Tamar here again. Jon's off studying for his final final exam ever, but will post shortly thereafter.
Way, way back in 1995, my family and I traveled to Europe to attend my cousin Jon's Bar Mitzvah. Jon's family was living in London at the time, but had been living in Paris for a while prior (a lot of my dad's side of the family lives in/around Paris) so they held the Bar Mitzvah in France. My family decided to go to the festivities and then Eurostar it over to London to spend some more time with the fam.
And among the top 5 memories of the trip? Flying home on Virgin Atlantic. I kid you not - my brothers and I talked about this epic flight home for years to come. No crazy Snakes on the Plane or anything like that. Just that they had goody bags (yes, this was before everything was "no frills") and nice flight attendants and everything was so chic.
Since then, I've been quite disillusioned with air travel. Air Canada + Me = Water + Oil. I think that Air Canada sees my name on the passenger's list and then proceeds to cancel that flight. Maybe not that bad. But I have been rather unlucky when it's come to flying to Toronto in December. Air Canada definitely has the most flights from the States to Toronto, but I just get testy with the airline.
But wait! What did I just learn yesterday? Virgin America is expanding service to Toronto. Just in time for our wedding! Starting in June, you can book non-stop flights from LAX to YYZ (Toronto Pearson). And right now the airfare is cheaper than Air Canada (though both are still higher than usual, so wait a bit to book).
A couple of drawbacks...
1. They'll fly LA--> Toronto and back - but not between New York/Toronto or Boston/Toronto. Sorry East Coast family and friends.
2. Only one non-stop flight and one connecting flight per day. So you've gotta have faith that there won't be cancellations.
But otherwise - sweet! I'd recommend using Kayak to check for the lowest priced airfare when booking your flight to Toronto, but definitely check out Virgin America.
Toronto
Way, way back in 1995, my family and I traveled to Europe to attend my cousin Jon's Bar Mitzvah. Jon's family was living in London at the time, but had been living in Paris for a while prior (a lot of my dad's side of the family lives in/around Paris) so they held the Bar Mitzvah in France. My family decided to go to the festivities and then Eurostar it over to London to spend some more time with the fam.
And among the top 5 memories of the trip? Flying home on Virgin Atlantic. I kid you not - my brothers and I talked about this epic flight home for years to come. No crazy Snakes on the Plane or anything like that. Just that they had goody bags (yes, this was before everything was "no frills") and nice flight attendants and everything was so chic.
Since then, I've been quite disillusioned with air travel. Air Canada + Me = Water + Oil. I think that Air Canada sees my name on the passenger's list and then proceeds to cancel that flight. Maybe not that bad. But I have been rather unlucky when it's come to flying to Toronto in December. Air Canada definitely has the most flights from the States to Toronto, but I just get testy with the airline.
But wait! What did I just learn yesterday? Virgin America is expanding service to Toronto. Just in time for our wedding! Starting in June, you can book non-stop flights from LAX to YYZ (Toronto Pearson). And right now the airfare is cheaper than Air Canada (though both are still higher than usual, so wait a bit to book).
A couple of drawbacks...
1. They'll fly LA--> Toronto and back - but not between New York/Toronto or Boston/Toronto. Sorry East Coast family and friends.
2. Only one non-stop flight and one connecting flight per day. So you've gotta have faith that there won't be cancellations.
But otherwise - sweet! I'd recommend using Kayak to check for the lowest priced airfare when booking your flight to Toronto, but definitely check out Virgin America.
Toronto
Hi Tamar,
ReplyDeleteWe stumbled across your post and wanted to thank you for giving us a shout out! We're stoked to be able to provide service to Toronto for you and your guests for your wedding. Please send me an email (jill dot fletcher at virgin america dot com) and I'll make sure to hook you and your fiance up with some free wi-fi for your flight!
Sincerely,
Jill Fletcher
Virgin America
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