Great review Scott! I love flying into Vancouver from Alberta in the winter months! The scenery over the Rockies and right into Vancouver is stunning!! I always get a window seat when I fly home!
Your comment about the weather reminded me of the one time I spent Christmas with family in Edmonton. Turned out to be only the 2nd Christmas without snow since they’d moved there about 30 years earlier!
It’s hard to imagine Edmonton without snow in late December or January. I was actually surprised to see Calgary covered in snow, but not Edmonton on the day that I flew up there.
@@sanspotter If I remember correctly, it started snowing a little a couple of days after Christmas but it was still a long way off the full Alberta winter experience!
I think of Swoop as the "Allegiant" of Canada. Of course you have to buy food/beverages and there's no IFE or streaming, but they offer WiFi and Charging Ports, and seem to have a consistently nice product.
All of Swoop's current aircraft are Ex-WestJet -800s, which is probably why they have seatback charging and wifi domes. Soon they will be getting some brand new MAXs though, so I wonder if those will have the same features.
I flew on Swoop From Jamaica To Canada Then Canada to Edmonton Then Edmonton To Canada Then Canada To Jamaica so yeah I am a Swoop Fan My big bro Works with Swoop
I have yet to try Swoop. But by the looks of your video, not bad. Flew DCA-YUL-YVR on Monday. Always nice flying over the Canadian Rockies. And whilst transferring at YUL I passed by a Camden Foods. No time to grab a bite but did look to see if you might be in there.
I have found that flying these ULCC's is pretty OK if you manage your expectations and understand their rules of engagement. Done right, you can really make them work out to your advantage.
The thing that sets this airline apart is the inflight WiFi, not something that you'll see on ultra-low-cost carriers (or even some normal LCCs). Nice job, WestJet!
I flew Swoop back in 2019 from Hamilton to Halifax. It was a great flight, mostly because I paid to get the real extra legroom in an exit row by the over wing exits. The cool thing about flying out of Hamilton is that there is a nice little aviation museum at the airport.
Thanks for the review. I know you did not buy from the onboard menu but it would have been nice if you had showed, reviewed and given prices for items on board.
You’re very welcome! Yes, I was actually hoping to include that content, but there weren’t any menus or handouts with menu items and prices. From what I could tell, it was just basic soft drinks, water, and bags of chips.
Yeah, they have been dropping a lot of routes recently! They quit flying to San Diego shortly after I made this video - which is a bummer since it was nice to have a nonstop option to Edmonton.
I just saw this video and was exited to know theres a direct flight from San Diego to Edmonton… until I did my own research right now and i cant find anything on their website saying they fly out of San Diego anymore. Looks like they pulled out of that airport. Did they?
I'm actually flying from Hamilton to Edmonton to meet my girlfriend for the first. Went from New York where i live and drove to Hamilton for the flight. Thank you for sharing your experience friend. Update: both flights going to my now fiance and coming home was amazing. I'm glad that i flew Swoop and honestly would fly swoop again in the future.
One interesting about Swoop's 737-800s is that they are new enough to have Boeing Sky Interior equipped but they don't have it. Same goes with most of WestJet's 737-800s as well.
Great review man! Experienced Swoop back in 2021 from Toronto - Edmonton and lemme tell you, 4 hrs in that type of legroom is tough 🤣 But the scenery was worth it 👌
Nice review! Our take on Swoop is a bit different but it gets you from A to B, eventually... but we fly into Edmonton a few times a year to visit family and the ULCCs make it possible to do it as often as we do. I prefer Flair though, I'd love to see a head to head comparison :)
Swoop was created after WestJet went full service, to become what WestJet used to be, the Canadian Southwest. Now that WJA is going to become the Canadian JetBlue with it's new CEO, Swoop might become a full on competitor to Flair and Lynx.
I would argue WestJet is still full service regardless of what they say - Canadian Delta. Sunwing (another WJ) subsidiary is Canada JetBlue Swoop is Canada Spirit or Lynx
@@sanspotter thanks for reply, just did a trip with them......but their measurements for personal was small but they never checked the size of my bag. great experience overall
Great video, Scott. I looked up Edmonton and was surprised to see it's the same latitude as Nottingham, in the UK. Perhaps next time you wield your passport you might come to Europe and go quite a bit further north. I recommend Narvik and Longyearbyen in Norway.
