Convenient connections from New York (Newark)
to Brisbane and Sydney, Australia from carrier's Vancouver hub
VANCOUVER, June 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Air Canada today
is launching daily 787 Dreamliner service on its Vancouver-Newark route. The carrier's 787 Dreamliners offer the choice of three cabins of service including its new
Business Class – Transcontinental option.
"We look forward to welcoming onboard customers travelling between the New York area and
Vancouver, Air Canada's Pacific hub, and experiencing our 787 Dreamliner service that features
our new Business Class – Transcontinental product. Our Newark-Vancouver flights offer easy connections to both our daily 787 Dreamliner flights to Brisbane and our daily non-stop, 777 flights to Sydney," said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada. "Our aircraft featuring new international
products and award-winning service, together with the seamless connections through in-transit preclearance facilities and
competitive elapsed travel times, make Air Canada and YVR a preferred trans-Pacific option for travel."
With the introduction of 787-8 Dreamliner service on the Newark-Vancouver route, Air Canada Business Class – Continental is now available on three Canada-U.S. transborder
routes including select Los Angeles-Toronto and San Francisco-Toronto flights. For more information, please visit:
https://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/onboard/business_class_transcontinental.html
Air Canada's state-of-the-art 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft feature 20 International Business
Class lie-flat seat suites, 21 Premium Economy and 210 Economy Class seats featuring upgraded in-flight entertainment at every
seat throughout the aircraft. With the carrier's introduction of its new international onboard product standard across its
Boeing 777 and 787 fleets, the 777-200LR aircraft operating to Sydney feature the same
international onboard product standards across 40 International Business Class suites, 24 Premium Economy and 236 Economy Class
seats. For a virtual tour of Air Canada's 787 Dreamliner and international service amenities, please visit: www.787.aircanada.com.
All Air Canada flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption and, for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple
Leaf Lounge access, priority boarding and other benefits.
Flight
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From
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To
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Connects to
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Departs YVR
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Arrives
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AC549
|
Newark
19:00
|
Vancouver
21:45
|
AC035 - Brisbane (BNE)
|
23:45
|
BNE - 07:15
+2 days
|
AC549
|
Newark
19:00
|
Vancouver
21:45
|
AC033 - Sydney
(SYD)
|
23:40
|
SYD - 08:15 +2 days
|
AC036
|
Brisbane
10:40
|
Vancouver
07:15
|
AC548 – Newark
(EWR)
|
09:05
|
EWR – 17:05
|
AC034
|
Sydney
10:10
|
Vancouver
07:30
|
AC548 - Newark
(EWR)
|
09:05
|
EWR – 17:05
|
This summer, Air Canada has launched new international services between Vancouver-Brisbane, Vancouver-Dublin, Toronto-Glasgow, Toronto-Budapest, Toronto-London-Gatwick, Toronto-Prague, Toronto-Warsaw, Toronto-Seoul, Montreal-Casablanca, and Montreal-Lyon, with
Vancouver-Delhi to launch this fall. Last year, Air Canada
launched new international services between Toronto-Delhi,
Toronto-Amsterdam, Toronto-Dubai, Montreal-Venice, Montreal-Mexico City and
Vancouver-Osaka.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international
airline serving more than 200 airports on six continents. Canada's flag carrier is among
the 20 largest airlines in the world and in 2015 served more than 41 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 64 airports in Canada, 55 in the United
States and 87 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and
South America. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network serving 1,321 airports in 193
countries. Air Canada is the only international network carrier in North America to
receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax. For more information, please visit:
www.aircanada.com, follow @AirCanada on Twitter and join Air Canada on Facebook.
SOURCE Air Canada - Route & Network