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Great video very informative

I grew up in Thunder Bay and remember what it used to be like flying to Toronto.In the late 60s Air Canada flew the Vickers Viscount that I remember being very comfortable and a plane that would be just as fast and modern as the Dash 8 used today .After the Viscounts were taken out of service it was on to the jet age for Thunder Bay . Air Canada flew the DC 9 and CP Air flew the 737 . At one point AC flew the 727 as well . Back then the flights were much more premium with polite flight attendants and a hot meal and free flowing beer . You could even smoke back in the day if you can believe it . Flying was really special back then good food great experience and I can’t remember it being extremely expensive it was within everyone’s reach . Sadly today looking at Thunder Bay the only planes flying there are prop dash 8 with Porter or Air Canada . I hate flying on the dash 8 they are very uncomfortable and noisy not much room inside and never a smooth landing because with the high wing you don’t get that cushion of ground effect that you get on low wing planes . I would gladly fly on those Vicker Viscounts any day over the dash 8 . Oh well I guess that is the state of Canada these days going in reverse.

Fantastic review

We just took the same flight back early Nov 2024. It was great. It was a LONG flight though!

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Great review. I just got back from Japan and was blown away by their transit and regional train operations. I dont believe I interacted with 1 person from the time I purchased my ticket to the time I got to my destination. The train attendant on the bullet train stoped to pas out a hot towel but that was it! The whole process is so seamless, it’s all automated!I I agree, the VIA rail boarding process is very airline like. Not sure why automatic gates that scan QR codes aren’t installed at the entrance of the concourse and then passengers just board when the train are indicating boarding. The entire process seems very inefficient and costly. I still don’t get why people que when there are assigned seats. I guess VIA’s process lack of seating in the concourse and habit may be reasons. Cant wait to try the new trains.

The title is wrong it’s NRT not HNd

so are they replacing ALL trains? or some of the dated ones still gonna be in service?

Not the plane I had. Mine had premium economy.

I was going to post a very nasty comment concerning the entitled whining of Ontarians, but I'll leave it at this. Maybe it is time to restart the Western Canada concept and stop the Transfer Payments?

Nice, how much.

There's no chance you can stream using VIA's Wi-Fi!,

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Hey! great video but wanted to clarify - Signature Suite = the exclusive lounge in YVR/YYZ, whereas I think you're referring to their Business class product marketed as "Signature Class."

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I love the smile on your face when you taste that Canadian beer for the first time in two years, it captures so many emotions that many people I’m sure can empathize with. Great video!

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How about some complimentary THC gummies for those who dont drink lol

Air Canada is not interested in customer satisfaction...they are interested in the bottom line, and they do not see a link between the two. I always fly Air Canada when it is convenient. It has never been convenient and I have been flying for over 50 years.

Why would you speed up and mute the sound through takeoff roll? Rookie mistake?

Never been on a MAX and have no intention of doing so.

Was it full?

great vid! AC is such a bush league airline

HaHa!! I agree, turkey bacon is not bacon! I get why they use it, a lot of people don't eat or like pork.

I guess I won't be flying Air Canada any time, after seeing the prices on that menu. Meals are not free anymore?

I like that they have turkey bacon on breakfast items . Lots of people don't eat pork or can stand the smell of it in an enclosed area . The yyz airport terminal 1 Starbucks makes sense as the airport has a Goodlife Fitness Club , a Full CIBC branch and the Nexus enrollment center, not everyone is going to fly, I think it's open 24-7 as lots of people overnight at the airport

I like reviews without the lounge to see what the airport experience is like for normal travelers like the majority who may not have lounge access :D I'm about 20 credits off Air NZ Airpoints silver but that doesn't give many perks

The speed restriction on them aren’t great but I’m not in a rush when I travel and I’ll take the late travel credits

I used to take the Red Arrow back in the early 1980s. For the first few months after their start-up in '79, they actually had the equivalent of a flight attendant on board to serve you drinks/snacks. That was soon discontinued due to the added expense, but it was definitely a novel idea for the "grand opening" of their motorcoach service.

A lot of dumb a$$es have called it the "train of the future" 😂😂😂😂. People who work at the via rail are monkey jumping. Clearly they have not seen the japanese shinkansen.

95% of the new train sets are on the Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec City corridor. There is only one or two trips per week Toronto-Montreal even though there is more volume on this route. Maybe it is because a 4 or 5 car set is not enough for the amount of customers. This is a new train set, you should have given first class a shot. I am surprised an Ottawa bound train didn't stop at Brockville.

When you say that a government monopoly on rail services is not a good idea you clearly haven't had a look at the privatised shitshow that is the UK free market rail compared with continental government-run monopolies on continental Europe.

The new trains look very nice, and that part where the train travels along the coast looks great. Nice experience, it's always good to be able to see things about Canada too. Greetings and have a good weekend, blessings!

Here's the problem. Four flight fares: Basic, Standard, Flexible, Freedom. No electronic boarding pass for the Basic fare and mandatory face to face counter agent check in resulting in massive lines. Total deal breaker. Absolutely idiotic business decision by Porter. No other airline is stupid enough to load their check-in area with self-check terminals that cannot be used. What kind of moron makes the decision to force their check in agents to deal with customers unnecessarily?

We had the pleasure of taking a trip on one a few weeks back. The seats were comfortable, and it was a smooth ride. Unfortunately, we had the displeasure of listening to a 20something mom of and ignoring a non-verbal special needs child of maybe 6 or 7, while in a sobbing, sometimes screaming conversation with her boyfriend, then looking for sympathy, a friend, then back to her boyfriend for 90 minutes, by Belleville, where she'd made up with boyfriend, got off, and was going to wait to get picked up. Yes, staff intervened about an hour in as she and the child were becoming increasingly annoying to all the car's passengers, about a 10 minute reprieve. We happened to be right behind her. I felt bad that she was in whatever situation it was, but she had no filter, respect for others around her, or the ability to keep her drama to herself.

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I flew them for the first time when I went to Vancouver it was a packed flight when I took them, I can see why it’s a popular airline, but it’s the best 10/10, free wifi and snacks, I wouldn’t say it’s a low budget airline like flair, I would say it’s somewhat of a medium budget airline similar to westjet, but it’s great to see them expand flights out to LA and Vegas, I feel has to though in about say give them about 2 or 3 years and who knows it could go to tropical places like Mexico, Cuba, Dominican, etc

Avoid the Q400 at all cost; Noisy, Cramp, bumpy. It's one of the worst plane to fly.

I flew Porter (and this particular aircraft) from Boston to Toronto. It was a night time flight and my seat was directly across from the prop engine. It was so loud I couldn't hear the music in my headphones. I will say the flight crew was very friendly and Customs at the Island Airport was relatively painless.

The approach into YQT is probably the best in the country

Interesting how you got a Toronto beer in Ottawa and an Ottawa beer in Toronto lol!

I flew Porter myself last spring, but it was from my hometown of Thunder Bay (YQT) to Ottawa (YOW). I used Porter to get back home, but it was from Toronto-City (YTZ). It ended up like this because I had taken a Via Rail train from Ottawa to Toronto on the same trip. In any case, ever since Porter has been flying to and from Thunder Bay, they've done pretty well.

US pre clearance is coming to Billy Bishop in 2025. Love flying Porter!

Unsure why the YT algorithm suggested the video. However I appreciated it and subscribed to the channel. Looking forward to future ones 😀

The problem is canada decided to contract a passenger monopoly to a freight company who placed the passenger traffic on the freight rails and put it at a lower priority because they don't make money on it.

When Porter first started they had a lounge for all their passengers with free dinks and snacks. They have since changed it though.