[BI] Flight Report AC YUL-YVR-TPE

 On 21st December, 2017, I traveled from Montreal to Taipei via Vancouver on Air Canada's Business class. It's my first time travelling on AC's long-haul Business and I had the opportunity to try both products offered by the Canadian flag carrier.

２０１７年１２月２１號，小弟乘坐加拿大航空的商務艙由蒙特利爾經溫哥華前往台北。此乃小弟第一次乘搭加航的長途商務客艙！

 The first flight to Vancouver departs at 7:30 EST. Afraiding the long queue during holiday season, I arrived at Montreal Trudeau airport at 5:40. It's my first time to try Teo Taxi's airport service on board the new Tesla Model X... A vrai dire, Tesla's suspension is actually~ very bumpy. But Teo Taxi's initiative is definately creating a new scene in Montreal's dirty taxi industry.

由蒙特利爾前往溫哥華的首班航班在東部標準時間朝早７:３０起飛。以為擔心節假日間機場需要排長隊，於是小弟５:４０就到達機場。首次選用Ｔｅｏ　Ｔａｘｉ的機場服務，乘搭全新的Ｔｅｓｌａ　Ｍｏｄｅｌ　Ｘ來到機場。講實在，Ｔｅｓｌａ的車的減震系非常差……　不過不得不承認，Ｔｅｏ　Ｔａｘｉ為滿城的的士行業帶來新氣象

Air Canada's new check-in counters. Probably the quietest I've ever seen~

加拿大航空的新櫃檯，從來沒見過這麼清淨的滿城機場

 Very quickly, my luggages are checked. It's so quick that...

好快，小弟就辦理好行李托運。快到呢……

 From stepping inside the terminal to lounge in only 17 minutes, including check-in and security! I have plenty of time to spend in AC's domestic Maple Leaf Lounge

僅１７分鐘：由踏入客運大樓到加航國內線楓葉堂前！

 787-9 with new livery displayed at the lounge's entrance. Ironically, AC's 787-9 never comes to Montreal (Well, occasionnally you'll see a 787-9 doing YYZ-YUL as relief flight)!
一架帶著新塗裝的７８７－９在楓葉堂的大門口歡迎客人
可笑的是，７８７－９根本沒計劃航班來滿

 Unlike the International one which was renovated recently, the domestic lounge keeps the former AC corporate image prior to the colour scheme renewal in 2005. Nonetheless, the quite lounge in morning provides a very nice environment to rest.

貴賓室因為沒有經過裝修，很大程度上保留２００５年前加航換色前的企業形象。無論如何，清晨沒人貴賓室真的很適合補覺

 Almost all seats are unoccupied

幾乎全場都沒人

 Business area

工作間

 Self-serve breakfast in domestic lounge

還有簡單的自助早餐

 My flight today, AC301 YUL-YVR, 5hrs29mins

小弟今日航班

 Airbus A330-343X

C-GFAH

Rolls-Royce Trent 772B engines

First flight: 30/08/1999, Age: 18 years

 Gate C51

 A330 Business Class cabin. AC has two features of long-haul business class: Executive Pod and Classic Pod (used to be Executive Class). Executive Pod is the product on AC's 787s and renovated 777s while Classic Pods, introduced in 2007, are on 767s and A330s. The fish shell cabin on these older aircrafts are tracks of the trend back in the early 2000s.

Ａ３３０的商務客艙。加航目前有兩種長途商務客艙，一種系舊稱Ｅｘｅｃｕｔｉｖｅ　Ｃｌａｓｓ的Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃ　Ｐｏｄ，係在２００７年推出的魚骨式公務客艙，現在只能夠在Ａ３３０同７６７睇到。另一種則是在７７７和７８７上新的Ｅｘｅｃｕｔｉｖｅ　Ｐｏｄ，改為Ｚｏｄｉａｃ的反魚骨設計。

 Seats are relatively narrow, could become an all-flat bed. But why makes it so difficult to look out?

魚骨位偏窄，不過可以全躺。
不過我想睇窗外景色

 In order to provide premium service for business passengers, AC is increasing the use of wide-body aircrafts on many of its transcontinental routes. You can see A330, 767, 777 and 787 on these routes: YVR-EWR, YVR-YYZ, YVR-YUL, YYC-YYZ, YYZ-LAX and YYZ-SFO. Unlike American carriers like United and American Airlines, AC does not have narrow-bodies with lie-flat products in the business class.

為了讓貴賓想用全躺的商務艙服務，加航最近加大了寬體客機在跨洲航班的使用。乘客可以看到Ａ３３０、７６７、７７７和７８７等客機出現在：溫哥華－紐華克，溫哥華－多倫多，溫哥華－滿地可，卡加里－多倫度，多倫多－洛杉磯　和　多倫多－三藩市等航線上。不像美國的航空公司，加航並沒有在其任何窄體客機上裝平躺的商務客艙位。

 Breakfast fruits and ciabatta bread

麵包與水果

 The "million year" Air Canada breakfast

加拿大航空的萬年早餐

You can actually see Air Canada and GateGourmet is improving the "million year breakfast" since 2014 (just by a little)
其實不必責怪加航和ＧａｔｅＧｏｕｒｍｅｔ，萬年早餐並非沒改進的，呢碟係２０１４年３月的版本

 The Rockies

落基山脈

 Total route, a very pleasant flight

非常舒適的一程

 C-GFAH is in fact the first of eight A330-300 delivered to Air Canada between 1999 and 2000. It's my second time flying on this aircraft, I traveled on board this beaty two years ago on my trip to Brussels. You can read that flight report by clicking here

Ｃ－ＧＦＡＨ是１９９９年至２０００年製造的加航８架Ａ３３０－３００中的第一架。而小弟已經是第二次乘搭佢，對上一次係２０１５年去布魯塞爾。Ｆｌｉｇｈｔ　Ｒｅｐｏｒｔ請睇呢度。

 Arriving at Vancouver International Airport

到達溫哥華國際機場

 Never seen YVR as busy

從來沒見過如繁忙的ＹＶＲ

 Usually the central court is a place where you can rest peacefully, now what's the difference between here and the food court in Eaton Center?