Scott! I hope you had a great time in my home city. Glad you had a pretty decent flight with Swoop, gives me hope to potentially try them out flying down to the US one day. Westjet has been my go-to within Canada, but we're finally getting some decent competition.
Yeah, I really liked Edmonton. I rented a car the next morning and drove around checking it out for a couple hours, and I liked how quiet it was. Seems to be a lot of construction going on though! 😮
Love your commentary. Thanks for this great video. I still fly in a mask, 3 years of no Covid or any other illness is definitely my vibe. Couldn’t care any less if masks are mandated or not.
Thanks for this video. Very useful as I am about to buy this flight for September. Interesting that even if the plane was not full they still did the flight, heard differently. Also, was that the Swoop app on your phone ? Thanks
Update Swoop has been reintegrated into its parent company and Canada’s second largest airline Westjet and all of their planes now fly under Westjet. The airline has been shutdown and all routes that they serve(d) have either been shut down or are now serviced through Westjet!
Great video. I however wonder something. It looks like Scott, it sounds like Scott. The backpack looks like Scott's. But without any mention of chicken and rice, it might be a very clever imposter! LOL! Once again, great video!
@@sanspotter ok was curious because it looked bigger than the dimensions for a personal item. i dont know if swoop allows backpakcs a little bit bigger than what the rules are.
Maybe they remained in the international terminal since only select Canadian airports have US customs and they (obviously like all ULCC) are big in secondary markets like Hamilton or Abbottford who I’d assume both do not have is customs (also San Diego to Hamilton would be great for people like me right across the border in New York)
Thanks! I’ve flown WestJet and Air Canada a few times already, and those experiences have been great. Air Canada domestic business class is surprisingly good! 😮
This is another one of those instances that as long as everything is going well, you will likely make it to your destination with this airline ok. My wife and I have been flying SWOOP between Hamilton and Abbotsford about 3-4 times per year for the past 4 years. However this is about to change... We were caught in a bad winter storm recently and after sitting in the plane for 5+ hours the flight was finally cancelled. But obviously we aren't upset about cancellation because safety should come first, a d it was bad out there. What I am upset about is that it was close to midnight, we were stranded with many others, no Hamilton John C. Munro Airport staff member was available to assist stranded passengers, no SWOOP representatives were available to assist the passengers, no email, no text, nothing. They simply abandoned their passengers, there were people with special needs as well, you think they received any assistance? Nope! Flying this airline is like driving your car through a Red light with your eyes closed. If nothing is coming across, you'll make it and you'll be fine, otherwise... Yikes!
Can you tell me whether passengers have to use stairs to board the plane? I live in Hamilton and have never used the airport here. I always fly from Toronto or Buffalo. My last Toronto experience was a nightmare. We're hoping to find a vacation spot leaving from Hamilton. I have mobility issues and would not be able to use stairs. Do they use a bridge/ramp for passengers to board and disembark?
Scott, you go to some awesome locations. Would love to see you expand on some of these places and show us what’s around, the arrival / exit experience, Hawaii and Edmonton to name a few would be awesome to see. Maybe not for the wider audience but for me definitely. 😂😂😂 Recommendations for places to stay, how to get to certain places. You’d be an awesome host.
I love your videos, have you ever thought about flying to Telluride on a do328 jet? It’s the highest commercial airport in the USA by elevation. I think it would be a great video
You left us on a cliffhanger, did they let you in 😅. The livery reminds me of National Breast cancer awareness Month 🎀 there is not one thing other than the price that would entice me to fly with the Swoop👍
Actually, it was probably the smoothest (and most pain free) entrance to Canada I’ve ever experienced. It was almost shocking considering how difficult it’s been in the past. 😄
The mountainbiker is freaking here!!!! On time for the flight!!!! Listen I stopped by subway I got healthwitches, energy drink and a whole bunch of excitement!!!! Let's freaking fly !!!! Finally Another Sanspotter video!!!!
