Air Canada Flight Travel Classes

Signature Class

Signature Class is basically Air Canada’s international business class service. This service is offered on all the wide-body aircraft. This comes with two cabins: the Executive Pod and Classic Pod. All the services come with AVOD (Audio Video on Demand) on a touch screen, noise cancellation headphones. The Executive Pods can be found on-board the Boeing 777, and 787, and are also being rolled out on Airbus A330-300. The seats come with electronic flat beds in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone setup that has a seat pitch of 21 inches, and an 18-inch touchscreen. The Classic Pods come with flat beds of 1-1-1 herringbone configuration. They too have a 21-inch seat pitch, and a 12-inch touchscreen.

Business Class

Business Class is offered on all narrow-body aircraft aside from the Air Canada Express CRJ-900 and E175 aircraft. Onboard CRJ-900 and E175, the seat recline at 120 degree. On Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft, the seat with 124 degree recline. The seat pitch is at 37 to 38 inches. The seats each come with AVOD with music provided by XM Satellite Radio.

Premium Economy

The Premium Economy service is offered on all Airbus A330, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787. These cabins come with a larger seat and greater recline compared to Economy, with a 2-4-2 configuration on Boeing 777, 2-3-2 configuration on Airbus A330 and Boeing 787. The seat pitch is between 37 to 38 inches. There is personal entertainment on AVOD and the music is provided by XM Satellite Radio. On Air Canada Rouge, the Premium Economy product is called Premium Rouge, and within North America, the same is sold as Business Class on Rouge flights.

Economy Class

The Economy Class has a seat pitch of 30 to 32 inches and a recline of 3 to 6 inches. On Air Canada Rouge flights, the seat pitch is 29 to 30 inches. The configuration of the same is 3-4-3 on Boeing 777, and 3-3-3 on Boeing 787. On Airbus A330 it is 2-4-2, and 3-3 on Boeing 838 Max and Airbus A320 series. It is 2-3 on Airbus A220 and 2-2 on Bombardier, De Havilland and Embraer aircraft. The Airbus, Embraer and Boeing come fitted with personal AVOD and the music is provided by XM Satellite Radio.

Air Canada Hubs and Major Routes

The major hubs of Air Canada are Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport. Air Canada Express is the airlines regional service operations. Some of its popular routes include London Heathrow to Dusseldorf, Paris to Geneva, Paris to Munich, Zurich to Delhi, Mumbai to Singapore, Toronto to Zurich, Vancouver to Zurich, Vancouver to Sydney, Zurich to Vienna to name just a few. Among Air Canada top sectors are direct flights to an array of cities across the Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Africa. You will be able to find non-stop flights from Vancouver to Sydney, Toronto to Brussels, Toronto to Munich, Toronto to Zürich, Toronto to Vienna, Vancouver to Zürich, Toronto to Delhi, Toronto to Madrid, Vancouver to Delhi, and Toronto to Mumbai among a host of others.

What are the ways to check-in?

You can check-in in three ways:

• Web
• Mobile
• Airport Kiosk

Web Check-in:

• You have to check-in before 24 hours of your departure time
• Print your boarding pass at home
• Or get it at the airport kiosk
• Tag checked bags
• Proceed to the gate for departure.

Mobile Check-in:

• Check-in before 24 hours before your departure time
• Get your boarding pass
• Check-in your bags
• Straight directly to the departure gate after check-in

Airport Self-Serve Kiosk

• Check-in before 12 hours of the flight up till the departure
• Get your boarding pass printed
• Check-in your bags
• It can be done till 30 minutes that is the check-in deadline

What are the services offered during Check-in?

• You can Purchase your standard or Preferred seat
• Indicate the number of bags you are carrying
• Pay your baggage fees.
• Make a same-day change on the booking you have made
• Add, renew or change your Aeroplan or another frequent flyer number
• Have your boarding pass sent to your device

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How can you book flights with Air Canada?

Book your flights through the Air Canada website at the check-in. You can also select a seat during booking. But if you cannot get a preferred seat, you can try to get it changed at the airport kiosk, too, as it will depend upon the availability of the seat.

Can you book flights almost immediately before departure?

Yes, you can, but you have to look into the airlines policies as the immediate flights can have high fare. It can be bought through airport kiosks and also the web.

Do flight prices go down at night?

You can avail great prices at Tuesday midnight as it is the cheapest day of the week and after Tuesday; the week actually gets more expensive.