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My FIRST and LAST flight on an Airbus A310 - AIR TRANSAT CLUB CLASS REVIEW
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Welcome aboard Air Transat's A310 between Paris CDG and Quebec City! This aircraft was retired just a month after I flew it! I hope you enjoy coming with me on this unique trip.
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Date of Travel: 28 FEB 2020
Airline: Air Transat
Livery: Standard Air Transat
Route: CDG-YQB
Aircraft: Airbus A310-200
Flight Number: TS 413
Miles: 3295
Airborne time: 6h58m
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Welcome aboard Air Transat's A310 between Paris CDG and Quebec City! This aircraft was retired just a month after I flew it! I hope you enjoy coming with me on this unique trip.
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I actually think redoing the cabin, gave it a glass cockpit, and maybe fit it with a new engines could bring this plane back
When it was filmed?
@@AleksandrZavyalov72 Feb of 2020
Loved this video Paul Amazing to see A310. I never flown with A310.
😂😂😂 An aircraft losing a rudder over the Atlantic is nothing to worry about?
Dude your passport must look like a phone book, congrats on all the success of the channel
Peter Derrick
Some 20plus years ago I flew TAP Lisbon to Heathrow on a A310-300 on a return flight for a Company Business trip.
I remember a complimentary bottle of Mateus Rose from the TAP lounge, a half full aircraft and one of the best flights ever.
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I really love your videos, they are informative and honest. Not using any gimmick, like some others. You have very standard structure that I like, you just go straight to the point.
The A310 is such a beautiful aircraft!
Nice video!!! Finally another vlog from one of the world best aviation vloggers
You flatter me! Thank you!
@@Paul_Lucas Air Transat Should sell them to amazon prime air
All these years I been to Paris, never gone to Terminal 3.
@Alexandre S Thanks for the Info.
It's a scant terminal, even the employees dislike it and it shows with their attitude.
Its a shitty looking terminal.
Looks like London Luton
I work at YQB airport I would have loved to be at your arrival !!! The A310 was my favorite plane to watch at YQB ! Thanks for this video ❤️✈️😊
My memories to the A310 go way back to the early nineties when I flew them with Singapore Airlines a few times. Mostly on the Singapore-Brunei route. And if my memory serves me right, I once flew one domestically in Thailand with Thai Airways.
I have flown domestic in Thailand with Thai and the A310, but it is probably ten years ago. Don't know if they still operates their A310..
I flew the 310 for 3 years at Air Transat. Great plane.
You've taken me down memory lane, Paul. Thank you! I regularly flew on Air Niugini's A310 in the first half of the 90's. They also had the A300, and as a kid I loved both types equally, although I flew on the A310 more often. Before airbus planes, they had the legendary 707 which I still have vague but happy memories of flying in the early 80s.
4:57 ‘we won it 6 times’ Love it! YNWA
Not naming names, but I, and I'm sure most of your viewers, all appreciate you being one of the seemingly few travel TH-camrs not making completely superfluous flights during the pandemic, solely to make TH-cam videos.
He did the flight back end of february / beginning of March, if I recall correctly...
The first Nooo-eeelll, the angels did say...
I flew the A310 for 2 years before it is a beast and never will be replace :)
finally! you always keep me entertained in quarantine!
Thank you Paul for recording this piece of aviation history. I'm fortunate in that I've enjoyed many A310 flights from YYZ to Manchester and Glasgow. Even on my final flight last year, I was surprised by both the comfort and how well AIr Transat kept these old aircraft maintained and modernized as much as possible. When normalcy returns, perhaps a Trans-Atlantic flight on one of their new A321LR single isle aircraft for comparison?
Be nice to see some A340 videos before they disappear, that’s when you can back in the air of course
The interior of the A310 looks so new. It’s sad that air transat is retiring their A310s 😢😢
Hi Paul, I flew Cyprus Airways Heathrow to Larnaca on one of their A310 - in the mid '90s . . . . . .nice smooth flight until it came to the landing, after two attempts, one from each end of Larnaca's single runway we powered up and made the short hop to Paphos in the East of the island. After a perfect landing and a two hour wait we were bussed to Larnaca just in time to see our A310 - landing !!!!! WE were then bussed to Paphos as that is where our hotel was located . . . . .package holidays, don't you just love them !
"We won it 6 times" flashing up as you touched the fuselage upon boarding was an amusing touch! Flying the A310 looks like a very interesting experience, I flew with Air Transat in 2015 (LGW-YVR & YYC-LGW) but both legs were on their A330s, which were admittedly fairly nice - great video as always!
