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Old February 2nd, 2011, 05:46 PM posted to rec.travel.air
mikeos
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Default Air Canada "Executive First "

Has anybody had any experience of this class in Air Canada? I'm
currently looking for a flight to Vancouver in June.
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Old February 2nd, 2011, 11:49 PM posted to rec.travel.air
Jeff Hacker
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Default Air Canada "Executive First "

From where? Long haul is different from short haul, but AC's Executive
First is one of the better North American business (US Domestic First) class
products.

Jeff

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Has anybody had any experience of this class in Air Canada? I'm currently
looking for a flight to Vancouver in June.


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Old February 3rd, 2011, 02:49 AM posted to rec.travel.air
John Levine
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Default Air Canada "Executive First "

Has anybody had any experience of this class in Air Canada? I'm
currently looking for a flight to Vancouver in June.


It's two different products depending on the plane. For planes used
on North American routes (A32x, regional jets) it's a good quality
domestic first, 2+2 in the A32x, comfortable leather seats, power
outlet for your laptop, meals on china with decent wine poured from
real bottles. The seatback video is the same throughout the plane,
with a variety of TV and movies on demand. Don't miss the Canadian
ones.

On international equipment (B767 and B777, A330) it's seats that flip
over into flat beds like the ones on Virgin Atlantic or Air NZ. I'm
6'4" and slept quite well in them.

http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...incomfort.html

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Old February 3rd, 2011, 09:53 AM posted to rec.travel.air
mikeos
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Default Air Canada "Executive First "

Thanks for the replies chaps!

For the record I'm flying Heathrow to Vancouver.
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Old February 3rd, 2011, 12:17 PM posted to rec.travel.air
mikeos
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Default Air Canada "Executive First "

On 03/02/2011 01:49, John Levine wrote:
Has anybody had any experience of this class in Air Canada? I'm
currently looking for a flight to Vancouver in June.


It's two different products depending on the plane. For planes used
on North American routes (A32x, regional jets) it's a good quality
domestic first, 2+2 in the A32x, comfortable leather seats, power
outlet for your laptop, meals on china with decent wine poured from
real bottles. The seatback video is the same throughout the plane,
with a variety of TV and movies on demand. Don't miss the Canadian
ones.

On international equipment (B767 and B777, A330) it's seats that flip
over into flat beds like the ones on Virgin Atlantic or Air NZ. I'm
6'4" and slept quite well in them.

http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...incomfort.html


Thanks for this link John. The Executive First Service is the one I
think I want (Heathrow to Vancouver). However I seem to be a bit
confused (not unusually). This link says that it is "Available on most
European, Asian and South American itineraries", but "Does not include
North America and the Caribbean". I assume that this does not mean to
imply that it is not available TO flights to North America?
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Old February 3rd, 2011, 03:43 PM posted to rec.travel.air
John Levine
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Default Air Canada "Executive First "

Thanks for this link John. The Executive First Service is the one I
think I want (Heathrow to Vancouver). However I seem to be a bit
confused (not unusually). This link says that it is "Available on most
European, Asian and South American itineraries", but "Does not include
North America and the Caribbean". I assume that this does not mean to
imply that it is not available TO flights to North America?


That would be a challenge, install the seats on the plane for the
eastbound flight, rip them out for the westbound flight. I promise,
it's the same seats both ways.

The one minor exception is that they have a few 767s with the old
seats which they now sell as much cheaper "comfort plus" coach on
flights to BCN and ATH. But if they say international executive
first, that's the flat beds.

Regards,
John Levine, , Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail.
http://jl.ly


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Old February 3rd, 2011, 06:10 PM posted to rec.travel.air
mikeos
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Default Air Canada "Executive First "

On 03/02/2011 14:43, John Levine wrote:
Thanks for this link John. The Executive First Service is the one I
think I want (Heathrow to Vancouver). However I seem to be a bit
confused (not unusually). This link says that it is "Available on most
European, Asian and South American itineraries", but "Does not include
North America and the Caribbean". I assume that this does not mean to
imply that it is not available TO flights to North America?


That would be a challenge, install the seats on the plane for the
eastbound flight, rip them out for the westbound flight. I promise,
it's the same seats both ways.

The one minor exception is that they have a few 767s with the old
seats which they now sell as much cheaper "comfort plus" coach on
flights to BCN and ATH. But if they say international executive
first, that's the flat beds.


That's the important bit, at my advanced age! Thanks again.
 




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