Re: Good price vs cool airplane

When I flew to Thailand in September 2022, I had a chance to book part of my flight home aboard a Lufthansa A343 from SIN-FRA. I waited a couple weeks before booking the trip (and the flight) and by then, the itinerary I wanted had shot up by $1000 CAD, making it too expensive despite my wish to fly...

Re: Your 2024 Booked/Flown Flights

Nothing booked just yet, but I'm planning two trips this year. In May, it'll likely be YYZ-LIS-FNC with TAP Air Portugal, and YYZ-DEN in June with AC and/or UA. Unfortunately due to cost, I've replaced the trip to Portugal with a trip to the Dominican in May with Air Transat (YYZ-AZS). My June trip...

Re: How many flights on a Boeing 767 do you have ?

I've got a fair few under my belt, largely on the YYZ-TLV route (which LY cancelled a few years ago, ostensibly due to pilot shortage coming out of the pandemic, despite the route being very profitable for them), but AC still flies it. My most recent flight aboard one was with JL in 2022. 7x LY (YYZ...

Re: What aircraft have you flown transpacific?

I've flown Transpacific twice (on the same trip) with JL in 2022; first aboard the 77W from ORD-HND, and on the way home after my holiday on the 763ER from NRT-YVR.

Re: What aircraft have you flown transactlatic?

B742: LY
B744: BA
B74M: KL
B762 & 762ER: LY
B763 & B763ER: LY, AC
MD-11: KL

Re: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet

Trijet: KLM MD-11 from AMS-YYZ in June 2013.

Quad-jet: BA 744 from YYZ-LHR in May 2015.

Re: First Time Flying On A Widebody?

April 1998 aboard an EL AL 742 from YYZ-YUL-TLV. The stopover was merely to pick up more passengers.

Re: First Time You Flew on an A320?

For me, my very first A320 flight just so happened to be my first ever flight. I flew aboard an Air Canada A320 in October 1997 (I was 6 at the time) from YYZ-MIA. Being before 9/11, it was the only time I ever visited the cockpit inflight. My dad also took a photo of me assisting one of the flight ...

Re: Your 2024 Booked/Flown Flights

Nothing booked just yet, but I'm planning two trips this year. In May, it'll likely be YYZ-LIS-FNC with TAP Air Portugal, and YYZ-DEN in June with AC and/or UA.

Re: Highest altitude you know you've ever been?

Twice I've flown at FL410, with both instances being on 787s. The first was on a BA 788 from LHR-YYZ in 2015, and the second was aboard a JL 789 from BKK-NRT last September. Prior to these, my last verified altitude record was FL390 aboard an AC 763ER from TLV-YYZ in August 2004, when the plane reac...

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

Nothing planned for me at the moment, but perhaps I will have something booked by next year for later in the year. Still have to make my exact booking, but I'll be flying from YYZ-YYC in August to visit one of my best friends. Weighing itineraries with AC, TS, and WS, though I may also consider Por...

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

Nothing planned for me at the moment, but perhaps I will have something booked by next year for later in the year. Still have to make my exact booking, but I'll be flying from YYZ-YYC in August to visit one of my best friends. Weighing itineraries with AC, TS, and WS, though I may also consider Por...

Re: Discontinued routes that you wish could come back

I'm pretty upset that LY cut YYZ-TLV after around 4 decades of operation, due to pilot and equipment shortages, despite the consistently full flights between the two markets. They instead expanded services to BOS, JFK, and ORD. The service discontinuation leaves AC with an absolute monopoly on the r...

Re: Your most exciting aircraft swaps

Flew an Arkia 753 in 2013 from TLV-ETH (and back); was upgraded from an ATR-72.

Re: Your most exciting aircraft swaps

I was originally supposed to fly on an Arkia ATR42 from TLV-ETH in 2013, but it was upgraded to one of their 753s instead; a much better plane for the short haul down.

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

Nothing planned for me at the moment, but perhaps I will have something booked by next year for later in the year.

Re: What luggage do you use?

I've been using a navy blue Jetliner 2-wheel roller bag for checked luggage since at least 2012, or perhaps earlier. Suits me fairly well, though it is showing its age. My carry-on has been my sturdy backpack, which can convert into a roller bag. I've had it since high school.

