Air Canada increases flights to Vancouver

"Air Canada is strategically increasing its international flights at YVR with a second daily flight to London Heathrow next summer in response to seasonal travel demand,” said Benjamin Smith, Air Canada President, Passenger Airlines. The new service will be served by a new 298-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner configured with three classes on board. Both daily services will offer Air Canada’s newly designed International Business Class product.

Air Canada’s International Business Class on B787-9 Flight AC 896 will depart Vancouver at 21.10, landing in London at 14.20 the next day. In the opposite direction, flight AC 897 will depart London Heathrow 16.15, arriving in Vancouver 17.45. The current service, AC854/855, is operated by a 450-seat B777. Additionally, the Air Canada’a new non-stop flights from Vancouver to Brisbane, Australia will now launch two weeks earlier than planned, on June 1, in order to meet demand. "We are the only airline to fly double daily to London next summer from YVR. With this along with our new non-stop, year-round flights to Brisbane, Australia now beginning on June 1, plus increased capacity on flights from YVR to Sydney, Australia with Boeing 777 aircraft that will be newly converted, featuring our new international product standard offering a choice of three cabins of service, Air Canada is reinforcing YVR as an important hub, connecting our B.C., Western Canada and U.S. routes with our South Pacific, Asian and European network," concluded Mr. Smith.

Air Canada's Premium Economy on B787-9 Since 2009, Air Canada has increased its international seat capacity by approximately 50 per cent. This year, Air Canada launched new international services from Montreal to Venice and Mexico City, Vancouver to Osaka, and Toronto to Amsterdam. In November, the airline will launch non-stop service to Dubai and Delhi from Toronto and it has also announced new service beginning in 2016 to Seoul, Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Glasgow and London-Gatwick from Toronto; Brisbane from Vancouver, and Lyon and Casablanca from Montreal.