home - and Kudos, Air Canada!
Sep. 6th, 2008 08:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brightbluegirlI'm home!
Before I forget, I have to say that I was very happy with Air Canada. I flew Air Canada there and back, for cheaper than I could find with WestJet, and the seats are spacious (more room than WestJet), and the service lovely. On the way there, when I got to the gate, the gate attendants (what do you call them?) changed my seat to one with nobody beside me, so we had some extra room. On the way back, that wasn't possible, but a flight attendant brought all my bags to my seat so I could just carry Tomas, and both ways attendants were quite attentive.
Not only that, but on the way back I lucked out with seatmates. Tomas and I were in a middle seat (yikes!), but my seatmates were both lovely - they took turns holding him and interacting with him to keep him interested, they let me keep stuff on their trays since he was grabbing everything on mine, they kept picking up stuff that he tossed (or I dropped) on the floor, and when he (finally) fell asleep, one gave me her coat to put under my arm when he got heavy. (Apparently all the flight attendants were talking to each other about what a nice group we all were, until the one that brought my bags said - no, they don't know each other, the lady with the baby came by herself!).
In the airport checking in and getting through security was good too. Apparently being alone with a baby and stroller gives me "priority" which tickles me pink.
Anyway, we're off to the farmer's market. I'll update about the actual trip later...
Before I forget, I have to say that I was very happy with Air Canada. I flew Air Canada there and back, for cheaper than I could find with WestJet, and the seats are spacious (more room than WestJet), and the service lovely. On the way there, when I got to the gate, the gate attendants (what do you call them?) changed my seat to one with nobody beside me, so we had some extra room. On the way back, that wasn't possible, but a flight attendant brought all my bags to my seat so I could just carry Tomas, and both ways attendants were quite attentive.
Not only that, but on the way back I lucked out with seatmates. Tomas and I were in a middle seat (yikes!), but my seatmates were both lovely - they took turns holding him and interacting with him to keep him interested, they let me keep stuff on their trays since he was grabbing everything on mine, they kept picking up stuff that he tossed (or I dropped) on the floor, and when he (finally) fell asleep, one gave me her coat to put under my arm when he got heavy. (Apparently all the flight attendants were talking to each other about what a nice group we all were, until the one that brought my bags said - no, they don't know each other, the lady with the baby came by herself!).
In the airport checking in and getting through security was good too. Apparently being alone with a baby and stroller gives me "priority" which tickles me pink.
Anyway, we're off to the farmer's market. I'll update about the actual trip later...
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Date: 2008-09-06 04:17 pm (UTC)Cool that you had excellent seatmates and they weren't crabby about sitting next to a baby. I'm glad to hear it went smoothly for you.
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Date: 2008-09-06 04:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 04:44 pm (UTC)hope andrew liked the trucks!
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Date: 2008-09-09 12:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 05:35 pm (UTC)I miss you already but it was soooooo good to see you. Thank you for making the effort to come and hang on Thursday. It meant the world to me.
*smooches*
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Date: 2008-09-09 12:30 am (UTC)Every time I have some of that tea I will think of you. Not that I don't think of you tons already!
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Date: 2008-09-06 09:12 pm (UTC)Anytime I've flown with Air Canada they've been terrible, WestJet being the polar opposite. Very glad to hear they took good care of you both.
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Date: 2008-09-07 04:19 am (UTC)