Re: Your longest flights by airline

AC: YYZ-TLV
LY: YYZ-TLV
KL: YYZ-AMS
WS: YVR-YYZ
BA: LHR-YYZ
IZ: YYZ-ETH
TS: YYZ-POP
5G: YYZ-AUA
JL: ORD-HND
AA: YYZ-ORD
SWISS: TLV-ZRH
DL: YYZ-JFK
Air Dolomiti: ZRH-MUC
Croatia Airlines: ZAG-VIE
OZ: VIE-TLV

Re: Longest flights by airplane type

Q400: ZAG-VIE
A319: YYZ-ORD
A319N: USM-BKK
A320: YYZ-LAS
A321: LAS-YYZ
A333: TLV-ZRH
738: JFK-PTP
739: AMS-TLV
742: YUL-TLV
744: YYZ-LHR
744M: YYZ-AMS
752: YYZ-AUA
753: TLV-ETH
762ER/3ER: YYZ-TLV
77E: TLV-LHR
77W: ORD-HND
788: LHR-YYZ
789: BKK-NRT
MD-11: AMS-YYZ
CRJ-900: YYZ-JFK
ERJ-195: ZRH-MUC

Re: Have you ever witnessed an airplane crash in person?

I didn't see any directly, but I remember seeing the wreckage of AF358 the day after it crashed in August 2005. I was with my dad as he drove from work down the 401, and saw the right westbound lane slowing to a crawl. This was because that stretch was right in front of the ravine where the plane bu...

Re: Your 2022 Booked/Flown Flights

Happy to announce that I'm finally going to be flying again, after over three years of inactivity! My flights are as follows: 09/01/22: YYZ-ORD; JL7451 (operated by AA); A319 - New type, new airline, new airport 09/01/22: ORD-HND; JL9; B77W - New type, new airport, new airline 09/03/22: HND-BKK; JL...

Re: Least known airlines you've flown on

Skyservice Airlines. They were a Canadian charter airline operating primarily out of YYZ. Had a small fleet of mainly A320s, but also counted 2 767-300ERs primarily for high-yield Caribbean flights such as YYZ-PUJ, as well as a couple 757-200s. Thrice I flew with them between 2005-2009 (FLL in ;05, ...

Re: Your 2022 Booked/Flown Flights

Happy to announce that I'm finally going to be flying again, after over three years of inactivity! My flights are as follows: 09/01/22: YYZ-ORD; JL7451 (operated by AA); A319 - New type, new airline, new airport 09/01/22: ORD-HND; JL9; B77W - New type, new airport, new airline 09/03/22: HND-BKK; JL...

Re: JAL has fallen off

I'm flying with JAL from ORD-HND-BKK (coming from YYZ with AA, and heading to USM with Bangkok Airways) next month, so I really hope I don't have that issue with them.

Re: Airports you’ve flown into on one airline and out on another

ZRH: Inbound with Swiss from TLV, outbound with Air Dolomiti to MUC in June 2017
VIE: Inbound with Croatia Airways, outbound with Austrian to TLV in July 2017

Going to have a couple instances of those on my upcoming trip to Koh Samui this September.

Re: Options for Passing Time at HND on a Long Transit?

What nationality do you have since you are required to apply for a visa to enter Japan? Personally, I would just bring a good book, get cosy somewhere with some coffee and a snack or two, try a few restaurants, look at the airplanes, contemplate about your life and your plans for the future. Maybe ...

Re: Options for Passing Time at HND on a Long Transit?

I would definitely like to do some spotting if I'm going to be there for so long, so the Sky Lounge could be a decent option for part of it. 1050 Yen isn't bad (around $10 CAD currently). Free drinks would go some way too. As long as I can get there while remaining airside in the international depar...

Re: Options for Passing Time at HND on a Long Transit?

eurotrader85 wrote:

Connected there once. Six hours of my life I will never get back Good luck.

Re: Your shortest mainline flight and longest regional flight

Shortest mainline: YYZ-YUL LY 742 (refueling stop to pick up more passengers en route to TLV) - 316 miles
Longest regional: YYZ-MCO AC Tango A320 (before this LCC was absorbed back into AC) - 1055 miles

Options for Passing Time at HND on a Long Transit?

Hi all, I'm set to undertake a trip from YYZ-ORD-HND-BKK-USM at the beginning of September, and I have a roughly 9-hour layover in Haneda on the way there (and around 5 1/2 hours on the return trip). I had intended to see if I could leave the airport for 6 of those hours to explore Tokyo and then re...

