- Toronto to Fredericton, Moncton, Thunder Bay and Montreal to
St. John's flights to be operated with Airbus A319
- Capacity added between Montreal and St.
John's and between Calgary and Halifax with larger
aircraft
MONTREAL, Feb. 14, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada today
announced strategic changes to Eastern Canada including upgrading Air Canada Express regional
aircraft to larger Air Canada Rouge aircraft with inflight amenities on its flights from Toronto
to Fredericton, Moncton and Thunder
Bay, and from Montreal to St. John's.
"Air Canada is upgrading key Eastern Canada routes currently
operated with all-economy regional aircraft by deploying larger Air Canada Rouge jets which offer a choice of two cabins, wi-fi
and in-flight entertainment streamed to personal devices," said Mark Galardo, Vice President,
Network Planning at Air Canada. "We are pleased to add more travel options to and from Newfoundland and Labrador by increasing capacity on our flights to
St. John's via our Montreal hub which offers excellent
connections to and from our extensive North American and global network. With our varied and flexible fleet, we are also adding
capacity to our popular Calgary-Halifax seasonal flight with
larger mainline Airbus A320 aircraft, with connections in Calgary conveniently linking eastern
and western Canada."
Customers also collect and redeem Aeroplan Miles through Canada's leading loyalty program
when travelling with Air Canada, and eligible customers have access to priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounges, priority boarding
and other benefits.
Route
|
Frequencies
|
Montreal-St. John's
|
2 daily Air Canada
Rouge A-319 flights
effective June 5
|
Toronto-Fredericton
|
2 daily Air Canada
Rouge A-319 flights
effective June 1
|
Toronto-Moncton
|
3 daily Air Canada
Rouge A-319 flights
effective May 1
|
Toronto-Thunder Bay
|
3 daily Air Canada
Rouge A-319 flights
effective May 1
|
Calgary-Halifax
|
1 daily Air Canada A
-320 flight effective
May 14
|
Following the recently finalized Capacity Purchase Agreement between Air Canada and Chorus Aviation, Air Canada is optimizing
its fleet within its network strategy and deploying the aircraft best-suited to the communities it serves as it modernizes and
simplifies its regional fleet.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international
airline serving more than 220 airports on six continents. Canada's flag carrier is among the 20
largest airlines in the world and in 2018 served nearly 51 million customers. Air Canada
provides scheduled passenger service directly to 64 airports in Canada, 60 in the United States and 98 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 1,317 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, which also named Air Canada the 2018 Best Airline in North
America. For more information, please visit: aircanada.com/media, follow @AirCanada
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SOURCE Air Canada
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