Full flight | Air Canada Airbus A220-300 | AC305 Montreal to Vancouver

Welcome to my first flight in almost a full year! Here, I'll take you on a full flight from Montreal to Vancouver on the Airbus A220-300 (Bombardier CS300) on March 1, one of the longest domestic routes in Canada. While I do not recommend non-essential travel at this time, my trip was done for essential family reasons, and that I was so excited to get on a plane in such a long time.

This was such a fabulous product. In such times of difficulty, I have shown as much support and gratitude as I can for people who work in the aviation industry, and on my flight, the crew were very welcoming and caring for the passengers, which despite the lack of formal seat-blocking, the gate agents tried to spread out the passengers as much as possible which I did get an empty seat next to me. While there isn't really a complementary meal service, there was a snack, some drinks, as well as personal hygiene products in the form of the CleanCare+ package.

With the suspension of airBaltic's Riga to Abu Dhabi service, Air Canada's Montreal to Vancouver service is now the longest A220 flight in the world, and at the time of filming, there were three daily flights on this route, the one in the morning being operated by the A330-300 (AC301), and the night service, AC311 with the A220. As of posting there are now two flights on this route, AC301 and AC311, due to reduced demand.

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Filmed on 1 March 2021

Camera: GoPro Hero 8 Black

Aircraft: Airbus A220-300 (Bombardier CS300, BD-500-1A11)
Registration: C-GJXW
MSN: 55082
Delivery: April 2020
Engines: PW1524G
Configuration: C12Y125
Seat: 27A
Callsign: ACA305
Departure: Montreal Trudeau International Airport (YUL/CYUL)
Scheduled: 13.55, actual: 14.13
Arrival: Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR)
Scheduled: 16.34, actual: 16.54
Flight time: 05h42m

My Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalung1​
Airbus A220: https://flic.kr/s/aHska9RAjh

Flight video series from my visit to Vancouver:
AC305 YUL-YVR, 1 March (this video)
YB217 CXH-YWH (Vancouver to Victoria), 13 March
YB242 YWH-CXH, 13 March
AC124 YVR-YYZ, 31 March
AC418 YYZ-YUL, 3 April

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HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00:00 - intro
00:00:05 - aircraft at gate 1
00:00:12 - boarding
00:00:26 - cabin walkthrough
00:00:47 - seat overview
00:01:51 - welcome announcement
00:03:00 - IFE screen
00:08:29 - pushback
00:09:43 - manual safety demo
00:12:03 - packs off, engine start
00:15:31 - extending flaps & slats
00:16:01 - taxi to runway 24L
00:21:11 - Bombardier Global 7500/8000 completion center
00:22:21 - takeoff on runway 24L
00:27:53 - Vaudreuil-Dorion
00:30:26 - Hawkesbury, Ontario
00:44:50 - CleanCare+ package being distributed
00:47:23 - reached cruise altitude of FL340
01:02:13 - Temiscaming, Quebec, crossing into Ontario over the Ottawa River
01:08:32 - step climb to FL360
01:40:02 - Lake Superior Provincial Park
02:00:12 - Isle Royale National Park, Minnesota
02:05:33 - Thunder Bay, Ontario
02:14:34 - Quetico Provincial Park
02:41:38 - Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Minnesota, and Manitoba
02:45:06 - crossing into Manitoba
03:26:33 - crossing into Saskatchewan
04:23:45 - crossing into Alberta
04:42:00 - crossing south of Lethbridge, Alberta
04:53:55 - Crowsnest Range, crossing into British Columbia
05:25:40 - Penticton, BC
05:33:08 - top of descent
05:53:23 - YVR Airport in sight
05:58:57 - extending flaps & slats
06:01:31 - landing on runway 08L with UBC in sight
06:04:32 - China Airlines (Taiwan) Airbus A350-900
06:05:47 - new international terminal
06:07:34 - parking at gate 46