Re: El Al closing bookings on 3 routes

I think at some point LY will need to get into one of the code sharing alliances. Historically this was a political impossibility but hopefully that is changing. Most natural is probably oneworld but it doesn’t really matter which one. The only alliance that makes sense for LY to join at the moment...

Re: Your 2022 Booked/Flown Flights

Happy to announce that I'm finally going to be flying again, after over three years of inactivity! My flights are as follows: 09/01/22: YYZ-ORD; JL7451 (operated by AA); A319 - New type, new airline, new airport 09/01/22: ORD-HND; JL9; B77W - New type, new airport, new airline 09/03/22: HND-BKK; JL3...

Re: Your 2022 Booked/Flown Flights

Hoping to have some booked for later this year.....

Re: Embraers - Whose have you flown?

Only flew on a single Embraer....

Air Dolomiti E-195LR (I-ADJU) in 2017, between ZRH-MUC.

Re: Airport you have flown on the most carriers from

From YYZ:

- AC
- LY
- WS
- TS
- Skyservice
- BA
- Sunwing
- DL

Re: Have you landed on the alphabet? A delayed 2021 edition

Mine isn't extensive (yet), but here goes:

A: AMS, AUA
B:
C: CUN
D:
E: ETH (now closed)
F: FLL
G:
H:
I:
J: JFK
K:
L: LAS, LHR
M: MIA, MCO, MUC
N:
O:
P: POP, PTP, PUJ
Q:
R:
S:
T: TLV
U:
V: VIE
W:
X:
Y: YYZ (Home base), YUL
Z: ZAG, ZRH

Hoping to add a few new ones this year.

Re: Airbus A320 - Who's have you flown

Haven't flown the A318 or A319.

A320: Air Canada, Air Canada Tango (former AC subsidiary)
A321: Air Canada

Re: What defunct Airline would you have liked to have flown on, but never got to ?

Pan Am
TWA
Canadian Airlines
Canada 3000
Northwest Airlines
Continental Airlines
Alitalia

Re: Boeing 737 - Who’s have you flown?

YYZSpotter1991 wrote:

737-800: Sunwing, WestJet

737-900: KLM

Re: CRJ - Whose have you flown?

Only went on the CRJ-900 from YYZ-JFK in 2019 (and back) with Delta Connection (Endeavor) as part of a trip to Guadeloupe in January of that year. That's my most recent trip to this point.

Re: Feeling nostalgic about 747s. Who’s have you flown?

747-200: EL AL (April 1998) YYZ-YUL-TLV

747-400: British Airways (June 2015) YYZ-LHR

747-400M: KLM (June 2013) YYZ-AMS

Re: Boeing 757: Who's have you flown?

757-200:

Skyservice Airlines (defunct since 2010)

757-300:

Arkia (no longer has them in their fleet)

Re: Boeing 767 - Who’s have you flown?

The 767 is likely the plane I've flown on the most in 24 years of flying, all on international flights (most recently in 2017).

767-200(ER): EL AL
767-300(ER): Air Canada, EL AL

Re: Boeing 737 - Who’s have you flown?

737-800: Sunwing, WestJet

737-900: KLM

Re: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody

Shortest widebody flight: EL AL 742 on Apr. 8, 1998, from YYZ-YUL. The flight continued onto TLV after it stopped in Montreal to pick up a few more passengers. Remember it being around a 60-minute stop, and no one was allowed to leave the plane while it took on the extra passengers. Longest narrowbo...

Re: Airbus A330 - Whose have you flown?

Only once with Swiss; A333 from TLV-ZRH in 2017.

Re: Boeing 777- Whose have you flown?

Only twice, with the same airline, and on both legs of the same "round trip" route. Flew on the 772ER with BA from LHR-TLV in 2015 (G-YMMF eastbound, and G-YMMA westbound). Have yet to fly on the 772LR or the -300ER, but my home airline AC has both in their fleet. Who knows? Maybe I'll aim...

Re: What airliner do you wish you could have flown on but never got the chance?

I've flown on a number of different types, but the airliners I most wish I could've flown on (and never got the chance as of yet, or ever) include:

- Airbus A340
- Boeing 707
- Airbus A380
-Boeing 727
-Concorde
-Lockheed L1011 Tristar
-Boeing 747-8
-Vickers VC10

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