Nice to see you here in the first 30 minutes of the video being published! In addition to the Healthwhich and energy drinks, I hope you brought your jacket. It’s cold up there in Canada… 🥶😄
As always, another great review. I live in San Diego and have enjoyed that departure many times. Looks like you might have visited Qdoba Mexican restaurant, the foods not bad and is a good value especially at an airport. I’m an airline employee and share your confusion with the face masks, I’m tired of wearing them but without doubt they protect you from all types of possible infections, but there still uncomfortable.
I think it would only make sense now for you to move from Swoop Airline to Scoot Airline 🤣. Scoot ( based in Singapore and owned by Singapore Airlines but low cost and has planes and an advert style that will remind you of Spirit!😂) . Glad to see you back in the international skies .
Thanks Lin! I actually enjoyed Scoot when I flew them in 2020 (and not because Scoot is almost spelled like Scott 😄). Can’t wait to try their 787 someday!
@@sanspotter well I recommend Scoot on down to Perth western Australia on their 787 and spend some time here flying on our awesome array of old Fokkers 😂😂 , we got about 40 here to choose from 😂😂
Are you serious?!?! As a Canadian living in Edmonton (Working for Swoops competitor) TSA and US customs are so freaking rude! Customs in Canada is so simple and polite. I hate going through customs and security in the states. (As I type this from FLL.)
What did you do in Edmonton, Scott? I took Via Rail once from Toronto to Vancouver - it stops in Edmonton. There's a downtown Edmonton airport near the train station. On it was parked a very old USAir B737 that someone must have purchased for personal use and not changed the livery yet. Was a strange site.
I definitely agree. I’ve been wanting to do the Air Canada 737 max 8 from San Diego to Toronto for a while now, but they want something like $2500 for a one-way business class ticket. I refuse to do that. 🙅🏼♂️
Yeah those Canadian border agents are no joke. Had a (female) friend get stopped and held up in Toronto for hours by them simply because she was “acting suspicious” and they thought she could be a victim of human trafficking
When I first started watching, I thought you said SCOOT Airlines! Their names are so similar! And the liveries are pretty similar too, except Scoot now has this butt ugly yellow! I have to wonder- how much do you really save on these ULCCs? I priced a ticket from SYR--ATL, and the price ended up being more than a legacy carrier. As a girl, I can't get by with just a backpack. If I'm staying somewhere a couple three days, I need at least a carryon. Maybe I'm doing everything wrong. But I noticed it's hard to get a round trip ticket, unless you stay at least a week, and even then, it's dicey. So what do you do, buy two one way tickets? Wow! I think ULCC are very confusing! No wonder I prefer to fly Delta. I don't like feeling stupid!
I’ve actually had pretty good luck buying one way tickets everywhere I go (despite what we hear about it being more expensive). It all depends on individual circumstances though, so it does take some experimenting with different options when booking tickets. And you’re totally right about the average cost - most of the time, once you factor in things like checked bags and seat pre-selection, it’s not that much cheaper.
Never heard of Swoop...I agree, cool name and cool logo. Seems they have the "Spirit Airlines" motto down, charge more for nothing. Cool you got the whole row. As a larger person...I enjoy when that happens. I'll normally try to do the JetBlue Even more space seats or business class if I can justify it, so I'm not annoying anyone but me (unless flying with the girlfriend, then I'll annoy her). Been thinking about a trip to western Canada....but it's just a thought right now. Maybe in 2023? I agree on the mask, keep wearing it and avoid the sickness sharing. Don't care what those airlines say about their ventilation....sit next to someone with a cold/flu for hours, you have a great chance of getting it, unless masked up. Simple, easy, review. Nice!
I agree with you about the ventilation! The best filtering system in the world will do no good if the person next to you (or behind) is coughing and sneezing. Anyway, go to Canada if you can! It’s beautiful up there pretty much all year round.
