Alberta_Rose

I felt cramped in standard class, widthwise rather than legroom, and I'm really not all that large!!

The other things that upgrade gives you include shorter check-in time at a dedicated desk, so you avoid those long lines around the concourse at Gatwick!!

and double the baggage allowance ..... useful if you're emigrating.

edit: I truly didn't enjoy our flight out as I was hopping mad with them for altering the day and time of our flight at 2 weeks notice, and not giving us our prepaid chosen seats so they spilt the family up. They'd prmised us free upgrade as compensation, and this didn't materialise. I was not a happy bunny and after that anything that was even slightly wrong became a major irritaion, so maybe I did get a bit hyper-critical! Thye did give us an upgrade to our car which actually proved necessary for the volume of luggage we had, and they did give us some monetary compensation after a letter of complaint on our return.
I did vow not to travel with them again, but I am unbending gradually

vicky n jim

We are travelling air transat and taking our cats in June , so should be no problem with dogs

frankieforehead

We usually Fly Air Canada....But this time have opted for the cheaper option, by goig with Thomas cook (Canadianaffair). Summer is nearly upon us so we don't need that many clothes, so we've packed everything. Also a plane is a plane, and can't be bothered being ripped off by AC anymore.

babyblue

Hi there!

I just wanted to add to this post as many others have helped me recently to find a flight for my daughter. She flew here yesterday with Zoom and she said it was not the greatest but it was cheap. She descirbed the plane as dirty and not as she expected. Could just be that she had a bad plane or it could be another air india! (If you ever used air india you will know what i mean).
I have friends that have had good deals with Canadianaffair and the planes were also very good.

just thought i would let you know!


Good luck!

dbd33

I've flown Air India from London to NYC and I don't understand, I thought the flight to be well up to the standard of the competitors and I've flown on most of the airlines currently in business. If you want dirty and overcrowded, internal flights in asian countries are a good bet.

Alberta_Rose

Frustratingly, I have so far been unable to speak to anyone who can confirm that it is the My Travel flights to Calgary with Canadian Affair DO carry dogs, and how much this might cost, and how I go about arranging it.

I have tried several numbers now, each with long waits and dialling options none of which fit! Two numbers I have been given have been "unobtainable!!!! Argggghhhhhh!

I am trying emails now and will update you as to my progress.

g_is_for_canada

Certainly do get what you pay for. Still I find the upgrade a significant chunk of my budget for a short (length of )trip so I'll live with having only one buttock cheek in contact with the seat at a time. Thanks

gooding

Leg room is the same now (if with Thomas Cook flight), in cattle and premium, but seats are wider. Which is nice. The seats are "leather" but have seen better days. You get free head phones, a very small amenity bag, and a bottle of water. You get free drinks. Same food as cattle. Only have to check in 90mins before departure. Also priority baggage, but we have never got bags any quicker. You can take 30Kg of baggage each.
We like being at front of plane flight as it is quieter and seems smoother. The seast are wider so you have elbow room. Also I think there is about 30 seats in front so you get food first and rubbish cleared away quicker, and on Tc plane there is a toilet at front of plane that cattle cant use!

I am quite short and to be honest I dont mind being in cheap seats, I only have short legs! but husband is a big bruiser and likes arm and leg room. The cheap seats are fine.
I believe the plane they use on he East coast run has all leather seats, but not on Vancouver run. They are clean though.

YOu can also try and book extra leg room seats by exits for £7 or £25 each way , you have to phone through for these though, can 't book them on line. You book flight as normal then ring Can Affair and they will issue seat number if there are any and take payment with credit card. Get the seats, right behind the premium cabin they have lots of leg room and you can get up and walk around easily if you can.


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g_is_for_canada

How do I get these seats? They're marked in yellow and it says to phone, but when I did I was first told they're the premium seats. When I corrected the telephonist, she told me their medical seats. Assuming that you've got one of these, what kind of medical conditions do they accept.

I've been a long sufferer of a rare bone condition called boneidlitis, but I'm fairly sure that doesn't apply!

gooding

They have never said that to us before. I think they will give them to parents with kids, as maybe they have sky cots? It was my belief that you had to be medically fit to help in emergency. may be these are just the seats nearest to exit. I know for these you have to be over 16 under 65 and pysically fit.

I am jsut about to book my flight for June so I will see what they say to me.

Oh and to answer and earlier question about whether they fly dogs in Air Transat? Only in the cabin, they serve you the food. God we had a moose serve us and a miserable one at that. Put us off them for life.

gooding

Just checked on site and the seats behind Premium cabin are blue and it clearly states they are for physically fit people between 16 and 65 with no medical problems. So I think who you spoke to is wrong . ALL the premium class are yellow seats. Give them another ring and ask.
Out of interest I just rang Globesoan ( Air transat to get them to quote for their premium cabin , and was on hold for 5 mins told I was next in queue then got cut off! Sod that

Alberta_Rose

You have to be physically able to sit in a seat by an exit so that you do not impede other travellers in case of an emergency I think!

Further news on the dog front. I had a reply from My Travel concerning dogs on Canadian Affair flights to Calgary. They gave me a number to call!!

"Whiteleas Sky Dogs" 01629 734000.

I called this number, got straight through, and a lady took details of me and my dog and is sending us a quote and further details....

Morw

Biiiiink

Do they have a website or email address? I'll try anything to get down from the silly money Air Canada want for our dog...

Alberta_Rose

Sorry Biiiiink,

can't find anything on Googling, except Whiteleas is a town in South Teeside, and BlueSkyDogs is an adventure travel company for dogs based in New York!!

Give them a call, I don't know what they charge yet. I also do not know yet if they are quoting us a full service or just to arrange "carry-on" as Excess baggage!

"Zoom" also allow you to travel with your dog and I should think may be cheaper, but we preferred the facilities (for humans anyway) with Canadian Affair if we can, as Zoom seems pretty basic in most people's opinions.

Happydayz

Just a little bit more info on Canadian Affair, I just got off the phone with my hubby, who has just arrived in Halifax, on the Thomas cook flight with C.A, he said it was fine, leg room was good and he was in the cattle class and he is 6ft 2 so it sounds like it was a good cheep way to go,
hope all goes well for you , good luck