{"id":8752,"date":"2017-05-06T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T14:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=8752"},"modified":"2017-05-06T14:29:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T14:29:56","slug":"air-canada-adds-six-new-routes-to-australia-south-america-caribbean-and-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/air-canada-adds-six-new-routes-to-australia-south-america-caribbean-and-usa\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Air Canada Adds Six New Routes to Australia, South America, Caribbean and USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AirAir Canada announced on May 3rd the continued expansion of its international network with the addition of six new routes for the winter season:\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver-Melbourne,\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver-Orlando,\u00c2\u00a0Toronto-Belize*,\u00c2\u00a0Toronto-St. Vincent*,\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Lima* and\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Phoenix. Flights are now available for purchase at\u00c2\u00a0aircanada.com<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and through travel agents.<\/p>\n

“Air\u00c2\u00a0Canada\u00c2\u00a0is continuing its strategic, global expansion with a diverse range of exciting new non-stop routes this winter to\u00c2\u00a0Australia,\u00c2\u00a0South America, the\u00c2\u00a0Caribbean\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0the United States,” said\u00c2\u00a0Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada. “Vancouver-Melbourne\u00c2\u00a0is our third route to\u00c2\u00a0Australia, in addition to year-round service to\u00c2\u00a0Sydney\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Brisbane. Our seasonal\u00c2\u00a0Melbourne\u00c2\u00a0service will provide additional options for business travellers between\u00c2\u00a0North America\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Australia\u00c2\u00a0as well as Australians seeking a Canadian winter vacation experience.<\/p>\n

“Montreal-Lima\u00c2\u00a0is our first South American route from our\u00c2\u00a0Montreal\u00c2\u00a0hub, and will offer travellers from\u00c2\u00a0Quebec\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Atlantic Canada\u00c2\u00a0convenient access to\u00c2\u00a0Peru, complementing our existing year-round flights from\u00c2\u00a0Toronto. The addition of the first long-haul, international scheduled service to St. Vincent in the\u00c2\u00a0Caribbean, along with the addition of\u00c2\u00a0Toronto-Belize,\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Phoenix,\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver-Orlando\u00c2\u00a0offers new choices for travellers looking to escape Canadian winters, and we also look forward to welcoming\u00c2\u00a0Florida\u00c2\u00a0residents onboard for convenient access to some of the best skiing in\u00c2\u00a0North America,” concluded Mr. Smith.<\/p>\n

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Route<\/strong><\/td>\nSeasonal Service<\/strong><\/td>\nAircraft<\/strong><\/td>\nFrequency<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vancouver-Melbourne<\/td>\nDec. 1, 2017 \u2013 Feb 4, 2018<\/td>\nBoeing 787-9 (mainline)<\/td>\nFour times weekly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vancouver-Orlando<\/td>\nDec. 20, 2017 \u2013 Apr. 8, 2018<\/td>\nBoeing 767-300ER (Rouge)<\/td>\nTwice weekly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toronto-Belize City*<\/td>\nDec. 15, 2017 \u2013 Apr. 13, 2018<\/td>\nAirbus A319 (Rouge)<\/td>\nWeekly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toronto-St. Vincent*<\/td>\nDec. 14, 2017 \u2013 Apr. 12, 2018<\/td>\nAirbus A319 (Rouge)<\/td>\nWeekly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montreal-Lima*<\/td>\nDec. 16, 2017 \u2013 May 27, 2018<\/td>\nBoeing 767-300ER (Rouge)<\/td>\nTwice weekly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montreal-Phoenix<\/td>\nFeb. 22, 2018 \u2013 May 28, 2018<\/td>\nAirbus A319 (Rouge)<\/td>\nThree times weekly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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*subject to government approvals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

All new routes are timed to optimize connectivity at Air Canada’s\u00c2\u00a0Toronto,\u00c2\u00a0Montreal\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver\u00c2\u00a0hubs to and from the airline’s extensive network across\u00c2\u00a0North America\u00c2\u00a0and globally. All flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption, and for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access, priority boarding and other benefits.<\/p>\n

So far in 2017, Air Canada has launched new international services between\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Shanghai, with\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver-Taipei,\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver-Nagoya,\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver-Frankfurt, Vancouver-London Gatwick,\u00c2\u00a0Toronto-Mumbai,\u00c2\u00a0Toronto-Berlin,\u00c2\u00a0Toronto-Reykjavik,\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Reykjavik,\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Tel Aviv,\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Algiers\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Marseille\u00c2\u00a0inaugural services to begin in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n

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Air Canada announced on May 3rd the continued expansion of its international network with the addition of six new routes for the winter season:\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver-Melbourne,\u00c2\u00a0Vancouver-Orlando,\u00c2\u00a0Toronto-Belize*,\u00c2\u00a0Toronto-St. Vincent*,\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Lima* and\u00c2\u00a0Montreal-Phoenix. Flights are now available for purchase at\u00c2\u00a0aircanada.com\u00c2\u00a0and through travel agents. “Air\u00c2\u00a0Canada\u00c2\u00a0is continuing its strategic, global expansion with a diverse range of exciting new non-stop routes this winter to\u00c2\u00a0Australia,\u00c2\u00a0South America, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8754,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8752\/revisions\/8754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}