they're still far cheaper than Air Canada, United, or WestJet, especially with insane summer pricing a mere month in advance. I also chose seat 4A not unlike the engine view perspective in the video since the seat selection fee was surprisingly cheap especially for a seat up front. Even their extra legroom seats peak at $36 to select and a United flight I have from SEA in a couple months wants $79 for a Economy Plus seat in an A319 which I found hilarious. The outbound SFO-YVR flight was uneventful (departure was delayed a half hour, but SFO was kinda notorious for slow turns even pre-pandemic and before the understaffing, but we arrived on-time) while the return was delayed 7 hours from a crewing issue and using the crew originally rostered for the BUR flight later that day, which was cancelled to operate YVR-SFO. Shortstaffing leading to delayed or cancelled flights is hardly exclusive to LCCs like Flair right now, and whenever I'd check, Flair undercuts competitors by half or more, so I'd try them again despite the issues, or despite the delays I see on their YEG and YVR flights when they come to SFO.

I am always happy to see more Canadian Airlines starting up and offering transportation options in Canada. I look back fondly on my Career with Wardair and I wish Flair and it’s employees “ Blue Skies”

Deepest condolences in advance

I saw that flight take off when I was at baseball

I can’t wait to Fly Flair airlines !

Canada gained a new national carrier today, as far as I'm concerned! Awesome! You should post a supercut of all the airside footage!

Brilliant trip report. It's cool to fly on an inaugural flight.

Another good video. It sure would be nice Alex if you were able to come down to Phoenix next month for the Airliners convention. There is quite a bit to take in.

Awesome 👏🏻. I didn’t even know FLAIR Airlines existed until 2 weeks ago when I flew to Kelowna. I shall definitely be using this airline in the future. Thanks for enlightening me! Great video too 🤗👍🏻🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦

Flair Airlines New Boeing 737 Max 8's will do will on all Canadian Flights 100% Keep Going Alex I hope too see more Aviation Videos from you again very soon.

The beauty of takeoff ✈️ I just can't get enough thrill 😊😊😊

Great video ! Thx.

I recently went to Abbotsford on the flair 737 max the experience was great, but sadly as you said the inflight entertainment app doesn’t work still

Another great video! One of my favourite RU-vid (trip report) channels...

Great video! I haven’t flown Flair yet but I did fly the Max last week with Air Canada YYZ - YLW and back. I was impressed at how sleek and powerful the aircraft was. It’s beautiful, I’d definitely fly it again and I’m so happy to see Flair flying them too. Great move!

Another great video. Thanks again Alex.

As much as I know it’s probably the safest aircraft in the world now. It would be hard to tell my brain to relax.

Awesome Trip Report on Flair Airlines Alex!!!!!!

Wow, well done with the trip report! Very much enjoy this!

We booked a flight to Puerto Vallarta Mexico with WestJet January 2022 the price was exactly the same as Air Canada. I would like to see Flair expand there.

Nice! I believe they just launched service from YOW/YEG a few days ago as well. Great to see flair expand their service!

another great video alex!

Flair is the best , i love this airline , i have flown 25 flights in 1 year . Always a good experience. The max 8 is a wonder of creation.

Amazing work Alex!

I like that livery.

Great video!

Wish them well in theses difficult times👍

Took two one way flgihts on Flair 787 Max to Calgary via Toronto. Great if you're just flying with a backpack and looking to get out west for a good price. About 700 round trip isnt bad for inter canadian travel out of Toronto, especially these days

Hope Flair doesn't fall into the trap others have, by not properly serving the largest market in Canada, Westjet and others have never cracked this market in a meaningful way because they have not had enough aircraft or crews based here. Best of luck Flair, we need the competition.

They started service to thunder bay month later with max 8

I wish you the best.

I quite like that livery. Also appreciate your vids - as another "tall" flyer, it's helpful to know what I might face in a certain aircraft, if you've flown and shown it, and I'm considering a flight on it.

@5:57 I have seen that flight attendant before! I saw her on both my flights to Winnipeg from Toronto and back!

Hahaha flair. Will go the way of every new start up low cost carrier in canada. Vista jet, grey hound, Jetsgo….. Have fun while it lasts.

Great report Alex. I would also need the extra legroom seat to, I'm 6'6". Nice to see them flying out of Kitchener- Waterloo Airport...:):):)

Who down votes these awesome videos??

One is on the ramp now at T3 at YYZ on C38 just got home from working there I also did a Flair onload today

Awesome!

“Walking skyscraper” 🤣 !!! Bravo Sir! Also, most of my friends don’t get it, but there is nothing much better then “cloud surfing”!! Maybe one thing, a jump-seat in the flight deck. Back at my City Express (OU) YTZ days, I would usually get that jump-seat. 🙄 why am I telling you this? I’ve seen some of your Cessna flying vids! 🤦‍♂️ Great work! Cheers 🍻!

Luckily you were on the correct side of the plane for the YYZ water salute.

the planes definately happy. 2 showers in 1 day

Flair has nice livery

Beautiful livery! I would love to fly on Flair Airlines but I'm not in Canada.

having flown on, and seen both the max and the a220 multiple times a day (atc at yvr here) i have to say i much prefer the a220, you cant beat those massive windows

Great, now even more people can nosedive into the ground!

Hey alex! Love your videos! Could you review a cheep swoop flight one day?

Essa pintura ficaria melhor nos E2 da Embraer.

Happy to see a new airline. Not happy to see the 737 Max.

Great vid as usual, Alex! I always look forward to your trip reports. Just wondering if there is any indication of when meal service will be restored to Canadian airlines. I understand some U.S. airlines, as well as some European airlines, are now offering full meal services. Thanks for this report, and keep them coming! I am now travelling vicariously through trip reports from air travelers like yourself!

And another airline to put onto the blacklist. If you put the death plane in service, security seems to be an afterthought.

Vertically gifted 😂😂😂😂😂

Congrats #Flair ! Great review!

Great prices, but goddam, why did they have to go and buy those antique max's. Brand spanking new antiques. Nice.

Wow that was a great video! Thanks!

I never saw a cleaner and more shining slats than on this brandnew 737 Max 8.

I am so glad Flair did not go for the atrocious Acro Ultra slimline seats that are usually found on Spirit and Frontier aircraft. These seats look a bit more bearable for long flights, though I wish they installed adjustable headrests but oh well.

I flew on Flair's 737 max 8, 'needless to say the legroom is crap, it crushed my knees during a flight from Halifax to Toronto 😑

As someone who lives in the UK and doesn’t know that much about Flair Airlines, Are they really that bad if they are one of the lowest-rated airlines in North America? Another good video and I agree needs that green inside the cabin.

Ok that guy doing the Flair Announcement has definitely got be from New Zealand lol

Uniforms and colours are very…. Jetsgo

yesterday i travel Toronto to Montreal that was great experience moreover the ticket was very cheap round trip cost only 147 with tax. they provide qualitative service with reasonable price.

Let me guess. This is an NZ accent, right? :)

When will flair do DALLAS ?

You mentioned your Cessna flights over Calgary. Look forward to more videos of those flights, like your city tour over Edmonton a year or so ago. How many hours have you accumulated since you got your private license?

Nice report. thank you for that. I with they had adjustable headrests. Are the armrests uncomfortable hard plastic like on air Canada's new seats?

Man these engines are way too forward. How did you feel fyling this MAX after grounding Alex?

This plane had steel brake pads. Not the carbon ones

What is the standard seat pitch? I love your work, Alex, BTW. Thanks!