How do Canadian's deal or cope with no frills carrier's like Swoop (how many business hours at the Westjet (still call themselves low cost. NOT) boardroom to come with "swoop" or Air Canada's disgrace LCC "Rouge" to satisfy the French in their boardroom? We are hook line and sinkerd as you never know if the Mainline Carrier is going to Rouge You or Swoop you with no warning or refund. It's a mess up here. Stick with AC and avoid WS. Neither are good anyways.
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Some great views out of San Diego and flying in to Edmonton, Scott!
Felt like forever between videos! I was checking every day!
Thanks Nathan! I appreciate you checking in on regular basis to make sure I wasn’t dead. 😁
Great review Scott! I love flying into Vancouver from Alberta in the winter months! The scenery over the Rockies and right into Vancouver is stunning!! I always get a window seat when I fly home!
Thanks Anita! Yeah, I learned very early in life that a window seat when flying into Vancouver is a necessity. 😄
Your comment about the weather reminded me of the one time I spent Christmas with family in Edmonton. Turned out to be only the 2nd Christmas without snow since they’d moved there about 30 years earlier!
It’s hard to imagine Edmonton without snow in late December or January. I was actually surprised to see Calgary covered in snow, but not Edmonton on the day that I flew up there.
@@sanspotter If I remember correctly, it started snowing a little a couple of days after Christmas but it was still a long way off the full Alberta winter experience!
I think of Swoop as the "Allegiant" of Canada. Of course you have to buy food/beverages and there's no IFE or streaming, but they offer WiFi and Charging Ports, and seem to have a consistently nice product.
Your commentary was so dry, I love it LOL! Great video!
well, at least it gets you to your destination, and that's all that matters ( at least for me) another excellent video San
Glad you enjoyed the video Sergio!
Thanks for the update and you tag a new airline
You’re very welcome Kevin!
All of Swoop's current aircraft are Ex-WestJet -800s, which is probably why they have seatback charging and wifi domes. Soon they will be getting some brand new MAXs though, so I wonder if those will have the same features.
Funny seeing this, I took the flights after you on the 24th and 28th. It was definetly nice to get down to SAN and back for around 100 bucks.
Yeah, it was really nice while it lasted! Hopefully they return to SAN someday…
Hahaha! Ice cube! A classic favorite, good video on swoop, I’m from San Diego too, and hope to fly it sometime! Good video Scott!
I flew on Swoop From Jamaica To Canada Then Canada to Edmonton Then Edmonton To Canada Then Canada To Jamaica so yeah I am a Swoop Fan My big bro Works with Swoop
“Swoop” there you go, said in an English accent - Ice Cube “made me do it” 😆😆..Canadian immigration, boy oh boy, they’re hard work!
I live in Calgary and love flying over the mountains currently starting my flight training so i should see quite a bit
I have yet to try Swoop. But by the looks of your video, not bad. Flew DCA-YUL-YVR on Monday. Always nice flying over the Canadian Rockies. And whilst transferring at YUL I passed by a Camden Foods. No time to grab a bite but did look to see if you might be in there.
Haha, it’s always worth looking. One of these days you’re bound to spot me. 😂
I have found that flying these ULCC's is pretty OK if you manage your expectations and understand their rules of engagement. Done right, you can really make them work out to your advantage.
Can never have a sanspotter intro without
“And ofc, big thanks to surf shark😭
Hope you enjoyed Edmonton! It may not be as exciting as California but we have some pretty cool stuff here too. ☺️
Great video man- really enjoy them🙌
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Just uploaded our experience from Toronto to Cancun and back!
The thing that sets this airline apart is the inflight WiFi, not something that you'll see on ultra-low-cost carriers (or even some normal LCCs). Nice job, WestJet!
Yeah that was easily the most surprising thing about this flight. Nice to see Wi-Fi on an ultra low cost airline!
You should try Lynx and Flair... they are ULTRA budget.
Thank you for sharing!!
I flew Swoop back in 2019 from Hamilton to Halifax. It was a great flight, mostly because I paid to get the real extra legroom in an exit row by the over wing exits. The cool thing about flying out of Hamilton is that there is a nice little aviation museum at the airport.