以往國際禁區中的這個中庭是讓人歇息的地方，依家同伊頓中心的Ｆｏｏｄ　Ｃｏｕｒｔ有何區別？

 The newly inguarated Maple Leaf Lounge... "Because we exceeded our maximum capacity, we cannot accept more guests"

sight.....

加航全新打造的楓葉堂
職員：因為現時已經超越我們的人數上限，我們不能夠接受更多的旅客
我：妖～

 AC11 YVR-TPE, 12hrs30mins
This route is only inaugurated earlier this year!

加航剛在今年７月先開闢的台北航線！

Boeing 787-9 

C-FGDZ

GEnx engines

First flight: 11/03/2016, Age: 1 year

 My seat, very elegant-look Zodiac product

睇落唔錯

 The new seats solve pretty much all the old fish shell's problems... direct window views and larger width

新的商務艙和座位解決的大多數原來魚骨位的問題，一眼望去就是夢想客機碩大的舷窗

Large screen

大屏幕

 A remote for IFE and a remote for comfort

一個ＩＦＥ的遙控器，再加一個調整座椅、照明、舷窗顏色等的遙控器

 From the comfort remote, you can select your seat's firmess

可以選擇自己喜愛的座位硬度

 You can also enjoy a nice massage

按摩功能，紓解長途旅行的疲勞

It's actually my first time flying on a 787-9, I have only traveled on 787-8 previously
新顏色的７８７－９。其實小弟係第一次乘坐７８７－９

 Do I have a bad taste of movie?

 First meal! Appetizer: Smoked Salmon with Yukon potatoes

How can an airlines disrespect butter in a such way!
頭盤：煙熏三文魚佩育空薯仔
極其不尊重牛油

Main course: Halibut, bak-choy, mushroom with rice

It tastes a lot better than it looks!
比目魚 白菜 香菇配白飯
其實非常好食！

 Cheese plat

餐後的芝士冷盤

Dessert: Chocolate moose cacke

甜品是朱古力慕斯蛋糕

 Business class cabin

商務客艙

 Bonne nuit!
好好睡一覺

Woke up at the middle of flight and felt the need of caffeine... Latte is made fresh with the espresso machine!
起來了，覺得身體缺咖啡因。於是麻煩阿婆（空姐真的是阿婆）整杯新鮮用Ｅｓｐｒｅｓｓｏ機整的Ｌａｔｔｅ

Also felt hungry, siu-maai and haa-gow are just as delicious as chaa-lau's!
又覺得要醫下肚～結果被蝦餃同燒麥驚艷！簡直不比茶樓的差

That's why they call it DreamLiner!
夢想客機　就是這麼來的

Second meal: Braised Chicken
第二餐，吃雞肉

Total route
Chatting with one of the flight attendants, she told me "Taipei has changed a lot since the 1990s"
So I asked you were flying to Taipei for duties in the 1990s? (Air Canada never operated Taipei until June 2017, it was Canadian Airlines who operated this route before the airlines was taken over by Air Canada)
She told me she was flight attendant for Canadian Airlines back than, and she started with CP Air.
What an extraordinary carrier!
阿婆：我在９０年代時經常去台北，現在變化很大呢
我：哈？您９０年代時已經是空服員了？（加拿大航空２０１７年才首次開啟台北航線，之前僅在楓葉航空與加拿大國際航空合併前加拿大國際航空運營過溫哥華至台北的航班）
阿婆告訴我，她在太平洋航空公司（ＣＰ　ＡＩＲ）年代就已經加入空服員行列，經歷過ＣＰ年代，加拿大國際航空年代和合併後的加航年代。談到合併時的事件和後來申請破產保護的事件，婆婆告訴我當年的事如今還記憶猶新！
加拿大的航空業，特別是加航，能從九十年代千禧年代初頻臨倒閉到現在的風光，跟這一班默默付出的航空業從業人密不可分呢！

Arriving at Taipei Taoyuan Airport Terminal 2
到達桃園機場二號航廈

Taoyuan Airport Terminal 2 arrival hall
桃園機場二號航廈到達大廳

Then we proceed to take the new Taoyuan Airport MRT!
接著前往乘坐桃園機場捷運

Taoyuan Airport MRT's express train gets passengers from TPE to Taipei Main Station in only 37 minutes!
桃園機場捷運的直達車僅３７分鐘就能將旅客由機場送到台北車站，很方便喲

Previous news reports indicated that the MRT is underused... As you can see, not only the train is full, some people don't even have a seat! The train got very crowdy after Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station
之前的新聞不斷報道桃園捷運是吉車遊街。實際上，列車不僅坐滿，很多乘客都沒位子坐！過了長庚醫院站后，列車更是滿員

Arriving at Taipei Main Station
Air Canada's service is just as good as usual. After experiencing its international business class, it's understandable why it was rated the best airline in North America! And 787 remains my second favourite aircraft afterall!
到達台北車站
加拿大航空公司的服務始終如一。雖然不及日系和東南亞航空公司的水平，但是評個北美最佳是名副其實。
另外，７８７夢想客機依然是排在小弟最喜歡的飛機的第二位！