Background
Hey guys, I'm going back to Hong Kong and I was searching up some flight deals and I came across this Air Canada flight deal for around 500 dollars plus tax. At the same time I miss Cathay but decided that the price is too good to pass on. So I booked the flight and off I go to Hong Kong.
Flight Information AC007
Aircraft Registration: C-FNNQ
Aircraft Type: B777-300ER
Boarding (planned): 11:10
Boarding (actual): 11:18
Push Back: 12:00
Departure (planned): 12:00
Departure (actual): 12:19
Arrival (planned): 16:20
Arrival (actual): 16:34
Arrival Gate: 16:42
Pre-flight
Nothing much to say, got a ride and got dropped off at the check in.
Let's talk check in, so basically people like me travelling in economy has to do self check-in(This part isn't special). Then we go to the guy who only put the tag on for us and we're supposed to drop the baggage off at the belt ourselves to the way they desire and they do nothing to help. Even the 70/80 year old grandma have to put the bag onto the belt by herself. I felt bad so I gave her a hand.
Waited a bit in security and then I headed to the lounge:
A variety of Air Canada Tails at Councorse C
Hong Kong airlines going to race us to HKG(Spoiler alert, we lost)
Too young for beer, here's apple juice with sparkling water, cheers to the trip ahead!
The flight starts.. Now
Boarding at gate D51(Also known as Air Canada's 77W executive gates)
Zone 5 today, honestly I quite like the zone boarding area
Of course you have to keep going right when you got a ticket for 500 dollars.
First look at our bird, no new livery for us today.
Yes, I am at the right seat
Tip for you guys, don't choose row 25 because you have 0 window :)
Why are they giving this menu when this is an internation flight with food provided?
Safety card, yes this is a 777-300ER
Magazine, didn't read through much
This model I really want
Navi magazine, also too lazy to ask for one
Yes, Air Canada has quite a large fleet
A tight legroom for me(I'm 6 foot)
Electronic menu
Wrong livery.. Might change soon though
Safety video, nothing spectacular
On pushback at the horeshoe
Lineup
Unlucky guy spending 2 hours trying to get wifi
Lunch
The Caesar Chicken, all I could say is not good but not bad
The speghetti is like a gooey blob of flour, passed that. Park was very dry so yea only managed a bite
Entertainment
Baywatch, did I mention they only gave out phone quality earphones(Should be called earbuds)
Minimizing the movie so I can still look through the IFE
Cabin tour
The very very long 77W economy section
Washroom/Toilet, whatever you call it
Dinner/other meals I ate
Beef with rice, another fail from Air Canada, very salty
Shanghai noodles with chicken, chicken was more juicy in this one surprisingly
Stopped by the back galley and I can say there's where the good stuff is
Best sandwich I ever ate on a plane
Plot twist.. Here it comes
PA: Ladies and gentleman, our washroom on the left hand side of the plane doesn't work, we will also not provide any hot drink service because the water system is not working.
Me: Air Canada, always giving me surprises 1 after the other(There's a worse one on my next flight, spoiler alert). Thank god there's only 3 hours left to this flight
Get me out
Pretty much an on time arrival into HKG. This is CX's 1000th A330
Bye HD 77W
I'll be back pretty soon for a more "wonderful" trip. Please leave me feedback below :)
Thanks for this FR.
Well the price is really good, not woder why the plane was full.
The meals indeed look like the cheap microwavable ones found at a gas station.
Good that the crew was nice otherwise this would have been a pretty bad flight.
Honestly I came into this flight prepared, I brought some sandwiches from the lounge just incase if the food was bad. And luckily for me the 2 meals I chose were the better ones.
I actually loved the crew, how they dealt with the no hot water problem by doing a few more juice runs, actually keeping a smile to their face.
AC put their HD 77W's with 388 economy seats on this route just so they can get everyone in at a cheap price(or else they would be taking cathay's 2/3 daily flights here instead)
Thanks for the comment! Stay tuned to part 2 of this.. It's gonna get worse(Spoiler alert)