Seat sizes and other airplane stuff

I wanted to find a specific answer to a question: which airline offers more legroom on these Winnipeg to London flights?  And what I found out was a real eye opener.

Let's start with the answer. I had help from the site, Seatguru.com. They have everything an aviation nerd might want to know.

From the Air Canada Rouge web site.

From seatguru.com

Then, searched Seatguru.com for Westjet's planes, but the 767 was not listed. Ok, right, they are brand new to the fleet and probably not on this comparison site yet. 

So I looked up a Boeing 767 on Delta Airlines. They noted 262 seats, which sounds like the Westjet plane. So I took a screenshot. I remember Westjet saying that there would be 38" in the Plus seats, so I feel like I probably have the right plane. 

So, according to these charts, the Westjet plane should have the space advantage by 1 inch, in both economy and plus seating. 

But to make sure I had the right plane, I Googled "Westjet new 767 plane." And that's when I learnt that while it is a new route, and the plane is a new acquisition to the fleet, the actual planes (4) are NOT new. 

Westjet has purchased the planes from Qantas Airlines which has retired them after decades of service. 

Here, is a news article celebrating the plane's retirement. Yes. Qantas made a pretty big deal out of it. 

An excerpt from the article.

Here's a link to the Westjet blog and their announcing of the plane acquisitions.

Aside, during this little research stint, I found that there is an airline called "Vanilla Air." And another airline called SpiceJet. Perhaps airlines founded in the 1990s?

10% off Fall Flights Everywhere

Both Air Canada & Westjet are offering 10% off all fares, anywhere they fly. They key is that you need to book and pay by June 9th, and it's valid for travel Sept - Dec 10th.

You will need a promo code for each airline.  (See below.)

YWG to HNL $583

Many dates & length of stays available.

United Airlines has some pretty sweet prices to Honolulu right now. Flying out of Winnipeg, (YWG) and with only one connection (Denver) you can be on a beach same day.

The connections are great and I'd jump at this change of scenery if I needed a beach break right now.

Hotels are reasonably priced and easy to come by this time of year.

If you prefer to rent a condo on the beach and just pay for your flights, I'd encourage you to go through the United.com site itself. Don't forget to sign up for their points/miles/priority club first. There's a lot of miles between YWG and HNL and you don't want to miss out on those! (Each traveller has to register seperately. Even children can sign up and collect miles. - Just ask my CJ. He's going to have platinum status before he can ever buy himself a drink!)

As a package, Expedia.com is offering October 2-8th at $850 tax, hotel & flight. Yes, out of Winnipeg. Yes. This is a very good deal.  This sample price does not include meals. Hotels/resorts in Hawaii are rarely all-inclusive like Mexico.

$583 for a return flight , taxes incl is about $100 less than an average good flight price. $800-900 is a typical fare.  During holidays you can pay upwards of $1200 for the same route.

Hawaii is lovely year round. Another must see destination!

Planning a little something exotic?

Maybe these deals are of interest to you.....

Current prices found on Expedia.ca