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Air North Trip Report
Hi all,
Time for another unusual trip report! I need to be Canada for a reunion and take the opportunity to visit a few Canadian cities and to fly some interesting airlines. I finally settled into two regional airlines serving Yukon and the British Columbia. The first part will cover my trip to Whitehorse and Air North is my choice of airline, especially after reading abrelosojos’ trip report on airliners.net. I did not go ahead with the Hawkey Sidney flight (I have thought about the Fairbank flight, but the cost is extremely high and it is not a daily service) but hope to do so in the near future. But since Abrelosojos has not written about the 737 services, I decide to give it a try.
Air North’s Ten years 737 Flying
Booking:
Air North’s website is very easy to use and the booking process is as seamless as one expects. Advanced seat assignment is available for $15CAD but bulkhead and exit rows are all blocked. The one-way ticket costs CAD$280 including all tax and seat assignment fee. The price is around the norm on this route but Air North offers you complimentary snack and two checked bag allowance. Nonetheless you get no miles. Air Canada has a twice-daily service from Vancouver and Calgary, and Westjet has a seasonal daily flight that operates only in the summer. The airfares despite look high are very competitive given the high costs of running flights to these regional cities. Back to topic, I rate the online booking system above average.
June 16, 2012
4N 506 YVR-YXY Lv1130 Arr1355 Boeing 737-500 Winglet C-GANH
Check-in:
Air North uses the main terminal at YVR, and the counters are located at lane 11, all the way towards the back after Air Canada and Westjet. A number of regional airlines share the area, but Air North owns a good amount of counters. There are no kiosks and everything is old school. There are at least four to five agents and since I arrived early, there was no one in line. The agent, Alan or Alex, was very friendly and we had a nice chat, and I asked about the load and found out that it was a busy flight. I asked for the exit row and it was answered with an “of course.” 10F was what I got. I checked in one piece of bag, since these classic 737s had limited bin space. The whole check-in experience was pleasant and professional – a good start! There are also lots of brochures regarding the few major Yukon cities that Air North flies to, and they prove to be helpful as it is my first time to Whitehorse.
Check-in area
Blue & Orange Balloons
A special statue given by Air North to YVR – very cool
My first stop is the observation deck and I am not disappointed with an Air Canada retro jet A319 parked at the gate with its nose opened.
Hi all,
Time for another unusual trip report! I need to be Canada for a reunion and take the opportunity to visit a few Canadian cities and to fly some interesting airlines. I finally settled into two regional airlines serving Yukon and the British Columbia. The first part will cover my trip to Whitehorse and Air North is my choice of airline, especially after reading abrelosojos’ trip report on airliners.net. I did not go ahead with the Hawkey Sidney flight (I have thought about the Fairbank flight, but the cost is extremely high and it is not a daily service) but hope to do so in the near future. But since Abrelosojos has not written about the 737 services, I decide to give it a try.
Air North’s Ten years 737 Flying
Booking:
Air North’s website is very easy to use and the booking process is as seamless as one expects. Advanced seat assignment is available for $15CAD but bulkhead and exit rows are all blocked. The one-way ticket costs CAD$280 including all tax and seat assignment fee. The price is around the norm on this route but Air North offers you complimentary snack and two checked bag allowance. Nonetheless you get no miles. Air Canada has a twice-daily service from Vancouver and Calgary, and Westjet has a seasonal daily flight that operates only in the summer. The airfares despite look high are very competitive given the high costs of running flights to these regional cities. Back to topic, I rate the online booking system above average.
June 16, 2012
4N 506 YVR-YXY Lv1130 Arr1355 Boeing 737-500 Winglet C-GANH
Check-in:
Air North uses the main terminal at YVR, and the counters are located at lane 11, all the way towards the back after Air Canada and Westjet. A number of regional airlines share the area, but Air North owns a good amount of counters. There are no kiosks and everything is old school. There are at least four to five agents and since I arrived early, there was no one in line. The agent, Alan or Alex, was very friendly and we had a nice chat, and I asked about the load and found out that it was a busy flight. I asked for the exit row and it was answered with an “of course.” 10F was what I got. I checked in one piece of bag, since these classic 737s had limited bin space. The whole check-in experience was pleasant and professional – a good start! There are also lots of brochures regarding the few major Yukon cities that Air North flies to, and they prove to be helpful as it is my first time to Whitehorse.
Check-in area
Blue & Orange Balloons
A special statue given by Air North to YVR – very cool
My first stop is the observation deck and I am not disappointed with an Air Canada retro jet A319 parked at the gate with its nose opened.
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