Bonnie

Hi! I tried posting this question on the airplane forum, no answers yet. I am from Canada, Winnipeg to be exact. I was wondering if any of my fellow Canadians have flown on Skyservice or Air Transat. Actually we are thinking of going to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico next winter. Flights stop in Cancun. I have heard some negative feedback about Air Transat. Which is better, has more legroom? Thanks for your help!

bj

I've flown both and they're one as bad as the other. Both are a very tight fit.<BR>It depends on the type of plane. If you can get advance seating and chose the exit row sometimes that will be a little better. Comfort is not a big concern to them. But Mexico will be very nice. Enjoy.

kristen

my husband just went to Vegas last week oon Skyservice from Vancouver and set the food was worse than worse and the service not better. I went Air Transat once...just average, no complaints.

ja

Hi, Bonnie,<BR> I've never flown Skyservice, but we have flown Air Transat several times to Mexico and to Portugal and back. Yes, the seats are cramped, but if you fly "Club Class" you only pay (the last time we went, anyway) CDN$200 more each per leg, and it's quite comfy. However, even in Coach, I have to say that the staff of Air Transat are consistently pleasant, cheerful, and customer-oriented - unlike those who work for the monopoly airline here in Canada. Hope this helps.<BR>ja

excaper

Bonnie, as you will see from the replies people will have varying opinions depending on their experience on the day or days they travelled. Skyservice used to be head and shoulders above transat but now they seem about the same. The only difference I can say I have noticed is that we haven't seen one happy employee of Air Transat yet! Again, we could have been just "lucky" enough to hit certain people on certain days which weren't so good for them. Both have typical airplane food, both have cramped seating, both experience delays from time to time. I really can't see a difference. One tip I do have is, even if you don't book the club class type seats, pay the extra for advance seat booking and make sure you get the seats you would prefer.

Bonnie

Thank you, everyone for your replies. We may upgrade or go for the advanced seat selection. Thanks for the information! Have a great day!

Brian Kilgore

Air Transat flight to Ft. Lauderdale from Toronto yesterday morning was delayed for three hours due to mechanical problems. People got to keep their headsets instead of returning them, as, I gather, some minor compensation.<BR><BR>Food was a snack, described as OK, and, my daughter notes "It's not like we were flying British Ariways Concorde."<BR><BR>Arrive very early at the airport if you don't pre-book (and pay extra for the privilege) your seats, or you may end up sitting apart.<BR>Overall client satisfaction from my wife and grown-up daughter? It was fine, for the price.<BR><BR>BAK

paul

We flew Air Transat from Montreal to Orlando and found it cramped but you get what you pay for, I guess. One worrisome point in the flight: We were sitting behind a bulkhead and about 1/2 way through the flight, one of the officers came back and placed his hand at several places on the bulkhead - feeling for heat? vibration? I wanted to scream out "what's wrong?". We obviously made if safe and sound, but some of the equipment they use is pretty old. If the price were real good, I would fly them again. Note: just took an Air Canada flight from T.O. to San Juan and was extremely impressed with the room and service.

xxx

Cheap, but not recommended. Try to avoid at all costs.

rand

We flew Air Transat last September, Vancouver to Paris. We felt comforted knowing that if the plane at least had enough gas to achieve altitude, that the pilot would be able to fly deadstick all the way to France. None of these mamby-pamby pilots that expect the engines to work the whole way accross.

rand

In case you missed this. An Air Transat flight ran out of fuel half way accross the Atlantic and the pilot flew a couple of thousand miles, landing in Aruba with no engines. At first he was lauded as a hero, having saved 300 lives. Later he was derided because he had obtained his experience flying deadstick in the '70's from Mexico into the USA. Guess what he was flying. Anyway, I would rather have a pilot with real world experiance than a 'by the book' type of person anyday.