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The Airline Thread

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I have a question for frequent flyers but I figured I'd make a general Airline thread for discussion, reviews etc.

I fly every year or so and am fine (more or less).  But Im flying in 10 days with a friend (no really this is for my friend) who is very large (wide, not tall).  She sort of freaked me out to day by saying "hopefully I fit and they let me fly).  Now, she has flown twice before.  The first time was in the first class designation on Air Transat and the second was Air Canada.  She flew WPG to TO in a regular seat she described as "tight" and then the premium from there which she said was roomy.  She required a seat belt extender in all cases.

We are flying Westjet and are currently booked into Economy.  Im a sucker for a Window seat so I did pay for seat selection and the Westjet person originally booked us into a Window and an Aisle with the idea most flights are not full and someone wont take the middle. But Westjet changed our outbound flight from direct to connecting in TO and on the TO to Mexico leg we have Window and Middle.  Im considering upgrading to Plus if its available at check in but on Westjet 737, that eliminates the third passenger but does nothing for the width.

Thoughts?

Also, anyone flight West Jet plus?

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Unknown Poster -   Definitely research the excursion companies before heading out...   trip advisor usually has some good reviews if you can sift through the fake reviews that the companies put out.      I made the mistake once of booking an excursion at the resort and it was a complete bust and waste of a day.     I usually always find the name of the companies and check out the reviews and then book with the travel coordinator who represents Air Canada/West Jet or whatever company you are flying down with.  

Also good luck,  Cancun and Playa Del Carmen is a lot of fun and so many things you can do.   If you are into snorkelling,  everyone in my extended family including myself have bought our snorkelling gear from Costco and they work really well.  

From my memory of Playa Del Carmen,   I remember the only complaints from fellow tourists was one of the ruins was a 4 hour drive away so it kind of killed the day.  Lots of walking also.  

I did go on a great zip line,  cenote, snorkelling, jungle adventure excursion that was well worth the money... I'll PM the company name when I get home as it was a lot of fun and only took a half a day.

    1 hour ago, bigg jay said:

    I found swimming/floating down the underground river to be much more enjoyable than the rafting.

    Absolutely.

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    I meant to chime back in on this thread. I finally booked my first ever trip with that Flair/NewLeaf airline. We'll see how she goes. Coming back in March for CFL Week/ice fishing/my birthday....should be a time. I've always said, I don't need any amenities....if someone can fly me home and back to AB again for under 200 bucks, they can duct tape me to the floor of the plane...

    37 minutes ago, Noeller said:

    I meant to chime back in on this thread. I finally booked my first ever trip with that Flair/NewLeaf airline. We'll see how she goes. Coming back in March for CFL Week/ice fishing/my birthday....should be a time. I've always said, I don't need any amenities....if someone can fly me home and back to AB again for under 200 bucks, they can duct tape me to the floor of the plane...

    how much for the wing?

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    World wide issue. Causing lots of problems including some cancelled flight and a lot of delays. Some passengers report manual check on others say not being checked in at all. Others say they are onboard but sitting and waiting. 

    If the delay goes on long enough flight crew work hours will come into play too. Ouch

     

    On 06/12/2017 at 9:16 AM, Atomic said:

    I would definitely recommend Coco Bongo's.  I had never seen anything like it before I went.

    I'm not a big fan of sightseeing so I can't recommend any of those types of excursions.  I hate sitting on a bus all day just to go stand 500 meters away from some pyramid and take a couple pictures.  Local shops are usually just handcrafted junk.

    Last time I was in Cancun I went to a place called Xplor park... ziplining, ATV driving, etc.  I thought that was pretty fun.  The underground rafting was shitty though.  Ziplining was the best part even though it scared the hell out of me.

    Ha ha I had friends who were thrown out of Coco Bongos. They called it Coco Gongshow.

    8 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

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    Reporter: What kind of plane is it?

    Johnny: Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol.

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-air-canada-air-transat-porter-air-passenger-regulations-fines-cta-1.5270705

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    WestJet, Air Canada, Air Transat and Porter Airlines have been hit with fines totalling $45,000 for failing to properly display notices about passenger rights at various Canadian airports.

    The fines are the first monetary penalties the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has doled out to airlines for violating the new federal Air Passenger Protection Regulations, the first phase of which took effect on July 15.  

     

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    Was trying to get a connection at the big Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, when KLM (good airline) had their computer system crash ..and they had to process everybody by hand...for 2 days.  A number of KLM reps were kicked, punched, spat on and threatened.   Fun time

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