AIR CANADA 777 Business Class Trip Report【Toronto to London】Best in North America…?

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-Toronto Pearson International Airport
-Terminal & Concourse Explanation
-Why YYZ?
-My Great LEVEL8 Trunk
-Maple Leaf Lounge
-Full On Board Experience
-2 Meal Services
-Full Signature Class Seat Tour
-Views Landing in London

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↪ Video Chapters ↩
0:00 Welcome to Toronto Pearson Airport
00:55 Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
02:22 Leveling up My Luggage Game
03:39 Terminal Walk Through
05:02 Concourse/Terminal Overview
05:50 Our Gate & Boarding
07:11 Flight Stats & First Impressions On Board
08:00 Signature Class Cabin Layout
08:47 Full Business Class Seat Tour
10:52 Welcome Bubbles, Safety Videos & Push Back
11:57 Spool up, Take off & Airport Stats
13:03 On Board Amenities
14:45 Full Menu & Supper Service
16:23 In Flight Entertainment
16:45 Full Flat Bed
17:11 Breakfast Service
17:50 Gorgeous Approach into London
19:44 Airport Stats & Landing
21:46 The Flip Flop Score

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Hi there and welcome to Canada, the first time  I get to say that on the channel. Has always   seemed odd to me that I almost went to school  in Canada and yet- have never visited Toronto,  

So I decided four hours today was a great start. I just got off of an Air Canada Express flight   from Philadelphia and am now waiting for leg  two of six on this doozy of an itinerary to   get me to Muscat, Oman. This first ticket is from  Philadelphia to Brussels. Originally it was via  

Toronto and London, but then my London to Brussels  flight was canceled and Air Canada automatically   rerouted me with an additional stop in Geneva. I would only end up landing in Brussels 40   minutes later than originally scheduled and  frankly I was so impressed that I was given  

A new itinerary instantly that I just decided  to go with it. After all, I’m always happy to   have a little extra SWISS in my life. Enough about that, while I get lost   in my first 7 minutes in this airport,  let me welcome you to the channel. My  

Name is Kevin and I am the Flip Flop Traveller. I’m here to give you honest content about flights,   hotels, trains and cruises- but mostly the first  two. I paid for this trip out of pocket and the   price I paid is in the description below. Air  Canada had no knowledge I’d be filming today  

And I didn’t receive any compensation from them.  Though part of this video is sponsored by Level8   Luggage. Everything in this video is my personal  opinion based on my unique experience. The rest,   I’ll let speak for itself. Let’s get into it. I am flying in Signature Class today,  

What Air Canada calls their business class,  but I won’t have the supposed pleasure of   visiting the Air Canada Signature Suite  lounge. This ticket was booked with points   which automatically makes it ineligible for the  Signature Suite since that is only for business  

Class passengers who paid with cold hard cash. That said, the Maple Leaf Lounge was in fact   nicer than I was expecting. The decor felt a bit  like Air France and SWISS had a baby around 2005,   but the seats were comfortable and there  were plenty of outlets which worked if  

You propped your plug up just so. The food was basic- today seemed to   be tomato day, but it was all tasty,  especially those little sliders.  Booze was freely and quickly flowing  in all directions as well. The whole   lounge had a definite “we’re going  on vacation” vibe. It was nice. 

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Of extra clothes and souvenirs or in my case,  35 pounds of dog treats and chihuahua sized   orthopedic mattress toppers. Yeah anyway, for  those times I need to pull out the big guns,   in my case the 28” Voyager trunk. Truth is, I was never that picky about  

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Which brings this bag under $300 bucks. Thanks to Level8 Luggage for their support.  So, I know the question that’s front of  mind for you at the moment is probably,   Why YYZ? Right? No, ok well I’m sure it  is now! YYZ is the airport code for here  

At Toronto Pearson International Airport and I  had two questions. Why do almost all Canadian   airports start with Y… and then also, why YZ? So back in the 30s, the US and Canada used   two letter codes. Aviation grew quickly and  they realized a third letter would be needed  

And so they started adding them. In the US, when  possible they just tacked an X onto the end of it,   hence LAX. In Canada when they used 2 letters,  they had a classifier in front of the two to  

Distinguish if an airport had a radio station or  not. They use Y for Yes and W for Without. So,   Canada just decided to officially adopt  all of those Ys and voila, we solved the Y.  As for the YZ, back in the day, Malton,  Ontario’s code was YZ and that is the  

Same area where Pearson stands today.  Now we can all sleep better tonight.  **Located to the northwest of downtown Toronto,  YYZ is the largest and busiest airport in all of   Canada and the largest hub for Air Canada. There  are two terminals, Terminal 3 is essentially the  

‘everyone else’ terminal and Terminal 1, where  we are now is home to Air Canada and all of   their Star Alliance friends, as well as Emirates.  Both terminals handle domestic and international   traffic, but each is split into specific gates for  domestic, transborder and international flights. 

