Some flight notes (all United Airlines):
On 1 hour YYZ-ORD flight
– I did receive a status upgrade on the short YYZ-ORD flight, woohoo!
On 12 hour ORD-NRT flight:
– Having Economy Plus seats on the Boeing 777 flights made it bearable (an extra 5” legroom vs regular economy). Surprisingly, ½ the plane’s economy section was Economy Plus (domestically it’s ¼ – 1/3 of the plane)
– Woman next to me had Pepto Bismol and immediately asked flight attendant for an air sickness bag, which luckily she didn’t use (though she did manage to spill a cup of water on my socked foot
– I watched 3 movies on seatback entertainment system (choice of 7 free movies and a handful of TV shows; I didn’t do the $10 premium package that gave some more choices and games) – X-Men First Class (fun entertainment), Bridesmaids (some funny moments) and something else escaping me at the moment (update: it was Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides)
– I managed to snooze a little (fee red wine with meal helped!)
– Received a meal, a snack and a meal
– Flight was very full – I only saw a few empty seats
– 2 regular power outlets
On 3 hour NRT-TPE flight:
– Similar B777 plane, but less crowded (at least in Economy Plus)
– Received another meal
– Was able to sleep a little more
– Different movie choices – this time I watched the animated movie Rio (so-so)