Yeah, I heard about that museum. I need to check that out I think…
Thanks for the review. I know you did not buy from the onboard menu but it would have been nice if you had showed, reviewed and given prices for items on board.
You’re very welcome! Yes, I was actually hoping to include that content, but there weren’t any menus or handouts with menu items and prices. From what I could tell, it was just basic soft drinks, water, and bags of chips.
more videos man!
More are on the way! 👍🏻
Wow an entire row. That's always nice
San Diego looks like a nice and cosy airport to have nearby 😊
Yeah, it’s a great airport, and it’ll be even better a few years from now once that all new terminal 1 is operational.
I wanted to try flying with Swoop next month but unfortunately, there’s no Toronto-Edmonton flight so far.
Yeah, they have been dropping a lot of routes recently! They quit flying to San Diego shortly after I made this video - which is a bummer since it was nice to have a nonstop option to Edmonton.
Love your videos! Keep up the good work me and my mother!
Thanks man! 😎👍🏻
What do you use to edit your videos?
I just saw this video and was exited to know theres a direct flight from San Diego to Edmonton… until I did my own research right now and i cant find anything on their website saying they fly out of San Diego anymore. Looks like they pulled out of that airport. Did they?
I'm actually flying from Hamilton to Edmonton to meet my girlfriend for the first. Went from New York where i live and drove to Hamilton for the flight. Thank you for sharing your experience friend.
Update: both flights going to my now fiance and coming home was amazing. I'm glad that i flew Swoop and honestly would fly swoop again in the future.
One interesting about Swoop's 737-800s is that they are new enough to have Boeing Sky Interior equipped but they don't have it. Same goes with most of WestJet's 737-800s as well.
Thank you for sharing. Looking very nice.
Not sure how quickly you want to return to Canada but it would be awesome to report on the new SAN-YUL route this Summer.
Nice I just booked low cost carrier from San Diego to Paris ✈️
Great review man! Experienced Swoop back in 2021 from Toronto - Edmonton and lemme tell you, 4 hrs in that type of legroom is tough 🤣 But the scenery was worth it 👌
Thanks so much! Yeah, YYZ to YEG on Swoop would be a no-go for me. 🙅🏼♂️😄
Nice review! Our take on Swoop is a bit different but it gets you from A to B, eventually... but we fly into Edmonton a few times a year to visit family and the ULCCs make it possible to do it as often as we do. I prefer Flair though, I'd love to see a head to head comparison :)
Just curious did you purchase the headphones that were offered on the WI-FI portal?
Swoop was created after WestJet went full service, to become what WestJet used to be, the Canadian Southwest.
Now that WJA is going to become the Canadian JetBlue with it's new CEO, Swoop might become a full on competitor to Flair and Lynx.
I would argue WestJet is still full service regardless of what they say - Canadian Delta.
Sunwing (another WJ) subsidiary is Canada JetBlue
Swoop is Canada Spirit or Lynx
@@itsmissnessm Sunwing isn't JetBlue, not even close.
I'd argue now WJ, is just a copy of Air Canada, and Porter is the real JetBlue.
@@Dexter037S4 I’d agree. I can’t speak to Porter tho
Pleasantly surprised that you listen to gangster rap! I’ve Cube is a real OG!
Looks like Southwest with pink decor and assigned seating.
Haha, yup - that's pretty much it!
hey Just wondering was your bag a personal item?
Yes - otherwise I would’ve had to pay extra.
@@sanspotter thanks for reply, just did a trip with them......but their measurements for personal was small but they never checked the size of my bag. great experience overall
Great video, Scott. I looked up Edmonton and was surprised to see it's the same latitude as Nottingham, in the UK. Perhaps next time you wield your passport you might come to Europe and go quite a bit further north. I recommend Narvik and Longyearbyen in Norway.
Welcome to Norway!
Thanks Derek! I’ve never been very far north in Europe before, but I plan to do it eventually. I can’t wait!
Scott! I hope you had a great time in my home city. Glad you had a pretty decent flight with Swoop, gives me hope to potentially try them out flying down to the US one day. Westjet has been my go-to within Canada, but we're finally getting some decent competition.
