[EN] Flight Report AC30

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So after the Air China relaxing flight from Canton to Beijing, here comes an exciting one: Air Canada flight 30 from Beijing Capital PEK to Vancouver International YVR onboard Boeing 787 DreamLiner! It's my first time to fly this modern beautiful aircraft and I just can't wait for it! So let's start right now

This story is on the second and third one

So I arrived at the PEK terminal 3 arrival hall and I had to run for the flight because I only got 30 minutes to catch the flight, don't forget I need to clear the custom and immigration inspection (you got custom and immigration inspection in most of the Asian countries even for departing)

From domestic concourse to international concourse you need to take the APM

Very standard APM system, designed and made by Bombardier

But it was a long one... you gotta know how f***** large PEK's terminal 3 is

Finally arrived to the International concourse

OMG how big it is?

Chinese garden!

what is the 故宮印象 on the right side?

BTW the 2nd floor is CA's premium lounge

Gate

Hopefully I still got time before it departs

So beautiful right?

I took this picture in the shuttle bus

Air Canada (AC)

Boeing 787-8

GE GEnx-1B

First flight: 18-10-2014 Age: 5 months

Economy Cabin

Economy seats

This should be my seat at 26F but...

I thought 3-3-3 would be very tight in 787 but in fact no, it's as comfortable as the new Cathay Pacific long haul product

Premium Economy seats

Premium Economy cabin

International Business Class

So eventually I sat down on my seat but a couple with their cute baby (lots baby on this flight, at least 10 and more) came asked me if I could switch seat with them (32A window) because there was no one beside me so the baby could have his own seat and I said yes. Now it comes the problem: I paid 150$ for this preferred seat, if I switch seat now, will Air Canada refund me?

I asked the purser. After a long discussion with the ground agent, she said to me:

because we really appreciate what you did and it was really nice thing to do, we decided to PUT YOU IN PREMIUM ECONOMY but just DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE TO KNOW...

HAHAHAHA once again I got a free upgrade!!!!

BTW this purser was the flight attendant in the newest Air Canada safety video!

Welcome drink and in-ear headphone

I sat on 16G aisle, no window view but who cares when you could get a free upgrade?

Amenity Kit

I really like the new signs on 787

There were no more No smoking sign and all signs are now drew instead of "EXIT sortie"

Nice screen!

Introduction of 787 DreamLiner

I really loved the IFE, it's probably the best IFE i've seen! It gives you a feel of using a tablet but you also have a remote!

I'm quite a frequent flyer (not that frequent compare to those grands voyageurs) but I rarely watch movies on plane, but this time I watched the entire Imitation Game

For your safety

They told me because I was the last minute upgraded passenger so they don't have extra PEY desserts for me so they only offered me a lemon cake

But 10 minutes later the purser came and said they found a PEY dessert and asked me to beg her for the Tiramisu...

Do you like it?

I do.

Welcome on board Air Maple Leaf

They should offer unlimited maple syrup on every flights.

Well organized back galley

Self serve drink bar

Self serve food in the central galley

I was really bored in the mid-flight so I went to visit the flight attendants, and one of the flight attendants asked me if I speaked Cantonese and I said yes, so she started chatting with me and she was really nice... haha she was a Hongkonger and I think I've seen her before on AC15/16

Mid flight snacks

Air Canada's signature meal

They offer this too all classes! I've already had this (omelet, potato with sausage and sometimes mushroom and tomato) on AC's business, economy and now premium economy...