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Do I know AC? I travel more on AC than many of their pilots

I have never flown to the Westward (or to the Far East) with them though - my one trip to Singapore was on Singpore Airlines, which was incredible, even in economy.

Overall I would rate AC pretty high for long-haul flights to Europe, but I have only flown economy ONCE with them in the past decade, as I get upgraded because of my Super ELite status and upgrade coupons. They provide free wine and beer in economy, if a limited amount and will sometimes also offer mixed drinks. My sisters have taken AC to Canada several times (from Ireland and UK) and have been impressed when comparing AC with US carriers and Aer Lingus. My sisters rated their food higher than average standard.

They are very impressive re on-time take-off for long-haul, that is unless you are trying to leave Montreal in January, but then you'd know that

Vancouver airport, which I assume you will be flying from after the connection from Montreal, is new, very clean and quite well organized and more "human scale" when compared with Chicago, LA, etc. and I would chose a Canadian airport anyday over a US one - less stressful.

In-flight service is always polite (well, they ARE Canadian) and attentive, particular from the West coast.

This year, AC is upgrading their 737 jets and purchasing some new 777s. The upgraded jets will have individual screens in the seat backs, new seats, more space. If you give me some approximate dates and routings, I can try to find out if they will have the new jets in operation on that route.

I have never flown Quantas, but I DO know they are the ONLY major airline that has never had a crash. I have always heard very good things about their service and aircraft.

Overall, I would say you can't lose with either.

You could do worse than spending a day in Vancouver - its a gorgeous city when the sun shines!