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To each their own. A lot of people swear by AC, including most of my colleagues, but I have to admit I switched from AC to WJ about 5 years ago and never looked back.
- The 737s board and deplane way faster than AC's high density aircraft. Nothing worse than boarding zone 4 and you're stuck in row 60 on a 777 coming back from Toronto on a Friday afternoon.
- My success rate on LMUs is way higher on WJ than AC, and way cheaper
- WJ status is far easier to achieve than any kind of AP status.
- Exit row seats get zone 1 boarding
- AC makes you pay for flex to earn AP (which some employers don't want to do)
Downsides to WJ:
- Schedule between YYZ and YVR isn't as good as AC
- With the Swoop aircraft joining the mainline fleet, there's now a decent risk of ending up on an "economy only" flight, which is not great if you like flying in a premium class. It's like when booking on AC only to get "rouged" due to a tail swap.
- Business and premium class doesn't offer quite as much as AC in terms of service.
In terms of fleet, excluding the Swoop aircraft, there's no difference now really between the 737-7s, or 8s on WJ. The seating/service is more or less the same regardless if you're on a 737-7 or brand new Max 8.
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