Review of Air Canada Express flight from Montreal to Toronto in Economy

AC - Air Canada Express

Flight taken on 04 July 2019

AC7969

Montreal Toronto

YUL

YTZ

15:30 01h 10m 16:40

Model De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400

Class Economy

Seat 16F

Flight routing

1

AC016 - Economy - Hong Kong → Toronto - Boeing 777-200ER
2

SQ001 - Economy - Hong Kong → Singapore - Boeing 777-300ER
3

KC911 - Economy - Almaty → Istanbul - Airbus A321neo
4

AC7969 - Economy - Montreal - Toronto City - DH4
5

SQ872 - Economy - Singapore - Hong Kong - Boeing 787-10
6

EK384 - Business - Bangkok - Hong Kong - Airbus A380-800

This was a short flight from Montreal to Toronto City, though there are lot's of cheaper alternatives for me to travel by this route instead of taking a plane, but it is always my long wish to take the Q400, so I finally decided this for my trip.

boarding

The aircraft serving my route that day
Registration: C-GGFP
painted with the new livery of Air Canada

The safety Card of the Q400

The cabin

It was rather hot onboard, really not sure if every turboprop planes were like this as this is my first time getting on a turboprop jet

The seat was comfortable, a little bit old though, but generally was nice

A pack of chips with a cup of juice were served, there were lots of snack choices, like crackers and chocolate bar.

random shots

Interest shot for me, never seen the landing gear next to me!

Landed in the Toronto City Airport, next to the CN Tower in the city centre!

The cabin of the DH4

The toronto city airport

As the airport is located in the Toronto Island, a free ferry service is provided for users, connecting the airport and the city. It was really an interest ride, which the waiting time of the ferry was longer than the travelling time on it! The trip just took around 2 mins, I suppose this could be my shortest ferry trip ever.

The bus service connecting to the railway station.

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Product ratings

Airline

Air Canada Express 6.8

Cabin7.0 / 10
Cabin crew8.0 / 10
Entertainment/wifi5.0 / 10
Meal/catering7.0 / 10

Departure airport

Montreal - YUL7.0

Efficiency7.0 / 10
Access7.5 / 10
Services7.0 / 10
Cleanliness6.5 / 10

Arrival Airport

Toronto - YTZ7.1

Efficiency7.5 / 10
Access7.5 / 10
Services6.5 / 10
Cleanliness7.0 / 10

Conclusion

Though this was a short flight with less than an hour time, but it was an interesting experience to get a try on a twin turboprop jet, as it is really rare, if not impossible to get seen it in my home airport. Generally the flight was pleasant, nice crews and services, it is worthy to enjoy such a memorable flight experience for me in a DH4.