Yeah, I really liked Edmonton. I rented a car the next morning and drove around checking it out for a couple hours, and I liked how quiet it was. Seems to be a lot of construction going on though! 😮
Love your commentary. Thanks for this great video. I still fly in a mask, 3 years of no Covid or any other illness is definitely my vibe. Couldn’t care any less if masks are mandated or not.
Thanks (and you’re welcome)! I’m still wearing a mask a lot as well - it feels weird sometimes to not have one in crowded spaces. 😬😬
This is an interesting route
Good job
I think I flew on C-FLBV once before it was converted to Swoop!
I use swoop all the time going Edmonton to Vegas
Thanks for this video. Very useful as I am about to buy this flight for September. Interesting that even if the plane was not full they still did the flight, heard differently. Also, was that the Swoop app on your phone ? Thanks
You’re very welcome Leo! As far as I know, swoop doesn’t have an app. What you saw was the home screen when logging into the in-flight Wi-Fi.
Update Swoop has been reintegrated into its parent company and Canada’s second largest airline Westjet and all of their planes now fly under Westjet. The airline has been shutdown and all routes that they serve(d) have either been shut down or are now serviced through Westjet!
Great video. I however wonder something. It looks like Scott, it sounds like Scott. The backpack looks like Scott's. But without any mention of chicken and rice, it might be a very clever imposter! LOL! Once again, great video!
Haha I know, right? 🥸😆
There's another Canadian airline, Flair, which is also pretty similar to Spirit.
Flair on my to do list as well. 😎
$166USD (~$225 CDN) to fly almost 3000km while to fly the same airline within Canada for 1500km is almost $350 CDN.
Hey San Spotter: Was your backpack considered a carry on or a personal item?
Personal item 👍🏻
@@sanspotter ok was curious because they said personal items on swoop flights have to be 16 x 6 x 13. It just looked a little bigger than that
@@sanspotter ok was curious because it looked bigger than the dimensions for a personal item. i dont know if swoop allows backpakcs a little bit bigger than what the rules are.
Maybe they remained in the international terminal since only select Canadian airports have US customs and they (obviously like all ULCC) are big in secondary markets like Hamilton or Abbottford who I’d assume both do not have is customs (also San Diego to Hamilton would be great for people like me right across the border in New York)
Amazing trip report Scott and as promised, I’ve swooped into the comment section!😹
Thanks Ryan! Extra bonus points for the swoopy pun. 😆
@@sanspotter 😹😹
Great video and a great flight experience.I hope you fly Air Canada & WestJet as well.Keep it up and cheers.
Thanks! I’ve flown WestJet and Air Canada a few times already, and those experiences have been great. Air Canada domestic business class is surprisingly good! 😮
@@sanspotter Glad to hear! :)
Great trip report as always! Do you mind me asking how tall you are? I’m 6’1” and have never flown on an ultra-cheap airline like Swoop.
Thanks! I’m 5’-10”, so it wasn’t all that bad for me. Anyone over 6’ tall will find these seats extremely uncomfortable. 😵
This is another one of those instances that as long as everything is going well, you will likely make it to your destination with this airline ok. My wife and I have been flying SWOOP between Hamilton and Abbotsford about 3-4 times per year for the past 4 years. However this is about to change...
We were caught in a bad winter storm recently and after sitting in the plane for 5+ hours the flight was finally cancelled. But obviously we aren't upset about cancellation because safety should come first, a d it was bad out there.
What I am upset about is that it was close to midnight, we were stranded with many others, no Hamilton John C. Munro Airport staff member was available to assist stranded passengers, no SWOOP representatives were available to assist the passengers, no email, no text, nothing. They simply abandoned their passengers, there were people with special needs as well, you think they received any assistance? Nope!
Flying this airline is like driving your car through a Red light with your eyes closed. If nothing is coming across, you'll make it and you'll be fine, otherwise... Yikes!
