(21 June 2022, 11:19 +07)
Air Canada has confirmed that its first non-stop service to South-East Asia
will be to Bangkok, Thailand.
The airline
will also resume flights to Mumbai, its second destination in
India.
Air Canada’s seasonal service to
Bangkok will operate from its trans-Pacific hub at Vancouver
International Airport, while the carrier’s Mumbai flights will
operate from Toronto via London-Heathrow.
Both routes are subject
to final government approvals.
Air Canada Boeing 787-9 reg: C-FVLX. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
“We are extremely pleased to be launching our
first non-stop service to South-East Asia this winter, the only
one between North America and Thailand,” said Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President
– Network Planning and Revenue
Management at Air Canada. “Thailand is a popular leisure
destination for Canadians and this new service will give Aeroplan
members exciting opportunities to both earn and redeem their
points. For further convenience, our Bangkok flights will connect
to our extensive domestic and trans-border network giving
customers added seamlessness and choice when travelling.”
The planned service between Vancouver and Bangkok,
as well as between Toronto and Mumbai via London-Heathrow, will be
operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft featuring three
cabins of service for customers to choose from, including lie-flat
seats in Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class.
“We are also excited to return to Mumbai, India’s
largest city and an important financial, commercial, and
entertainment hub, complementing our 13 weekly flights from Canada
to Delhi. Our Mumbai services are scheduled to operate with a stop
in London Heathrow, offering connectivity to more than a dozen Air
Canada and Star Alliance partner United Airlines flights between
North America and London, as well as additional options for travel
between the UK and India. The India market remains very important
to Air Canada, and we are committed to resuming our currently
paused non-stop services on Toronto-Mumbai and Vancouver-Delhi
when circumstances allow.”
Air Canada is also bolstering its international winter
offering to the South Pacific region with the return of seasonal
service from Vancouver to Auckland, New Zealand, and additional
flights to Sydney and Brisbane, Australia.
The airline is also
re-establishing international services to South America with the
resumption of routes from Montreal and Toronto to Lima, Peru on a
seasonal basis.
“We continue to pursue our strategy of expanding
our global network in response to pent-up demand, and expect to
operate approximately 81 per cent of our 2019 international
capacity this winter,” said Mr. Galardo.
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