Flying the Air Canada Rouge 767! Premium Rouge Orlando to Toronto
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- čas přidán 21. 11. 2020
- Air Canada Rouge is Air Canada’s vacation brand, and at the time this was filmed, flew a fleet of A320 family aircraft and 25 Boeing 767s.
These 25 767s were sadly retired from passenger service in the spring, but I had the chance to fly one at the end of 2019.
With Rouge having recently restarted operations, I figured now was as good a time to share it as any!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Canada Rouge (ROU/RV)
Aircraft: Boeing 767-333/ER(WL) (B763)
Flight Number: AC1673
Seat: 4A (Premium Rouge)
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x General Electric CF6-80C2B6F
Registration: C-GHLQ
Route: Orlando (MCO) - Toronto-Pearson (YYZ)
Callsign: ROUGE 1673 heavy
Runway used: 35L (MCO) - 23 (YYZ)
Date filmed: December 2019
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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: • Nyhtian - Take Flight ...
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Ah the highlight of my weekends! When Alex posts another video!
you need to get a life dude.
Thanks for your videos. I love listening to the information given as you have a pleasant voice. Your videos are down to Earth, without all the Ooohs and Aaaaahs you hear so often from other content makers. And I say that, as I worked 25 years as cabin crew. Keep up the great work!
Love your videos. Clear, concise and you show the full takeoffs and landings. Nice Job!
Another excellent trip report Alex !Thanks for sharing and stay safe out there...:):):)
It is so sad to see the B767 retired. It was my favourite airplane of all time!
very very nice I got a chance to fly on a rouge 767 i forget the REG earlier last year from YYZ - YEG it was a blessing because my original flight got cancelled and they put us on the rouge 767 I hope that they get converted into freighters
It’s nice to know that some of the 767’s are coming back to AC for passenger service. They are debating if it’s going to mainline or Rouge, it’ll make more sense to bring it back to Rouge. Looking forward to see the 67’s flying again 🙌🏼
Alex I Love your Trip Reports there Awesome!!!!!!
Great video
Alex Praglowski Aviation!
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned that you have a great speaking voice! Very clear and pleasant.
I always felt that the 767 had the most comfortable layout of all widebodies.
1:20 I remember that room! I remember I sat in a chair on the same corner you walked it at where you face the security checks. I think there was also a Disney store behind my seat.
Awesome as usual Alex! I’ve never seen an airline that uses iPads for inflight entertainment! Very Nice Report!
Hawaiian Airlines uses iPads on their A330s in first class
I had planned to fly on the AC 777 down to Australia to visit a Facebook friend this past summer. With always flying Westjet within Canada, it would have been intriguing to fly AC and on something besides a 737. Thanks Alex!
love that majesty 767 engine roar
I've flown Premium Rouge on these a few times. They were showing their age but the crews were great, nice video
Hey thanks for this Alex. We flew down on AC Rouge last December YYZ - MCO. Our first 767 had an engine issue so we sat at the gate for a bit but the crew gave us excellent communication. They swapped aircraft for the same interior as yours. It wasn’t nearly as nice.
We were upgraded to premium rouge on an A321 last summer and we loved the seats!
It was a great aircraft to see and yet to film when it would rarely come by San Diego! can't wait to see Air Canada convert them into freighters!
Awesome video Alex, my last flight I operated before being furloughed was MCO-YYZ back in March. At the end of the flight when I stepped out of the cockpit I had this sinking feeling that would be the last time I'd be flying the 767 for Rouge. I doubt we'll see the 767 come back to AC/Rouge in a passenger configuration but possibly as a freighter?
Yes air Canada is my favourite airline great video
Air Canada Rouge is really awsome!
Yup, i think that chicken dish is delicious! Nice video. B-767's are very underrated aircraft. But they are actually awesome!
I flew a couple times on Rouge to Domincan Republic (YYZ-PUJ-YYZ), once back from Florida(RSW- YYZ) and have to say, I enjoyed it a lot. Space is not the tightest, as like on WJ 737's, and food not bad, before Covid. The best place was in the front of Economy, where there are two seats on both sides ( 2X3X2) for a few rows before it expands to three, nice spot for a couple to travel in. Loved the 767.
Thanks!
