Toronto to Seoul on Air Canada Signature Class (and into the city)

My journey from Toronto to Seoul in South Korea. I start from my apartment in midtown and head to Pearson Airport where I head into the Maple Leaf Lounge and then board a Dreamliner 787-9. I was able to score an upgrade via a minimum bid to Air Canada's Signature Class section of the plane (business class). After arriving at Incheon Airport I pick up a sim card, some cash and then take the train and subway to my Airbnb in Jongno.
Recorded in 4K at 60 FPS on Wednesday April 5th & Thursday April 6th, 2023.
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[@christinecamley]

Outstanding video Johnny!! I absolutely loved everything that I got to see! Fabulous and exciting!! I hope you are having a terrific time! Cheers!!

[@JohnnyStrides]

Wow thanks Christine and glad you enjoyed it! There will be a few more like this on the way soon :)

[@christinecamley]

@@JohnnyStrides That's awesome!! I hope you are having an amazing time! Cheers! 🙂

[@cathymckay3784]

Great idea with the glass doors and partitions to prevent people getting onto the subway tracks! All train stations should adopt this idea!

[@Mr.Who3]

Yep! Most countries outside of North America have platform screen doors, especially East Asia and West Europe. Can’t wait to see everyone adopt this!

[@keiffactory]

I've been calling Canada my home for the last 16 years, but my roots are in South Korea (Seoul). Welcome and have fun!

[@jelliebean4095]

So amazing that you took us literally halfway around the world!! ✈🌏🤯 I am looking forward to all the livestreams!!

[@EvokeASMR]

Thanks for sharing your journey! I hope I can get a Dreamliner flight one day soon - it’s on my bucket list! Loved seeing the take off too! Have a wonderful trip and stay safe 🙂✈️💜

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you!

[@jennifergala]

The first Strides documentary film. I will be watching on the plane today. Thx Johnny.

[@sepandttcexplorer]

Hello Johnny! Great flight ✈️ from Toronto to Seoul, South Korea! Hope everyone has a great Easter 🐣 weekend! Cheers!

[@thinker630]

Thanks!

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you!!!

[@benlee6500]

The long walkway inside the Canada airport to the ✈️ is rather far away....the airport is elegance and beautifully engineered...have a great flight to Seoul...

[@ginny1068]

Great video! Beautiful plane and nice flight. Your seating area was amazing, and your meals looked so nice. I also love seeing the different Airports! I am looking forward to many more videos of your beautiful Asian trip. Thank you so much for taking us along, especially for those who cannot travel right now. Stay safe!

[@doridownie4114]

Saving this for my trip in September '24 . Thanks for making the video. Super helpful.

[@wildflowers30]

your videos are my therapy

[@dona4him942]

I can absolutely relate 😅

[@andrewohare8550]

I’m a big fan of your channel. I especially love these videos where you travel to other places. I too, have a KZbin channel where I do go to different places. Not as popular as other travel vlogs but I do it for the joy of travelling. Quite frankly what enjoy most about travelling is the plane rides. I love planes. Thank you for posting these amazing videos.

[@billchow747]

Excellent video, 1 of my favourite of all time on KZbin. Logical travel video starting from your apt in Toronto, thru airports and public transits, ending in your airbnb in Seoul. Interesting to see how the other 1/2 (or 1/3) travel with your Signature ticket and Maple Leaf lounge pass.👍

[@yvr2002rtw]

Tip: When flying business class, if you need a seat change or any other servicing done to your booking, you can always inquire at the lounge (no need to see a gate agent). This is usually the case if the airline uses their own staff and have their own computer systems at the lounge and doesn't outsource to a third party lounge provider where the staff have no access to airline computer systems.

[@martym61]

Great video. Glad you won the bid for Signature Class. Enjoyed seeing your trip from Toronto to Seoul.

[@GermanKorb]

That was quite a journey from Toronto to Seoul. Thanks for the full trip report. Lots of useful info if we want to travel to Asian countries. Business class experience was well worth it.

[@richarddiaz9699]

Hey Johnny I enjoy your video, hope you have a great time in Seoul. Catch you on the next one , and Happy Easter 👍🏾

[@tejida815]

I ❤this video. Filming & traveling can’t be easy. Thanks for not doing 2 parts. Fun to see Action Kid in the 💬 Happy 🐣

[@user-ob1kk6eh4i]

Welcome to Seoul~ I'm your big fan!! Since I visited in toronto, I have watched your video everyday~ I really surprised!! 환영합니다~🎉

[@angelj9610]

Awesome video! Enjoyed the trip.

[@jonap5740]

Great video, very calm, very helpful to nervous travelers like me.

