8th June 2017
Written on 8th June 2017
Air Canada is getting its summer off to an early start with 11 new international services
Air Canada got its summer off to an early start with the launch of two new international routes from Vancouver to Nagoya and Frankfurt, marking the beginning of the airline's summer season. In total, the airline plans to launch 11 new international non-stop routes this summer from Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
The 11 new international services will be operated from Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal, either by Air Canada mainline, using Boeing 787-8/9 or Airbus A330-300 aircraft, or by Air Canada Rouge, flying Boeing 767-300ER or A319-100 aircraft. Two routes, Vancouver-Taipei and Toronto-Mumbai, will continue to operate year-round while the others are available for the summer season. These international additions to Air Canada's network follow on new transborder routes started this year from Vancouver to Boston, Denver and Dallas; from Toronto to Savannah, San Antonio, and Memphis and Montreal to Dallas; and, later this month, from Montreal to Washington Dulles.
The new international routes starting for summer 2017 include:
From Vancouver
| Destination | Start Date | Aircraft Type | Frequency |
| Frankfurt | June 1st, 2017 | Boeing 787-8 (mainline) | Daily (seasonal) |
| Nagoya | June 1st, 2017 | Boeing 767-300ER (Rouge) | Four-weekly (seasonal) |
| Taipei | June 8th , 2017 | Boeing 787-9 (mainline) | Daily (year-round) |
| London Gatwick | June 8th , 2017 | Boeing 767-300ER (Rouge) | Three-weekly (seasonal) |
From Toronto
| Destination | Start Date | Aircraft Type | Frequency |
| Berlin | June 3rd, 2017 | Boeing 767-300ER (Rouge) | Four-weekly (seasonal) |
| Reykjavik | June 21st, 2017 | Airbus A319-100 (Rouge) | Four-weekly (seasonal) |
| Mumbai | July 1st, 2017 | Boeing 787-9 (mainline) | Four-weekly (year-round) |
From Montreal
| Destination | Start Date | Aircraft Type | Frequency |
| Marseille | June 9th, 2017 | Boeing 767-300ER (Rouge) | Three-weekly (seasonal) |
| Tel Aviv | June 22nd, 2017 | Airbus A330-300 (mainline) | Twice-weekly (seasonal) |
| Reykjavik | June 23rd, 2017 | Airbus A319-100 (Rouge) | Three-weekly (seasonal) |
| Algiers | July 1st, 2017 | Boeing 767-300ER (Rouge) | Four-weekly (seasonal) |
Source: Air Canada