Can you tell me whether passengers have to use stairs to board the plane? I live in Hamilton and have never used the airport here. I always fly from Toronto or Buffalo. My last Toronto experience was a nightmare. We're hoping to find a vacation spot leaving from Hamilton. I have mobility issues and would not be able to use stairs. Do they use a bridge/ramp for passengers to board and disembark?
how tall are you? just wondering if the seats will be fine for someone who is 6'5?' :/
6’-5” is going to be tight I think. I’m 5’-10” and it was just about perfect.
Great to see you mask less when flying!!!
You're never too old to listen to Gangster Rap. :)
Correct answer! 😆
Swoop also flies the Boeing 737 MAX too
Scott, you go to some awesome locations. Would love to see you expand on some of these places and show us what’s around, the arrival / exit experience, Hawaii and Edmonton to name a few would be awesome to see. Maybe not for the wider audience but for me definitely. 😂😂😂
Recommendations for places to stay, how to get to certain places. You’d be an awesome host.
That’s a pretty good idea actually. I’ve always wanted to do that, but I’m not sure if my audience would be interested in it.
I'm flying swoop in july
Prepare for minimal leg room! Other that that I think you’ll enjoy it. Have fun!
Hopefully Edmonton treated you good!
I love your videos, have you ever thought about flying to Telluride on a do328 jet? It’s the highest commercial airport in the USA by elevation. I think it would be a great video
We are going to CANADA 🇨🇦 to. Edmonton Alberta I am from San Diego how to 2 hours how
You left us on a cliffhanger, did they let you in 😅. The livery reminds me of National Breast cancer awareness Month 🎀 there is not one thing other than the price that would entice me to fly with the Swoop👍
Actually, it was probably the smoothest (and most pain free) entrance to Canada I’ve ever experienced. It was almost shocking considering how difficult it’s been in the past. 😄
The mountainbiker is freaking here!!!! On time for the flight!!!!
Listen I stopped by subway I got healthwitches, energy drink and a whole bunch of excitement!!!!
Let's freaking fly !!!! Finally
Another Sanspotter video!!!!
Nice to see you here in the first 30 minutes of the video being published! In addition to the Healthwhich and energy drinks, I hope you brought your jacket. It’s cold up there in Canada… 🥶😄
I do not accept any criticism in this video, I'm like #1 Swoop fan😂. In all honesty, great video!
I totally understand being a fan of Swoop! Hope my criticisms weren’t too harsh. 😬😆
Excellent vid as always!!
Thanks Chris!
I noticed quite a bit of Canadian flights out of mesa gateway. They also fly out of mesa now.
As always, another great review. I live in San Diego and have enjoyed that departure many times. Looks like you might have visited Qdoba Mexican restaurant, the foods not bad and is a good value especially at an airport. I’m an airline employee and share your confusion with the face masks, I’m tired of wearing them but without doubt they protect you from all types of possible infections, but there still uncomfortable.
I think it would only make sense now for you to move from Swoop Airline to Scoot Airline 🤣. Scoot ( based in Singapore and owned by Singapore Airlines but low cost and has planes and an advert style that will remind you of Spirit!😂) . Glad to see you back in the international skies .
Thanks Lin! I actually enjoyed Scoot when I flew them in 2020 (and not because Scoot is almost spelled like Scott 😄). Can’t wait to try their 787 someday!
@@sanspotter well I recommend Scoot on down to Perth western Australia on their 787 and spend some time here flying on our awesome array of old Fokkers 😂😂 , we got about 40 here to choose from 😂😂
What happened to Silk Airlines? Also another Singapore LCC.
I'm surprised usb power ports aren't mandatory for airlines yet
Totally agree!
@@sanspotter Ryanair certainly don’t agree 😄
Are you serious?!?! As a Canadian living in Edmonton (Working for Swoops competitor) TSA and US customs are so freaking rude! Customs in Canada is so simple and polite. I hate going through customs and security in the states. (As I type this from FLL.)
I'm a Canadian in Edmonton too and I've found Canadian customs to be more intimidating than US customs. Could be based on personal experiences.
What did you do in Edmonton, Scott? I took Via Rail once from Toronto to Vancouver - it stops in Edmonton. There's a downtown Edmonton airport near the train station. On it was parked a very old USAir B737 that someone must have purchased for personal use and not changed the livery yet. Was a strange site.
