Review of WestJet Encore flight Montreal → Toronto in Business

After a nice stay in Quebec, the vacation comes to an end.

I took a taxi back to the airport as there are only two options: either a coach or taxi. YUL has no access via train or subway, unfortunately.

The check in was done by a not that friendly agent that tells me that I have access to the Air France lounge since my ticket was in business and codeshare AF. I am almost sure that by that time the AF lounge will be closed as their first departure is not before 6 hours.

The security was performed in no time, here the FIDS:

My gate is in the Canada zone but the AF lounge is at the strict opposite of it. Let's have a look anyway.

Duty free:

Quiet airport at that time:

As expected:

Back to the Canada zone then:

Nice food court:

AC A320:

Dash 8-300 and CRJ 200:

MAX-8 AC and WestJet 737-700 behind the 320:

Two Dash to Toronto and Quebec City:

Toronto leaves first:

This one goes to Ottawa:

Dash8-300:

And the smallest exemple, a series -100:

-300 again:

737-700 Westjet:

737MAX-8 AC:

The flight FIDS:

My Dash:

Boarding starts with passengers needing assistance, then families with babies and then the passengers "plus". As I have an AF/KL ticket in business, I am also considered as "plus" passenger.

In the jetty:

Fusalage … shoot but no :)

Friendly welcome at the door in french and english and here is the cabin. The seats are the same as on board KLM CityHopper's E-175:

The first 3 rows are "Plus":

The seat pitch isn't great:

Right view:

A little recline:

The safety card:

The BOB but unavailable on this short flight:

WestJet Magazine:

The fleet:

PSU:

On time push back:

A319 Rouge:

Private jets:

And take off:

Good bye Quebec:

Service starts quickly, all soft, beers and wine are complementary. Only liquors have to be paid for:

A cereal bar is also given:

The ingredients are just … amazing: ok there is cocoa but there are also, beets, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach and … shiitake mushrooms…. lol

Really strange.

Not bad but I wouldn't say good. It is quite chewy and tastes like nothing I was used to.

The seat is rock hard, in fact I already hate it with KLM, so no exception here.

The windows:

The lavatory:

Back to my seat:

The turboprop:

Almost there but this isn't Pearson:

A bit foggy today making the pictures hard to take:

Toronto in distance:

Almost there:

MD11 UPS ans some WestJet birds:

Love that plane!

Landed:

A twin taking off:

CRJ landing:

Hey baby :)

737 MAX-8:

787-9:

And at our stand:

Always great to have a walk on the tarmac:

Well arrived :)