Air Canada’s roots can be traced back to 1938 when  the government created Trans-Canada Airlines. In   1965 they changed their name to Air Canada. Their  first ever flight was for mail and 2 passengers   from Vancouver to Seattle, with tickets selling  for $14.20 round trip. I presume that’s the 1938  

Version of flying Emirates First Class these days. By the 1970s they completely dominated the   domestic market since all of their rivals  were restricted to only operate in one   of five zones across the country  and none could compete directly.  Air Canada was privatized in 1988 following  the government’s decision to deregulate the  

Canadian Air Market. Post privatization and  following the Open Skies agreement between   the US and Canada from 1995, they  quickly added 30 transborder routes.  These days, Air Canada flies to 20 domestic  cities, 27 in the US and 67 other international   destinations- note this doesn’t include  their subsidiaries Air Canada Rouge which  

Is their leisure carrier and Air Canada Express. On a daily flights basis, they’re currently the   13th largest airline on earth, with a total  of 188 aircraft in their fleet and 109 on   order. Today we will be flying on one of  their 777-300ERs of which they have 21. 

I was on the last London flight of the night and  the airport definitely started to quiet down and   close up shop by the time we began boarding.  Our boarding was also about an hour late. Our   aircraft landed late in from Vancouver and then  needed to be towed to us from the domestic gate. 

Despite everyone getting antsy, boarding was  well organized. As we head down the jetbridge,   let’s take a look at tonight’s flight stats. I’m not asking this with shade, but is greeting   passengers at the door not a thing on Air Canada?  I got some friendly hellos from four or five crew  

As I walked to my seat, but it didn’t seem  like anyone cared about the door itself.  Air Canada operates two versions of the  777-300ER, the difference between the two   being whether or not there is a single Business  Cabin or two of them. Tonight’s aircraft has  

Two and I was quick to book the 2nd bulkhead  seat, the 2nd one being my favorite seat on   any aircraft. Bulkhead space with engine  views. Let’s take a look at the layout.  They use the very popular Collins Aerospace  Super Diamond Reverse Herringbone seat which  

You’ll find on dozens of airlines in a  1-2-1 configuration. Our aircraft has   40 business class seats spread over 11 rows. Rows 7 and 8 should be avoided for proximity   to the bathroom in row 8 and a missing  window in row 7- but for row 7 and 11,  

The two last rows, if you plan to work on the  flight these are your best seats since they   have extra surface space beside them. A peek at the smart looking Premium   Economy and then a detailed look at our seat. It’s a fantastic seat and configuration which  

I’ve reviewed many times with plenty of surface  space and a nice storage bin. Of all of the super   diamond seats, this one does probably have the  least amount of closed storage though. Not sure   why they didn’t at least add a magazine rack  or headphone hook on that rear surface if they  

Weren’t going to install a storage compartment. My only complaint about this seat is the physical   seat itself. The seat coverings feel really  worn and are starting to look the same- and   compared to other similar seats, these  definitely seemed to have less padding.  Otherwise they’re great. There’s a  digital panel to control the seat. 

Inside the storage cubby you have your in  flight entertainment remote along with a   universal outlet, USB port and head phone jack. There’s a small storage space below your armrest   and the armrest itself can telescope up and down. The bulkhead seats seemed to have quite a bit  

More space under and behind the TV, a bit  more width and the standard configuration.  There are no doors or anything installed,  but privacy is decent with the offset rows,   but that didn’t matter much since there were  only three of us sitting in this rear cabin. 

Pre Departure drinks were offered and  soon after the safety video began.  The captain appologized for the delay, so Canadian  of him, but also explained why we were late which   I appreciated and the safety video began. That really is a beautiful engine. Air Canada  

Brought this retro black and white livery  back in 2017 and for like the first day,   I wasn’t a fan, but somehow their old  Frosted Leaf livery instantly looked dated   in comparison and now I love this one. Ok, we pushed back and taxied to the  

Runway. The spool up and take off are  coming up next along with the airport   stats. Before we get into the meal service,   let’s explore the in flight amenities a bit,  which were all a bit better than expected.  The pillow was substantial and pretty much  a household style pillow- love this one. 