[@CityWalks3216]

Hey johnny Congrats on hitting ( 89 thousand subs) that's so awesome so proud & happy to be a part of the strides channel woohoo 😊 Awesome Vid i loved it ❤& Happy Easter to hope you're having a great time from Estelle 😊

[@shaby62012]

All the best for your patience at the airport and all the ticket machines for public transport. Enjoy your vacation Sharon Beit Yaakov from Israel

[@andrewjun4644]

A well deserved long haul business class flight! Though if you walked to Seoul, no one would have batted an eye😂.

[@dylanreynolds8264]

good morning everyone

[@joysiee5060]

Great video thankyou, im so glad you won your wonderful upgrade, im sure you enjoyed it. Your video is excellant you getting from A to B, you never flap or seem to worry its like you live there all the time. Enjoy your vacation and keep safe 👞👞

[@melissahertog522]

Great video Johnny. have a great time on your trip cheers!!

[@Nottsboy24]

Nice video 👌 I've just flown air canada business class.....here for 4 weeks visiting family and friends

[@kayflip2233]

Of course Johnny has to record how special he is using the priority lane. *sigh*

[@tejida815]

😂

[@selvinaquirino6350]

Good morning John you may have a good flight ✈️ safely.Happy Easter.Enjoy your journey.

[@user-uv9ly1qp6e]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Christina24life]

What an amazing entrance into a whole new world. I hope someday I can make travels like this

[@margd77]

I really enjoyed watching your trek through the airport and your experience on the plane, Johnny. Looks like business class was definitely worth it!

[@askahet2880]

Welcome to Seoul Johnny! Hope you have a great time here:)

[@askahet2880]

Chicken Soup of 내림손삼계탕 near your hotel is good, if you need a warm soup in this cold-ish weather

[@letsif]

All that walking through the endless station is a trip in itself!

[@franklynmars3207]

Hey Johnny 👋 This was a fabulous video of your entire aircanada flight from months commencing bon voyage to Seoul from Toronto hoped you had a rockin rollin adventures and time around asia too well- deserved and blessed. cheers

[@torisearcy2016]

So cool!!!!

[@june6118]

Great video Johnny. I tip my hat sir....

[@Sunjib12345]

Great Video

[@edwardlissack1297]

Very good travel commentary

[@AviationFin]

Nice 👍 Thanks for sharing Greetings from Helsinki ❄️ Finland

[@Sheppard87]

Wow, I didn't even know that there were such modern seats on airplanes these days. Very interesting video 👍. What a great city 🤗

[@ivonnenunezneria790]

Great video! thanks Johnny I enjoy so much, greetings from México 🇲🇽

[@hyeyoungchoi2983]

This video reminded me of my last day in Canada at Pearson Airport. I was an ESL (English as a Second Language) student at U of T from Korea in 2002 - 2003. The last thing I had done in Canada at the airport was... buying Tim Horton coffee and muffins. 😄 I knew that I was going to miss them after going back to Korea. I can't believe that was 20 years ago... I miss Canada. By the way, I am so glad Johnny is visiting my country. I hope you enjoy your trip!

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you!

[@KManEssen]

Awesome video 👍

[@AndrewMalcolmson]

Wow, those views out the window of arctic mountains around minute 37 are really stunning and a bit scary. Not where to take your next camping trip.

[@kapeeshkaul]

Loved it

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you!!!

[@jonasmalloy5629]

Great video. You made the subway look easy to negotiate but was knackered with the amount of walking. How on earth do older people with bigger suitcases manage.😮 Didn't see any passenger go carts that Pearson has.

[@dona4him942]

Johnny, I don't think I could ever travel alone the way you can. I don't have the guts! 😅

[@JohnnyStrides]

lol it's not that hard!

[@Ban00]

the airport is like its own city

[@xx03_p19]

Terminal 1 is actually very beautiful!

[@JohnnyStrides]

I like it!

[@tonyleon6787]

It's only a "bathroom" if there's a bath in the room, otherwise it's a washroom!!!

[@judithbreastsler]

business class ... party like a rock, party like a rock star

[@DopeEd]

have fun be safe etc etc . dont forget to live stream!

[@PilotLieutenant1]

"a different chair" no, mate you get ammenities, luxury, better service, better food, faster lines, bigger space and more

[@robertparker1180]

Hey Johnny what an awesome video so far and very informative what's it's like to travel abroad. Do you plans to travel to the Philippines one day? My wife has family there and my one wish is to travel there someday.

[@buddlebuddlepuppy]

hi Johnny im one of ur korean subscribers who lives near ur accommodation if possible my wife and i really want to see :)

[@yvr2002rtw]

Since you were flying Air Canada Business Class, you could have entered security at the far right hand side of the terminal behind the aisle where the Air Canada Business Class check-in counters are located. Wishing you many more business class and perhaps even international first class flights to come! Maybe next time you can do the Emirates A380 in First Class to Dubai and make a shower video?