I once flew the Rouge 767 from YVR to NGO in premium class, and it was wonderful. The food was good and the crew were super friendly, although I suggest sitting in the front rows would be best since there's a lot more legroom
Very nice video! I remembered when I first found your channel I pronounced your name so badly 😂
I will always love the 767!
Except I rode them on TWA twice in the 90s!
Loved this trip report. I meals look great!
Not in coach.... Rouge truly sucks.
Great vid, Alex. Am definitely going to miss AC's 767; had the good fortune to fly on her many times. Re the merger: less competition in a country like Canada is really never a good thing for consumers. IMO, we need more flying options, not less.
Yooooooo finally an Orlando trip report
That meal looked good
Love the vids I just subbed
Those winglets are pretty sick!
I've had many good experiences with Rouge Premium, and agree that it is very much the same as the mainline North American business product. Just once I had a flight with a couple of cabin crew who were having an off day but that's much rarer on Rouge than on several other airlines I've used.
Wow that weather difference , Air transat merging is gonna be sad I loved Air transat on there economy trans atlantic
Same, air transat was the only airline i ever been on and i rlly like the airline
Good news guys he takeover is cancelled 🤗
@@radio-su6lh yea i heard the news
I miss fluing more than I care to admit. Nice work on the video.
Great vid! Maybe it will be converted to an air Canada 767f freighter
Awesome report! Sad these birds are no longer with the airline.
That premium looks identical to westjets old premium on their 767 that I flew a couple times to London from Calgary
I saw GHLQ while spotting at KLAS last year in December. Such a shame ROU retired all their 767-300ERs
Great job. I always enjoy your work. To be fair, flying Rouge for 2 hours isn't bad, but I would never fly long-haul, unless there were no other options.
I flew this route the other way round back in 2016
GE CF6 is the best engine ever, enjoyed it so much at 5:20
767 who's still in service are rare....In Canada, no more 767 from westjet, AC rouge or AC. But we can be proud of the A220, build in Canada and it's a realy nice aircraft :D
Rouge 767is the most common aircraft I've been on. 9 flights in the last 4 years. Said to seem them go..
I saw a ex American airlines 767 fly over N381AN as ATI
That cabin would be good up to about 4-5 hours. But that aircraft was also used to leisure destinations in eastern Europe from YYZ like BUD and ZAG. That would be a bit much.
Nice
This is why I think Delta's strategy of having seatback IFE in every seat is so great. I'm so tired of the systems on other carriers that rely on Wi-Fi failing
I'm interviewing with Rouge tomorrow.
I flew on an Air Canada Rouge 767 to Miami back in early February 2020, a flight I specifically selected because I knew the 767s were going to be retired soon enough.
Aside from the rowdy drunk golfers and constant presence of germ-factory babies on Rouge, agree that the revamped 767 cabin was nice, at least the one time I took it. The slim seats and armrests in Economy give you a small but appreciated increase in room over the mainline 767.
Yup - spent alot of time in that Orlando terminal! Too bad they retired the 767s!
I arrived at orlando 1 day after you left lol
Anyone know why the flt was only 2hr 30mins, but 5hrs when I checked recently?
I’m a frequent air Canada flyer, with a 50k status with them. And I always tried to avoid any rouge aircraft if all possible.
Fully agree... unfortunately Air Canada (pre-Covid) made a huge effort to ensure all sun destinations (Florida for example) were only served by Rouge. My feeling is Rouge is half the service/legroom for regular Air Canada mainline pricing.
@@rtordon You’re exactly right. I need the comfort and leg room, I’m a big guy 6’5 240 lbs.
They still fly A319 for rouge, I flew back from Mexico March 19th this year on A319
I'm gonna miss the 67's in mainline and AC Rouge. If it wasn't for Covid, the Rpuge fleet was expected to fly for the next 10 years at least? Maybe the 67 fleet can find new life in an AC Freighter Airline?
Wasn’t air Canada planning on converting at least some of the 767s into freighters? I last flew Air Canada 767 from Madrid to Toronto in 2018 and that was a great 8 hours.
I believe at least some of them were sold and converted to freighters by other airlines
Nice video but why did you wait almost a year to upload it? Now that you have your pilot's license, when are we going to see another video of one of your flights in a Cessna 172? What about a scenic tour of Calgary, similar to the one you did in Edmonton not too long ago?
