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C$ 142 Find Cheap Flights from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

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Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Santa Ana (YVR-SNA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Vancouver to Santa Ana that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Vancouver to Santa Ana

Sun, 19 Oct - Mon, 27 Oct
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5:00 a.m. - 12:01 p.m.YVR-SNA
7h 01m1 stop
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7:53 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.SNA-YVR
16h 47m1 stop
C$ 313
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Mon, 6 Oct - Sat, 11 Oct
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6:30 p.m. - 12:01 p.m.YVR-SNA
17h 31m1 stop
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12:50 p.m. - 8:36 p.m.SNA-YVR
7h 46m1 stop
C$ 314WestJet
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Sat, 6 Sep - Sat, 13 Sep
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9:15 a.m. - 12:18 p.m.YVR-SNA
3h 03mdirect
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1:20 p.m. - 4:19 p.m.SNA-YVR
2h 59mdirect
C$ 315Air Canada
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Thu, 25 Sep - Sun, 28 Sep
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5:00 a.m. - 12:01 p.m.YVR-SNA
7h 01m1 stop
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12:50 p.m. - 8:36 p.m.SNA-YVR
7h 46m1 stop
C$ 317WestJet
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Mon, 6 Oct - Sat, 11 Oct
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10:15 p.m. - 12:01 p.m.YVR-SNA
13h 46m1 stop
WestJet Logo
12:50 p.m. - 7:36 p.m.SNA-YVR
6h 46m1 stop
C$ 320WestJet
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Wed, 12 Nov - Thu, 13 Nov
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7:15 p.m. - 8:54 a.m.YVR-SNA
13h 39m1 stop
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11:15 a.m. - 6:03 p.m.SNA-YVR
6h 48m1 stop
C$ 344United Airlines
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Fri, 19 Sep - Tue, 23 Sep
Air Canada Logo
9:15 a.m. - 12:18 p.m.YVR-SNA
3h 03mdirect
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1:20 p.m. - 4:19 p.m.SNA-YVR
2h 59mdirect
C$ 349Air Canada
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Mon, 10 Nov - Fri, 14 Nov
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6:48 a.m. - 4:18 p.m.YVR-SNA
9h 30m1 stop
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1:35 p.m. - 10:34 p.m.SNA-YVR
8h 59m1 stop
C$ 351Delta
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Tue, 23 Sep - Fri, 26 Sep
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6:45 a.m. - 11:48 a.m.YVR-SNA
5h 03m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:55 p.m. - 11:58 p.m.SNA-YVR
5h 03m1 stop
C$ 357Delta
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Mon, 22 Sep - Mon, 29 Sep
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3:15 p.m. - 8:28 p.m.YVR-SNA
5h 13m1 stop
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6:40 p.m. - 9:51 a.m.SNA-YVR
15h 11m1 stop
C$ 361United Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from Vancouver to Santa Ana

 
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Air Canada

Air Canada's Preferred Economy seats offer up to 10 cm extra legroom for a fee.


Air Canada's Aeroplan offers free messaging Wi-Fi for members on select flights.

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WestJet's Premium cabin offers two free checked bags and priority boarding.


Bid on upgrades for Business or Premium seats, often cheaper than buying outright.

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United's Economy Plus offers up to 15 cm more legroom than standard economy seats.


Purchase Priority Boarding to avoid gate-checking your carry-on bag in higher boarding zones.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Vancouver to Santa Ana flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Vancouver to Santa Ana to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana), Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from John Wayne (Santa Ana) back to Vancouver, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana is October, where tickets cost C$ 338 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 498 and C$ 491 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at C$ 500 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flightC$ 142
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
Flight from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

When to book flights from Vancouver to Santa Ana

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Vancouver to Santa Ana based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana) flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana was C$ 103 for a one-way ticket and C$ 226 for a round-trip.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    On your way to John Wayne (Santa Ana), you’ll fly out from Vancouver Intl. You’ll be landing at Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    Air Canada, United Airlines, American Airlines, WestJet, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana) flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana) flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Vancouver and John Wayne (Santa Ana).

  • On which days can I fly direct from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    There are direct flights from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana) on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Vancouver to Santa Ana, Alaska Airlines or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Vancouver to Santa Ana are Alaska Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of C$ 535 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 458 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana).

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to John Wayne (Santa Ana) from Vancouver is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to John Wayne (Santa Ana) with an airline and back to Vancouver with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to John Wayne (Santa Ana) from Vancouver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 350 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Vancouver to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Vancouver Intl to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty.
Find which airlines fly direct from Vancouver Intl Airport to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Vancouver Intl to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Monday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Tuesday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Wednesday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Thursday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Friday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Saturday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Sunday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

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Direct returns

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty to Vancouver Intl

Monday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Tuesday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Wednesday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Thursday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Friday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Saturday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Sunday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Vancouver to Santa Ana

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Vancouver to Santa Ana. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.8Comfort
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Everything except for the lack of a choice of the snack provided was great.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2025PDX - OAK
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Everything except for the lack of a choice of the snack provided was great.

