Canada: July 2019: Day 4: Vancouver International Airport

Canada: July 2019

July 2019: Day 4: Vancouver Airport

Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, US Pre-Clearance area, Vancouver International Airport.

Ready for the 6am departures.

Food was typical domestic lounge sparse, but quite edible.

The inside of the terminal view.

No raisins, nuts, or brown sugar for the oatmeal. Jam worked in a pinch.

Old school Trans-Canada paint job on the A319 for the ride home.

This particular A319 is old enough to drink.

Not sure how I got a free upgrade to first class...?!?!

Fruit for breakfast. It was actually very good. Rest of the meal was sub-par.

Stupid early morning again-- number three in a row!

To be fair, ate enough at night market the night before that I probably didn't need to eat again... so a very early morning straight to the airport was probably safer for my waistline?

Remember to bring your Global Entry card to beat the massive wait to enter the US Preclearance area of Vancouver International Airport. Probably saved an hour, if not more! And then got to spend the time in Air Canada's Maple Leaf Lounge, which is actually quite nice. Still not much food (again, didn't really need to eat), but waaaaay better than the Priority Pass lounge.

Managed to luck out twice on the return flight. First, found out the flight was on the retro livery Trans-Canada plane, and second, managed to get a complimentary upgrade to first class. Given I have no status on Air Canada, I still have no clue how that happened... but it was appreciated!

Typical indifferent experience for Air Canada on the return, but the fruit for breakfast was surprisingly good, and the return was smooth. Until next time, Canada!