While inflation is still being felt in our budget (including travel), free things are welcome! And even more so during a flight from the Montreal airport, when you learn that you won’t have to pay a single dollar for snacks or even your favorite alcoholic drink.
This type of privilege is welcome, especially with baggage or seat selection fees that tend to multiply. On the other hand, not all airlines offer toasts or snacker at their expense, both to its economy and business class customers. And certain rules may apply, notably depending on the destination or the duration of the flight.
To find out which carrier you can benefit from these freebies with, we have gathered the latest information for your next trip to or from Montreal.
What you need to know: On June 5, Air Canada announced that a selection of beers (Molson Canadian, Coors Light, Hop Valley and Premium Lager) as well as wines (red and white, from the French house Paul Mas) will be served free of charge at the airport. all passengers on some of their flights.
This is in addition to new snacks now offered free of charge by the flight attendants, namely herb and buttered garlic flavored pretzels and Célébration brand milk chocolate-covered cookies.
Please note that all of these $0 items are only available when traveling to Canada or the United States until the end of 2024, we can read in the press release from the ‘business. You will therefore need to take out your credit card for these same products if you are on a flight to or from the Caribbean and Mexico.
In case you didn’t know: Other airlines also offer alcoholic drinks and snacks without you having to take out your wallet.
Here are four operators where these benefits are included when flying to or from Montreal and what you can expect to satisfy your thirst and cravings when you book your tickets with them:
- Porter Airlines: Ontario craft beer (Beau’s Brewing Co.), Niagara Peninsula wine (Jackson-Trigg’s, white and red) as well as a snack of your choice (plain kettle-cooked chips, chocolate shortbread milk, chocolate banana bread, roasted beans with sharp cheddar or Olio almonds) on all flights, without exception. Fresh meals offered on connections lasting more than two and a half hours;
- Aeromexico: Snacks as well as a “full bar”, including wine (and even tequila, according to the experience of the author of these lines!) for flights from Canada to Central or South America or in Europe ;
- Air France: Snack, breakfast including a hot product or two choices of hot meal as well as a selection of wines, digestives and spirits on all long-haul flights in economy class;
- WestJet: A complimentary hot meal, snack and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, are served on flights to and from Europe, the United Kingdom and Japan.
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