Having already flown on SWISS’ business class from Zurich to Los Angeles, I was already familiar with this product. These seats are similar to the business class seats that you will find on Austrian, Brussels, Finnair and SWISS. This Boeing 777-300ER was equipped with Air Canada’s new “Studio Pod” International Business Class seats. I made my way down the jet bridge, presented my ticket to the flight attendant and was directed to my seat, 6K, on the right side of the plane. At approximately 12:45 PM, boarding was called for Air Canada business class and Star Alliance Gold passengers. Because it was only a 10 second stroll to the gate, I walked up to the gate a few minutes before boarding time to snap a couple pictures of the bird and people watch before boarding was called. Both the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge and the boarding gate for AC871 were located at gate 39.