Okay so since I’m not familiar with the company when you keep saying mainline does that mean that this one is technically really a regional airline with Air Canada?
I don't get why there's Air Canada Rouge. Everyone still refers to it as Air Canada. They should keep things simple and have one common brand.
It's set up that way so that they don't have to pay the higher union wages for flight and cabin staff at AC mainline. Rouge is non-union.
I wish Air Canada would fly mainline aircraft with Signature Class down here to MIA/FLL. Rouge, IMHO, is NOT a premium experience at all. 😔. I do enjoy your presentations Alex 👍🏻
The most amazing thing to happen to an Air Canada Boeing 767 was when one ran out of fuel mid-flight, causing the pilot to divert the plane to what he thought was an abandoned runway in Gimli, Manitoba. However, the pilot was wrong. It wasn’t abandoned; it had been converted into a drag racing strip and when the plane landed, it almost hit two kids who were on bicycles. The good news: No one died and the plane was still capable of flight, but it was completely out of fuel so they had to get it to an airport, refuel the plane and fly it to a place where it could receive repairs
Just looking at the nose piece of the engine. NO I DONT KNOW WHAT ITS CALLED. But it is almost like a kalidascope
Premium Rouge isn't bad. In the back, it's a bloody nightmare.
I miss Walt Disney World
It seems to me that Premium and Rouge are mutually exclusive terms
7:01 why was that blur there??
Was asking the same thing to myself
This mans really do be 6’8”
Sad they retierd all 25 767 300ER
I bet you it will be bought by a cargo airline or Atlas Air passenger Charters.
I actually like the tail of Air Canada Rouge
AirTransat A330s will replace the 767s
calling it now.
Glad you're using music with your B Roll now
I Hope too do my own travel trip report on CZcams soon God's Willing!!!!!!
Give it another 10-15 years and AC Rouge will have the 787 flying this route lol
After the virus is over fly to Newfoundland
I really don't mind the idea of iPads for flight entertainment. Most flight entertainment systems have a terrible layout and are not responsive at all. I do work on my computer most of the time anyway, so...
Second
These planes were well past their expiry date. Love the 767 but rouge really didn’t take good care of them
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One day planes that dont even exist yet will retire
“Air Canada Rouge remains an important part of our overall strategy in rebuilding Air Canada’s global network. As leisure traffic resumes, we will progressively add Air Canada Rouge to select North American leisure markets from Eastern Canada,” Have we not suffered enough? With Transat a purchase proposition Rouge best be flown to the desert. My issue was putting it into mainline service and taking out mainline aircraft. Hence the reason I do not want these sharks to get federal money for more horrible flying. Air Canada has to have better standards and consumer focus. Transat is a much better brand than Rouge and the Feds just lets AC kill competition without blinking. How about a complete revamp of national essential public transportation services.
To be honest, I wouldn’t fly Air Canada Rouge, I don’t like their fleet, the have old aircrafts, with no IFE, I’m talking about a transatlantic route, like VCE-YYZ
Please don't take this the wrong way, but Rouge is a complete rip-off. Several times, I've bought a ticket on Air Canada (for business travel) at full price, and have been disappointed to discover I was being flown on a Rouge aircraft. Rouge seats leave something to be desired, but the lack of in-seat entertainment systems and air vents is extremely frustrating. I will never again knowingly fly on Rouge. And I'm not a travel ingenue. AC Elite for 15 years plus (and a former glider pilot). Visited 70 countries and all 7 continents.
I find any Rouge flights are absolutely TERRIBLE. Cramped seats, wifi never works, no seatback IFE, dirty, old planes, crew are mediocre at best and did I say the seats are so cramped? I have to fly Rouge from Phoenix to Toronto this coming August and I AM NOT looking forward to it.
WHy no vents?
Because someone onboard is sus and wanna kill Alex. He can no longer vent. Thanks ACA
These things need to be retired
Rouge is beyond awful. There is no sugarcoating it. It is the single most egregious thing that makes me always look elsewhere for an alternative. Air Canada said they were scheduling Rouge on "under served routes". What? Atlantic Canada always has maximum loads. My AC boycott holds firm until they bury that absolutely awful sub brand.