The blanket was a proper duvet- it was a  little scratchy as I remember American Airlines   were as well, but it’ll get the job done. There was also a mattress pad at each   seat. Which as I always say, doesn’t do much,  but something is always better than nothing. 

The headphones were fairly cheap, but at least  they weren’t super heavy. Quality was just okay.  Later on in the flight actually, I asked for  an amenity kit because I assumed they didn’t   proactively give them out. I got a bit of a  look from the flight attendant- at the time,  

I thought it was annoyance. But when putting this  video together, I realized many other seats had   Amenity Kits at them when we boarded. So, I wonder  if she though I was trying to get a 2nd one- and  

I also wonder what happened to my original kit. Anyway, it’s acqua di parma and the pouch itself   is one of the more useful ones out there. Hot towels were passed out and the meal   service was set to begin. Here is the  full menu for the flight. Note that the  

Prices in red are my addition to the menu to  give you an idea of the wine value on board.  My tray was kinda plopped down in front of me  and was just kinda all over the place. I always  

Thought Air Canada served courses, but I guess on  later flights they want to get in and out ASAP.  The starter ended up being tasty but sounded like  a strange combination with shrimp cocktail with   cocktail sauce, a wasabi sauce and pineapple. The main was hard to get down. It was a sliced  

Veal tenderloin with pumpkin risotto and  asparagus. On paper, totally up my alley,   but that veal was like baby cow leather.  Felt like it had been sitting in a warm over   for three days. The risotto and asparagus  flavor was okay but it was just mushfest. 

Behind that we also had a cheese course as well as  a few pieces of bread. I don’t know what was going   on with that garlic bread, but that felt like  defrosted but untoasted walmart brand Texas toast.  Finally, we ended up with a raspberry cake  which tasted good, but looked like I got it  

From a grammar school bake sale. At least I did  enjoy the Canadian red wine they had on offer.  After the meal service I had a look at the  bathrooms. They were kept clean throughout the  

Flight and had some nice products inside as well. As everyone else went to sleep, I had a bit of   an explore of the entertainment system on board  which was okay, but for a North American carrier,   I was expecting a wider selection. In total  there were around 250 movies as well as some  

Other unique features like a readable news  feed and a map covered in Maple leaves,   representing every destination they fly to. Soon after that I made up my bed and had a nap,   but waited for some daylight to give you a look. Especially at the bulkhead, there’s plenty of  

Room. I know some complain about their  knees hitting the table when lying down   but I’ve never found that to be a big  problem. Overall, a very comfortable bed.  I woke up around 90 minutes  out of London as the crew were  

Already in the middle of the 2nd service. Our tray came with a small fruit bowl,   yogurt and a very Burger King-esque  croissant- that’s not necessarily a dig.  The main dish was worse than the dinner. The eggs  were almost okay, just a really weird texture. But  

The hash browns were like oil pillows and that  sausage- I don’t think legally I’m allowed to   say I think it’s made of rubber, but I also can’t  say for sure that it’s not. It had the texture of  

Vietnamese fish cake wrapped in 12 layers of tofu  skin and then baked then boiled then baked again.  That’s fine though I was still full from dinner  and we had an absolutely beautiful approach which   was way more important than airplane eggs. Views like this are why I love reverse  

Herringbone seats. Being able to sit back  from a distance and see the world going by   as you descend is truly one of my happy places. Let’s quickly talk about service. I’ll be honest,   it felt like decent service on any other  North American carrier, but for some reason,  

I was expecting something that was ever so  slightly more put together and gracious.   None of the crew were bad or rude or anything  near that, but they were all just pretty short   on all occasions. Sometimes it came off as a  casual familiar vibe but sometimes it came off  

As a stop bothering me vibe. It might have been  my fault for expecting something more elevated.  I’ll let you enjoy the final descent as we  approach London Heathrow from the northwest.  So, overall, I think acceptable is a good way  to describe the flight. The food was overall  

Slightly below average, the crew was average and  the hard product was slightly above average- so   when you put all of that together, we get  a very exciting, average. Would I fly them   again? Absolutely, would I go out of my  way to fly them again? Eh, probably not. 

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