Nigeria Airways was probably the only airline in Africa in the 80's to operate the Airbus A310, operating routes between Nigeria, Europe and other African countries. I remember what a lovely aircraft it was, and onboard entertainment in those days were the projector screens in front of each class. Good times!
Love your camera work Paul!......Flew on the A310 in Australia during the short life of Compass Airlines...
They had it really tough then, both Qantas and Ansett threw many obstacles in their way. Pity, great airline.
Many happy memories of flying both A300s and A310s on Air India as an unaccompanied minor when I would fly between the Middle East and India to go to boarding school in the 90s!
I flew on the A310-300 back in 1996. When flying from Helsinki to Beijing via Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. The first part was on TU-154M. And the Moscow Beijing was on the A310-300. It was a nice trip one really had the chance to see the differences of the Soviet-era airlanes versus much modern aircraft.
Great video as always! I only ever flown the A310 once on a Biman Bangladesh flight from Sylhet to Dhaka before changing onto a 777 to London Heathrow. Having only ever previously flown on British & American carriers, doing something like that made for a highly memorable trip!
I flew on a Czech Airlines flight from Dubai to Prague on 25 May 2006. Early morning departure from Dubai, flight was fine, not full. Was making my way back to Darlington UK and this was the first leg. Waited 5 or 6 hours for connection to Manchester, then used TransPenine to get to Darlo. Weird itinerary due to a work project having a contract problem and our manager said 'don't unpack' - we'd arrived the night before. So had to find quickest/ cheapest way back.
I flew that aircraft from YYZ to GLA for the same reason to get the A310 before they were gone. Flew it May 2019, and I can vouch for how tight that 3x3x3 seating was!
I have flown with club class, and it was awesome. I actually loved the dinner I received, perfect portion and on real silverware and plates. Pretty tasty as well. Second breakfast just before landing so you’re fed and in a good mood. Seats are spacious and roomy, and it doesn’t feel so chaotic. Club class have their own flight attendant and bathroom as well. You get priority lines at the airport and get to board first. I can’t reccomend it enough!
This is an old model plane, usually there is a screen for everyone including economy, club class’s are just bigger
I flew on a Singapore Airlines A310 back in the mid 90’s from Jakarta to Singapore. I used to travel that route a lot. The last time I was on it SQ were using the A340. They called it the ‘ Celestar’.
I've only flown on an A310 once. That was with Compass from Brisbane to Sydney in 1991. The aircraft had been leased short term from Air Canada to replace a Compass A300-600 which had been damaged at the Airbus factory prior to delivery. Great flight and airline.
I flew the A310 from Boston to Lisbon (via Ponta Delgada) on Azores Airlines three years ago. All I remember is a lot of turbulence (and the interior of the aircraft appearing quite old).
I flew the A310 in 2016 from London Gatwick to Montreal. It was a great flight (a little bit too cozy in economy) but really enjoyed it.
I flew Air Transat A310 from Glasgow to Toronto in 2002. I seem to remember we sat at the back of the aircraft and the seats narrowed from 3 to 2 as you got to the back. I had a window seat and the seat next to me was the aisle which my wife had. Great if just two of you travelling and you want some privacy.
Nice video! The A310 is rare nowadays!
same capacity or larger as modern A321neo go figure.
Your early boarding comment reminds me of my flight in 2012 from Newark to Norway. Arrived in Oslo had to x-fer to a flight to Trondheim. After a long line at the immigration point and to check in to the next flight, I had to be the brash American(hate resorting to that) & jump ahead of everyone at the security line after explaining my situation to the attendant. Luckily she understood my time constraint,not to mention if I didn’t show up to my training class the next day there went 8000 euros down the tube. Hope to go back there someday soon.
I flew on a SATA A310 about 5 years ago from Boston to Ponta Delgada. It was a fun and interesting plane to fly on with its loud engines and old school interior.
I’ve flown the A310 many times with TAP Air Portugal and with SATA International between the Azores and Lisbon. I liked the old school vibe and the smell of jet fuel while starting the engines :)
I’ve flown Air Transat’s a310 many times between Toronto and Dublin, Montreal and Dublin and Toronto and Belfast when they still flew that route
I flew on C-GSAT and C-FDAT back in 2018. I was actually on one of the last flight for C-FDAT and the captain let me in the cockpit before boarding. They did the whole briefing with me, one of my favorite aviation memory so far. Ill really miss the A310, love the old classic Airbuses with yokes. Also, the pilot called C-FDAT "F*ck Dat" lol
Nostalgic video, thanks a lot. I flew the A310 with Nigeria Airways decades ago on a holiday. The interior of the aircraft looks a lot longer and bigger than looking at it from the outside. It was extremely powerful handled very sturdily.