How can we get assigned an A seat when booking a flight ?

I liked the crew. There was no food flight to short

I like the friendliness of the staff. The food choices were OK. I wish there was more options. The entertainment through the movie portal was alright.

Good experience on flight. But flight was delayed for takeoff by an hour, and Alaska posted the wrong landing time on its website. So the person who was designated to pick me up arrived 1 hour early and sat waiting for a long time at 11pm at night. This could have been avoided with better text and website communication by Alaska/Hawaiin Airlines

2 FLIGHT DELAYS? what an inconvenience to stay @the airport HALF THE DAY😳from 1pm till boarding @ 4pm pass 😠exhausting !

There was a very drunk man behind me who kept talking loudly to no one in particular. He was slurring his words and at times he didn’t know where we were going or whether or not we landed. He was also loudly using a lot of profanity. The attendants didn’t seem to notice or care and in fact continued to serve him alcohol. He was allowed to purchase 4 little bottles.

Loved the staff ease of flying snacks and free movies and WiFi

boarding was late worst was going back LAX to SFO delayed not once ? but TWICE😡I was at the airport practically almost 5 hours of previous time , very inconvenient! i would have spend longer time with family , I was wanting to avoid TSA line? but it just got me to spend unwanted time @ d airport

Flight was delayed - we left at 11:30 pm instead of 10:30 and it was extremely inconvenient. It affected both the day of the flight and the next day

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

everything was fine expect massive delays - not the airline’s fault

The staff at the airport and on the plane were wonderful I especially wanna acknowledge the staff who boarded us at the Calgary airport. The women who helped us board at the airport were incredible… they were so kind and sweet…I very happy with WestJet and I am hoping I can fly more often to Canada.

Seat back entertainment monitors would be nice. We did enjoy the In-Flight WiFi.

Our flight schedule was changed over six times, ultimately leaving us with a layover much shorter than we originally booked, which meant a panicked run through the airport. And the entertainment screen didn't function. As I've come to expect with Delta, a very mediocre and not customer-focused experience. This is on top of an outbound flight that was so delayed by mechanical issues, we had to spend the night at our layover city.

Staff were courteous and helpful. The only negative was the flight delays (which are usually unavoidable) and the high baggage price.

Absolutely terrible, from the customer service to boarding the plane. On the phone, there was some mishaps with getting in my correct date and they did not help me retrieve a refund or any assistance. I’m gonna be reporting to all my followers and family around the region of Los Angeles to New York.

Could not fly out of Canada. Called airlines on Monday, July 14th. Tried to cancel the flight 7 days away, but they said I could not cancel and there would be no refund.

A little disorganized but overall good. The Delta flights were great though

Price was good. Entertainment and food could have been better

Our flight info was lost as the original booking was with westjet... almost missed our outbound flight trying to get it corrected. Inbound we had to reschedule completely as they didn't have our information and resold our seats ending up getting home much later than planned. The confirmation numbers we received from justfly for westjet didn't help anything with delta as they said we needed a delta confirmation which we never received. I talked with justfly and they said it's the airlines problem and with westjet and they said it is the 3rd party bookers issue.... so, not fun

Could not understand what the attendant was saying during his announcements.

Economy seats always cramped, no meal on international flight, no plugs for electronics, but we got there and cabin crew was excellent.

I paid for comfort plus seats but did not get the extra leg room. When I told the stewardess, she just ignored me.

I did not noticed baggage was separate - I had assumed international flights included luggage, so it surprised me I had to pay to check a bag.

Bad service as well. Another 3hr delayed flight from chicago to Charlotte.

Everything was good. Except Broken looking escape/exit doors over the wings need tending,

Really good, super comfy flight and the stewardess was great.

Good flight, friendly crew and overall - good service on United Airlines.

flight landed late almost 1.00hr and we 4 passengers missed our connected flight to indianapolis, we need to get the hotel and taxi for the next day flight to home in indianapolis, cost us $ 300 more

From the kind young lady (w/Vancouver air security) who expedited our check-in to U.S. Customs to the Air Canada gate crew who gave us pre-boarding, the flight attendants who actually offered a strong hand to help me board once I had surrendered my rolling walker at the door, they are all reflections of the thoughtful, genuinely helpful Canadians we have grown to appreciate. Water and other beverages were offered throughout the flight to make sure we weren't dehydrated and the cookie was great. (Husband bought the fruit & crackers snack,) I was delighted to see three movies that I would not have otherwise seen and appreciate that AC left the last film viewable until its conclusion although the flight had actually landed. Last, mahalo to the kind strong gentleman who not offered his hand to help me debark the plane, but gave me an AC pin that I'll truly treasure.

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