[@Spirit-the-ghost-fairy]

Flights from Toronto to Seoul depart from the E Gates.

[@whatis5386]

Beefeaters….Bombay(Safire)…..great gins! Toast to you!

[@wileyayu9342]

Hi john are you planning to go to the Philippines?😊

[@iguana9173]

26:00 wait you’re only 5’11” tall? I thought you were taller than that.

[@mr068928]

What back pack do you have?

[@Aces77777]

It would have been your best video if you would have video your flight out of Toronto Unfortunately it was raining

[@justinha778]

Based on my previous experience, Air Canada has bad catering. I’m not sure if this was the case on your flight Johnny?

[@jaepak756]

hi Johnny. thanks for the video. do you mind sharing what your bid for that seat was? how long before did you book/bid? how long does it take to find out if your bid was accepted? thanks again.

[@JohnnyStrides]

I bid $1200 and found out just under 48 hours before the flight.

[@neverendingweekend]

@@JohnnyStrides that’s a great deal! But leaving it to 48hrs… 😬 especially if you were ultimately planning to upgrade. Can you bid with aeroplan points?

[@CubeAtlantic]

This is a relaxin' flight i'm thinking of going to my descent countries e.g. Trinidad & Portugal again. i didn't know flying to Korea was e.g. 1 or 2hrs.

[@prod.greatgander6082]

i have also had a balance issue on takeoff with the osmo. it seems to tilt a little bit. are there any fixes?

[@JohnnyStrides]

Throw it into tilt lock mode and that should do the trick.

[@Ban00]

33:56 Did you join the mile high club Johnny? :D

[@JohnnyStrides]

lol not yet

[@spooky416]

did you have to show proof of vaccination?

[@mreppen1]

How the hell can you go you to Asia for 3 weeks with only a carry on? Unbelievable.

[@alanfil1810]

🙂👏👏👍

[@lizajane1878]

Johnny way too high a bid. $1200!, INSANE!! What are you doing to all of us??!! Of course you got the upgrade throwing those many $$. Crazy! See the empty pods? That means you paid TOO much!

[@JohnnyStrides]

Huh? There was only one empty pod and the entertainment system was broken. $1200 was the minimum bid and is the cheapest you'll ever grab this particular flight for.

[@kastcat894]

Do we have to wear mask in air canada planes ?

[@JohnnyStrides]

Nope

[@lyndamclean6786]

They sure have Screwed up Toronto airport Even air canada hospitality is all screwed up Not impressed with the “new” additions to airport😮

[@jakearsenta2144]

Pearson was always a shitshow. Keep in mind I flew there once from Minneapolis and holy shit. Huge difference between the two airports

[@nvan78]

@@jakearsenta2144 agreed, I try to avoid this airport if at all possible when flying from my YVR hub. I now fly into Kitchener- Waterloo airport if heading back East. Haven't flown with AC for yrs. wither after repeated delays when flying internationally to Asia. Plenty of premium airlines leaving from Vancouver that get my support now.

[@tuneman6212]

Only 80 minutes? Not giving us a good perspective with such a short video.

[@jakearsenta2144]

Pearson is probably the worst airport I have ever been to. Never have I ever had a good experience rhere. None! I think I’m good with staying in Minneapolis where my airport is actually functional and is the best airport in North America. Let alone, Toronto is such an overrated dump of a city I don’t think I’ll ever be back. I’m good staying in Minnesota, also that way I do not have to travel with Air Canada. Air travel in Canada is such a disgrace, imagine if the USA was like this!?

[@JohnnyStrides]

lol I guess you've never encountered the TSA 🤣 I avoid the US like the plague, it's hands down the worst country to fly into or transit through.

[@jakearsenta2144]

@@JohnnyStrides Bro, what are you talking about? I literally said in my comment I flew once from Minneapolis to Toronto. So I HAVE dealt with the TSA before, contrary to what you just said to me. How is the US the worst country to fly into or transit through? MSP is the best airport in North America, and DTW is also excellent for on time departures. Does Canada have any of these honors? NOPE.

[@JohnnyStrides]

@@jakearsenta2144 Name a more incompetent experience in all of aviation than having to transit through any TSA checkpoint as a foreigner... you can't. And that's not even getting started on the nightmare that is US immigration. I think if someone's IQ is over 10 they're disqualified from working there.

[@areenakju]

Gm.johnny

[@chrisp9841]

KZbin must pay you good

[@serafilm2000]

no screening no border patrol?