My first A310 flight was with Swissair on 14th July 1991 from LHR-ZRH, aircraft registration HB-IPE A310-200. Wonderful aircraft, surprisingly roomy, loved it.
This brings me back souvenirs. It was on a A310 that I went to Paris on 2010. I was in economy, sitting in the aisle seat. The space under the seat in front to put my bag was pretty bad. Other than that, what you showed of economy looks exactly like it was in 2010.
As a canadian, I like Air Canada but my wallet prefers Air Transat. When they fly to the same place as Air Canada, Air Transat is often a lot cheaper. Last time I took Air Transat was in 2018 to go to Portugal and all seats in economy had a personal entertainment system.
Glad the rudder had been replaced !! Phew !!! The food did not look good..strange when you are flying OUT of Paris !! Not up to snuff I would say in this class !! In Rain Man they left in the quote about Qantas and it's safety record !!! So you can imagine when flying with QF they were quite happy to leave it in the movie !! Great review mate and great to see you back.An ok trip except for the bland food...nothing like a Baileys coffee to lift the spirits (pardon the awful pun ) !! Hope you are well and safe and we are all itching to get flying somewhere soon...in fact any bloody where !! Thanks again Paul...really enjoyed it !!
What a lovely old aircraft! Mind you, after over 3 months in a hard Spanish lockdown any aircraft will do me!! I'll be flying Vueling to Alicante soon
Welcome to Quebec! I work near the Air Transat maintenance base in YUL and used to see these all the time, though I've never flown them.
Hello Paul, I have flown a handful of times on an A310 ( Polaris CC-150). This is what the Canadian Military use for its service flights, transporting its members to locations around the world. I have flown from Dubai to Cyprus, Cyprus to Winnipeg, Ottawa to Lille, France and back all on the CC-150 . The amenities in economy are very minimal, but on a free flight who can complain... lol
It’s great to see another excellent video, I hope all is well.
I worked that aircraft 30 years ago with Wardair, such a pleasure to see it still flying. The plane was delivered to Wardair in the 80s, it felt pretty new at the time, lol. I was a flight attendant with them between 88 and 91and I was doing mainly Montreal to Paris and London with it. It was my best aircraft to work on, mainly because it was a rather small widebody. As you said, it's cozy and at the same time feels spacious. But Wardair had a better configuration in the back, I think it was 2-3-2 or maybe 2-4-2, definitely not 9 across! Times have changed for sure, not for the better, at least in passenger comfort.
Wardair was merged with Canadian Airlines in 1991 and Canadian sold the entire A310 fleet to mostly Air Transat but also to our Prime Minister who I think was still using it last year.
I never flew on the A310, but did fly on the A300 with Eastern Airlines from JFK to San Juan, PR back in the 1980's.
had a few good flights on A310's many years ago in the '80's and '90's. Cyprus Airways when they were first delivered [-200], TAP Air Portugal from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada, and Singapore Airlines from Cebu to Singapore [equipment change for a Silk Air 737-300 which had tech problems]. wish I could do a last flight on one for nostalgia reasons.
At CSA Czech Airlines, the A310 routes will be replaced by A321XLR. I remember CSA Czech Airlines used to operate A310s from Prague to North America until the service was discontinued a couple years ago. I think those had a 2-4-2 layout in economy. Now apparently they are planning to use the A321XLR for the same routes. Interesting.
So will CSA be flying to North America again? That would be so cool. Do you know which cities they'll be flying to, because I think that in the past they might've flown to JFK, Toronto and maybe Montreal
Never flown an A310 YET! I am going to visit Canada 🇨🇦 soon & fly the A310 military version the CC-150 Polaris!
I flew the A310 fiur times in economy and I loved it. Air transars taff wee fantastic I wouldn't fly any other airline. I went from Glasgow to Toronto, and Toronto to Glasgow. Great airlune
I have never flown on the A310 but i have worked on and towed this exact plane around Ottawa a bunch of times.
Have never had a change to fly an A310, and now likely never will. Love the shout out to Noel. Yourself and Noel are some of my favourite travel bloggers. Terminal 3 is indeed a strange terminal. However when I smoked, it had a nice post security smoking area.
