World Traveller 73

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Sometimes tales from the road can be a little repetitive. The same destinations, the same flights. While you can take it as dreary and unexciting, I still feel the excitement and getting out of the office and stepping on a plane. Despite reviewing this past flight early this year on a visit to Regina, I was called back for another series of meetings. Despite reviewing it earlier, for entertainment purposes I’ve decided… Read More

A recent trip to Regina, Saskatchewan had me loaded onto one of Air Canada’s newest additions to their fleet; an aircraft that they had recently leased from Alaska Airlines. The new plane offered a “newer” business class, as compared to the older Extreme XM makeover models of years past. The newer business class offered something to look forward to when the carrier retrofits all of it’s aircraft. Read on to see a… Read More

I ended up taking advantage of a cheaper connecting flight and routing myself through Regina international Airport on my most recent transcontinental flight from Vancouver to Toronto. I had the pleasure of experiencing to back to back Air Canada Express Business Class flights on their Canadair 900 series aircraft. This would be my second flight of the day. As a second flight, I’d pick up a second meal as I traveled towards… Read More

This particular flight was designed in part, to avoid an Air Canada labour disruption. On my travels from Vancouver to Toronto, I ended up taking a connecting flight through Regina. The connection was to lower the cost of the airfare for my employer but also to potentially avoid strike action notice. The flight was similar to other Air Canada express flights that I taken. The medium haul route offered a full meal… Read More

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed the Air Canada Express Canadair Regional Jet – 900 series aircraft in business class. There are a few of these floating around in the Air Canada Express system. With a quick two day work trip to Regina, I would end up testing out this particular aircraft type on a brief two hour flight from Vancouver to Regina. Review: Air Canada Express Business Class Canadair Regional… Read More

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed the Air Canada Express Canadair Regional Jet – 900 series aircraft in business class. There are a few of these floating around in the Air Canada Express system. With a quick two day work trip to Regina, I would end up testing out this particular aircraft type on a brief two hour flight from Vancouver to Regina. Review: Air Canada Express Business Class Canadair Regional… Read More

Air Canada offers a fulsome lounge network across eleven different Canadian Cities. With Canada being such a broad country, it’s admirable that they take care of their customers given that their flights are in much smaller capacity than our neighbours to the south. On a visit to the Prairies, I stopped by the local Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge which has to be among the smallest in the overall system. If you… Read More