Route: Montreal to Winnipeg
Plane: A320-200
Date: Sep 28, 2024
Price paid: $195 + $125 eUpgrade
Comfort
The vintage-style seats are wide and cushy, only lacking the thigh rest found on newer seats. here are two seats missing on the first row on the left side of the plane, so the aircraft only has 14 business class seats. The bulkhead seats don’t get footrests and have less legroom, so I suggest sitting in row three on the left or row two on the right.
The wide armrest has a space under it for a backpack, so couples can keep electronic items handy and still have their legroom. The tray table folds up from the outboard armrests, but it’s shallower than the newer tables, which are almost double in size. Businesspeople working on larger laptops might have trouble.
In-flight entertainment
The ancient touchscreen from two decades ago has about the same responsiveness as a 95-year-old artillery veteran who lost his hearing aid. I recommend using the free in-flight wi-fi to stream Air Canada’s catalogue of movies and shows on your own tablet instead. Each seat has a USB-A charging port that may or may not work and a three-pin wall-style outlet that does.
Food
Thankfully, I wasn’t flying in the morning, so I didn’t have to suffer yet another parsley omelette. I enjoyed a dish of warm almonds and cashews after takeoff and chose the saffron roasted chicken for my main. As usual, I skipped the green, fibrous salad and jumped straight into the main after enjoying the warm dinner roll. The sauce was flavourful and the spinach and pea side was an innovative vegetable serving compatible with reheating ovens. I found the “deluxe” brownie too sticky.
Service
I lucked out without a seat neighbour, so I occupied the window seat and spread my laptop out on the neighbouring table to work while I ate. Drinks refill took longer than expected as there were only two empty seats. There was no service personalization, but the flight attendant did offer a new glass with every drink change.
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