Welcome to the second-last report in this series, where I will fly Air Canada's 777-300ER from Zurich to Toronto in Signature Class (or business class)! Most of these photos are screenshots from personal videos I took, but these were taken on this flight.
Flight routing
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- 4AC881 - Business - Zurich > Toronto - Boeing 777-300ER
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ZRH AIRPORT
Immigration went well, and the airport train was pretty cool, as it had screens in the tunnel immersing yourself in Switzerland. I eventually paid some money for a business upgrade (hence the lack of lounge footage), so what was intended to be another AC economy report has turned into a business class report!
ONBOARD
I am flying on C-FIUL, one of the lower-density 77Ws in the fleet, where I will be seated in the mini-cabin. Air Canada uses the Collins Super Diamond seats for their business class. Pretty good IFE screen. AC uses the Panasonic eX3 system for the IFE on the 777s. AC-branded headphones were provided, of course they aren't yours to keep.
Remote.
Amenity kit contents.
Menu. I wanted the tenderloin, but they were out, so I opted for the chicken.
Table.
Touchscreen seat controls, with physical buttons for upright and bed modes.
The seat even has an odd feeling air cushion, which you can adjust the firmness.
Pretty good bedding! I didn't sleep on this flight (avoiding jetlag), but it was comfortable!
Some more flat storage, and a bottle of water waited at each seat.
Speaking of, that's what I also got for my PDB.
DEPARTURE
As the engines started and the plane pushed back, the safety video (which for Summer 2023 was themed around Disney World, opposed to the typical Canadian provinces one) was played.
Goodbye, Zurich!
Flightpath3D was the map, and it was great as always.
IN-FLIGHT
Look, I finally found a window!
Wait…
It's a loo with a view!
It even had maple leaf decorations!
MEAL SERVICE
To drink, I went with a Coca-Cola.
Very nice looking appetizer, although if you know me, I despise vegetables, so a decent chunk of this tray wasn't eaten.
As promised, the chicken arrived, and it was perfect! Boneless and flavorful!
Dessert (which I had already started, although I mainly ate the chocolate around the fruity thing.
Cabin right after, showing AC's custom 777 lighting.
IN-FLIGHT (CONTINUED)
I bought the WiFi, which was around $30 US from memory, a bit much, but it worked well and did everything a good plane WIFI needed to do!
Toronto coming in closer.
I ended up getting a coffee to help stay awake.
MEAL SERVICE (CONTINUED)
Another cold dish that I didn't eat much of.
ARRIVAL
Descent has started.
Toronto comes into view.
Welcome to Toronto!
Seatbelt sign is off.
One last view of the cabin.
Finally, one last look at this beautiful 777.