From Toronto and of course a Plane Geek myself! I use to see the plane land quite a few times while plane watching off of Airport rd.
Thanks for uploading this Paul! I was fortunate enough to fly C-GPAT, TS324, YYZ-GLA, 14 Aug 2013
I had tried A310 few times with Singapore airlines , great and very comfortable plane.
I have been on A310 back in the late 80ies, early 90ies from VIE to JFK several times...when smoking was still permitted in the rear cabin...not a bad experience in the A310...was still a teenager so I prefer flying C today vs cattle then 😀
My favorite Travel TH-camr on maybe my favorite passenger plane
( love the stubby look of this magnificent old lady).
Great video and Lovely to see one uploaded.
Cheers good sir! Shame to see this bird go.
I have seen the Concorde in action as it were. Way back in the early 1980s one made a flight to Palm Springs International Airport (which has a 10,000 foot/3,048 meter long main runway). Saw is there and it was an impressive machine .
Not many left in passenger service. Mahan Air is the largest operator of the plane. Sad. Well I’m happy you got to fly an Air Transat one for the first and last time before it was retired
This plane really has history! Noel flew on it, u flew on it, it lost its rudder, one of the last a310s to retire
Great Trip Report. The A310 is a very unique aircraft. I never flown on one, but I remember when Air Transat operated them to my local airport a number of years ago! #AviationFanUK
I flew once in the early 2000s on a BMI Airbus A310 from LHR to AMS, as a change from Easyjet. It was spacious even in economy class.
I think I have flown on all of their A310's over the years.
Most memorable one was landing at EXT and had to brake really really hard in order to stop before the end of the runway.
While on your final approach your plane flew right above my home in Quebec City, sad to say that i'll no longer sew these bird fliying over my home but I can't wait to spot the a321 Lr ! Hope you enjoyed your stay in our city even if it was cold
I got an A310 on my fifth flight when I was still a child. Went on a vacation to Tunisia and flew Hapag Lloyd's 310 from FRA to MIR
I flew Transat's A310s (C-GFAT and C-GTSW) from YYZ to CDG back in 2016. I have to agree with Paul; while it was a nice experience to fly on these old birds, the food is quite unremarkable. Terminal 3 at CDG does leave something to be desired for sure.
Thanks for the Video. Its good to see the ol‘ Lady after a Long time. When I started working with Lufthansa, it was the first Aircraft I was trained on. We loved our A310. It was very reliable, spacious and had plenty of space in the Galleys as well. We flew to EWR and to some African Destinations, such as Lagos and Kinshasa. But it was revoked from Longhaul and operated only on domestic flights, because in 1993 the A340 started its Service. 😊
I'm glad they put a new rutter on. That probably helped it fly better
Not sure about the Paris/to Quebec route, but I know that Air Transat is big into the double catering. meaning the return leg of food is also loaded, and travels in the cargo hold. Once arrived at its destination, it gets swapped for the return leg. saves on the catering costs at foreign airports, but at the expense of the food being "bland". an example would be Vancouver to Mexico. Load the food for both the fight to Mexico (in the galley) and the return leg (in the LD3 containers)
Ah, a trip down memory lane. I flew Qatar's A310's plenty times before they upgraded to A330's. Their business class was not a million miles away from what you showed on Air Transat in terms of configuration, although there was a bit more space and much better food and drink. Thanks for the Video, Paul.
Congrats with soon 200k sub.! Great vlog as always! The air vents have been changed. The orginal was white plastic. I am many yrs older than you, so I flew these aircraft almost brand new in the late 80s and early 90s. First I flew them with Pan Am and then I flew them with Delta. Less than 10 years ago PIA flew them to/from Pakistan- Europe. Then they were banned from flying in Europe due to some lack of maintenance or paperwork that they had done so, so overnight all A310 flight became B777 flights. Personaly I perfer the B767. Be safe and stay safe!
Paul your doing an amazing job! Well done!!! I was wondering if you are keen on doing Biman Bangladesh Airline review with their new 787 dreamliner?
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Only flew it twice, both times on Transat. YYC-MBJ in club. Had a great experience and the food on my flights were quite delicious!
I flew on an A310 in 1989. Pan-am San Francisco to New York on my way home to the Netherlands. My only Airbus experience! (not flown that much alas!) It was much more comfortable than the Boeing 727-200 and the 747-200 (or maybe 747-100) I also flew on then.