Fly to Omaha sometime please!!!
Amazing review, thank you 😊
Thanks bro 😎 👊🏻
Thanks for the review Mate
You’re very welcome Robert! 👍🏻
Another great review thank you
Thanks Jeremy!
Great review, thank you
Thanks Greg, and you’re very welcome!
I flew to and from San Diego a week and a half ago. No mask is awsome.
love this!
Thanks! 👍🏻
Would love to see ya test out Play Airlines, they caught my interest but there's next to no coverage of it.
They are definitely on my list. Maybe sometime later this summer…
@@sanspotter looking forward to it!
Keep up the great work!
I'm 6'3" and Swoop will never be in the cards for me.
Haha, yeah, Swoop isn’t for the vertically endowed. 😄
They dumped something over my yard in Mesa glad it didn't hit my house.
Notification squad 😎
Nice to see you here Patrick!
air travel is Canada is WAAAAAAAY too expensive
I definitely agree. I’ve been wanting to do the Air Canada 737 max 8 from San Diego to Toronto for a while now, but they want something like $2500 for a one-way business class ticket. I refuse to do that. 🙅🏼♂️
@@sanspotter that's unbelievable on a 737.
You listen to explicit music???????
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Yeah those Canadian border agents are no joke. Had a (female) friend get stopped and held up in Toronto for hours by them simply because she was “acting suspicious” and they thought she could be a victim of human trafficking
When I first started watching, I thought you said SCOOT Airlines! Their names are so similar! And the liveries are pretty similar too, except Scoot now has this butt ugly yellow!
I have to wonder- how much do you really save on these ULCCs? I priced a ticket from SYR--ATL, and the price ended up being more than a legacy carrier. As a girl, I can't get by with just a backpack. If I'm staying somewhere a couple three days, I need at least a carryon. Maybe I'm doing everything wrong. But I noticed it's hard to get a round trip ticket, unless you stay at least a week, and even then, it's dicey. So what do you do, buy two one way tickets? Wow! I think ULCC are very confusing! No wonder I prefer to fly Delta. I don't like feeling stupid!
I’ve actually had pretty good luck buying one way tickets everywhere I go (despite what we hear about it being more expensive). It all depends on individual circumstances though, so it does take some experimenting with different options when booking tickets. And you’re totally right about the average cost - most of the time, once you factor in things like checked bags and seat pre-selection, it’s not that much cheaper.
@@sanspotter thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions. You really helped me make better sense of things. I'm so grateful!
“Eh”? Groan. Enough of Canadian stereotypes. We don’t all say it.
Never heard of Swoop...I agree, cool name and cool logo. Seems they have the "Spirit Airlines" motto down, charge more for nothing. Cool you got the whole row. As a larger person...I enjoy when that happens. I'll normally try to do the JetBlue Even more space seats or business class if I can justify it, so I'm not annoying anyone but me (unless flying with the girlfriend, then I'll annoy her). Been thinking about a trip to western Canada....but it's just a thought right now. Maybe in 2023? I agree on the mask, keep wearing it and avoid the sickness sharing. Don't care what those airlines say about their ventilation....sit next to someone with a cold/flu for hours, you have a great chance of getting it, unless masked up. Simple, easy, review. Nice!
I agree with you about the ventilation! The best filtering system in the world will do no good if the person next to you (or behind) is coughing and sneezing. Anyway, go to Canada if you can! It’s beautiful up there pretty much all year round.
Lol at least they recline…
yes that was too early for a canadian pun
How do Canadian's deal or cope with no frills carrier's like Swoop (how many business hours at the Westjet (still call themselves low cost. NOT) boardroom to come with "swoop" or Air Canada's disgrace LCC "Rouge" to satisfy the French in their boardroom? We are hook line and sinkerd as you never know if the Mainline Carrier is going to Rouge You or Swoop you with no warning or refund. It's a mess up here. Stick with AC and avoid WS. Neither are good anyways.
I am so sorry that swoop has invaded the us.