1:52 Hey, you found your Shop! :-P
ive been on air transits a310s 3 times from CYHZ to MCUN also to mantego bay with the a310 , It was a great aircraft it could hold a lot of people and it was short i will miss it
I flew on an Air Transat A310 a few years ago between Brussels and Montreal in economy. Although I was initially impressed by the thickness of the seats they appeared to be quite uncomfortable after 2 hours and we were cramped due to lack of space. It had to be done and it is done but next time I will look for other options.
I've flown on TAROM's last A310 commercial flight in 2016, OTP-MAD-OTP with a special route (over Toulouse) on the way back to OTP.
I flew on Mahan Airs a310, and a300, and I can promise you the service and quality was amazing, maybe better than some "developed world" airliners. Oh and their 747-300
Love this Video Paul!! Keep up the good work 😊
Sad to see her go, she (and her sisters) were regular visitors to Manchester occasionally straying overhead my house on an approach to 23R
Flew on an Air Transat A310 way back in Sept. 2004, between Toronto and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Didn't think it would be the only round trip I'd ever take on an A310 (or sole round trip with Air Transat thus far, for that matter), but it was a solid ride each way.
Glad you got to fly it before they were retired from the fleet, especially since COVID struck. EDIT: Just a quick note that the flight map shown halfway through the video's not the correct one, as it shows YUL as the destination instead of YQB.
Additionally, there used to be another option to fly the A310 - with Sata International between Lisbon (or the Azores) and Toronto, though those aircraft were retired in the past couple of years.
Had an opportunity to fly in an Air Transat a310 last year. Glad you got a chance to fly on it when they were still flying.
Nice unique video...will never see an A310 on here again.. Boy, Quebec City looks COLD...
Fantastic video Paul. Your videos are sublime. Thank you
Many thanks Siobhan!
Budget terminal for budget airlines. After watching this video, it made me thankful that Southwest's gates at BWI all have jet bridges.
The Southwest jet bridges at DEN leak like sieves! You don't want to be in their concourse when it's cold and windy!
Great to see this trip. Was so hoping to catch an Air Transat A310 this summer before... well, we all know what happened.
I'd be all over that Bomberman arcade game. So much I'd probably miss my flight.
This reminded me of our flight on a Braathens Avro AJ-100 from Stockholm Bromma to Umeå before they disappeared. Same goes for trains!
Yeah was lucky enough to fly the A310 in 1992 with Emirates from Manchester to Dubai follows by an onward flight to India on the Emirates A300 unforgettable experience
Watching this video is somewhat bittersweet for me, because originally my family and I had plans to travel to Paris, and we would've landed at CDG Airport this morning. But sadly due to COVID-19, we had to postpone our trip for next year.
I flew the A310 from Manchester to Toronto a couple years ago in club class ! Although great crew the food was deffo a let down but overall I would say 8/10. Shame they’re all going to be retired !
Oh the tales I could tell you about Air Transat. In the 90s I was a manager at a Manchester hotel and air transat had several dozen crew based at the hotel on a long term contract. Their head of station set fire to the public bar, flight crew trying to drink all night and then fly in the morning, tragically one of the crew died when he fell onto the highspeed railway. Eventually the hotel kicked them out after months of outrageous behaviour.
Flew with an Air Transat A310 from Amsterdam to Vancouver and back a few years ago, sad to see it disappear
Three months ago I was in your place for the same flight . Air Transat is a good value for money I think , the only fault is the seat which tended to move very slightly. The staff were very pleasant and helpful.
Wonderful flight review of the Air Transat A310! The one and only time that I have flown on an A310 was back in 1990 when I flew a Canadian Airlines A310 between Toronto and Vancouver before a transpacific flight on a DC10 to Hong Kong. As an aside, the A310 did not last long in Canadian's fleet and they were soon sold to the Royal Canadian Air Force where they remain in service to this day either as air tanker or VIP transport (Prime Minister's aircraft).
Nice video, Paul. I'm not that far away from Montreal (about 4 hours drive) so I understand snow. :) Hope you are doing well during this crazy pandemic.
Thanks Brendan! The snow in Canada is certainly something else compared to here 😊
@@Paul_Lucas You should go to the Eastern Sierra Nevada in California in winter! (Or, summer, for that matter as we once got 4" of snow in Bridgeport on June 24th!) Biggest snowflakes I've ever seen!
@@Paul_Lucas Yes, Canada does get lots of snow! And if you really want to see the winter weather in comfort, you might want to do Via Rail's Canadian run (Toronto-Vancouver) in Winter. That one's on my bucket list. :) (Plus, it's a bit cheaper in Winter, too).