VANCOUVER, November 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- Further
strategic expansion of YVR hub following announcements of new route
to Brisbane, Australia, double
daily flights to London Heathrow, and three new transborder
routes
Air Canada today announced a
further, strategic expansion of its Vancouver hub with the addition of the only
non-stop flights to Dublin,
Ireland next summer. This new seasonal route follows the
recent announcement of several enhancements at the airline's
Vancouver hub for 2016, including
new transborder services to Chicago, San
Jose and San Diego, double
daily flights to London Heathrow, and the only flights linking
Canada to Brisbane, Australia. The Vancouver-Dublin flights will be operated three times
weekly by Air Canada's leisure airline, Air Canada rouge, with
Boeing 767-300ER aircraft beginning June 10,
2016. To promote the new route, Air Canada is offering a
special introductory fare starting as low as $839 round-trip all-in from Vancouver, and $949 round-trip all-in from Calgary or Edmonton, until December 4 for travel June
10-30, 2016. Tickets are now available for purchase.
"Air Canada continues to strategically grow its international
network at YVR with the only non-stop flights to Dublin during the peak summer period. This
route is a great, convenient option for Western Canadians
travelling to visit the vibrant Emerald
Isle with its rich literary history, arts, world-class golf
and dramatic landscapes. It will also be equally appealing for our
customers from Ireland flying
non-stop to visit and experience the spectacular attractions
Vancouver and British Columbia offer," said Benjamin Smith, Air Canada President, Passenger
Airlines.
"This new route is the latest of numerous improvements for
customers coming in 2016 including double daily flights to London
Heathrow, three new routes to the United
States, new non-stop, year-round flights to Brisbane, Australia and increased capacity on
our flights from Vancouver to
Sydney, Australia with Boeing 777
aircraft featuring our new international product standard offering
a choice of Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy cabins.
With these initiatives, Air Canada is further strengthening YVR as
a strategic and important international gateway, connecting our
extensive B.C., Western Canada and
growing U.S. network with our expanding South Pacific, Asian and
European network."
"Air Canada's strategic growth plans out of YVR continue to
offer passengers exciting choices for travel, while creating new
jobs, increasing access to global destinations and opening new
markets for B.C. goods," said Craig
Richmond, President and CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority.
"The new Dublin service will help
fill the high demand for flights to Europe during the busy summer travel season
and will also offer a new opportunity for British Columbia to showcase itself to
arriving visitors from Ireland."
Air Canada rouge's new
Vancouver-Dublin flights begin June 10, 2016, operating three times weekly with
Boeing 767-300ER aircraft featuring premium and economy cabins.
Flights are timed to optimize connectivity to and from Air Canada's
extensive west coast network through the airline's Vancouver hub. 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 From To Depart Arrive Operating on
AC1940 Vancouver (YVR) Dublin (DUB) 15:05 08:35 Wednesday, Friday,
June 10 - Oct. 8 (+1 day) and Saturday
AC1941 Dublin (DUB) Vancouver (YVR) 11:35 13:35 Wednesday, Friday,
June 10 - Oct. 8 and Saturday
As a result of its ongoing expansion, Air Canada provides
scheduled passenger service directly to 63 airports in Canada, 52 in the
United States and 86 in Europe, the Middle
East, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central
America and South
America.
This year to date, Air Canada has launched new international
services from Montreal-Venice,
Montreal-Mexico City, Toronto-Amsterdam, Toronto-Dubai, Toronto-Delhi
and Vancouver-Osaka.
Next summer, Air Canada will be launching new international
services from Montreal-Casablanca,
Montreal-Lyon, Toronto-Prague, Toronto-Budapest, Toronto-Glasgow, Toronto-London Gatwick, Toronto-Warsaw, Toronto-Seoul, Vancouver-Brisbane and Vancouver-Dublin.
About Air Canada and Air Canada rouge
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 2014 served more than 38
million customers. Air Canada
provides scheduled passenger service directly to 63 airports in
Canada, 52 in the United States and 86 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: http://www.aircanada.com, follow
@AirCanada on Twitter and join Air Canada on Facebook.
Air Canada rouge is Air
Canada's leisure airline. Together with Air Canada Vacations, Air
Canada rouge offers competitively-priced travel to 60 exciting
leisure destinations on 85 routes in Europe, Mexico, the U.S., the Caribbean, Asia, South
America, Africa and
Canada. As a wholly-owned
subsidiary, Air Canada rouge is backed by Air Canada's 77-year
reputation for safety and reliability and Air Canada Vacations'
30-plus year history of vacation travel excellence. For more
information, visit http://www.flyrouge.com or to book a flight
visit http://www.aircanada.com. Visit Air Canada rouge on Facebook
at http://www.facebook.com/aircanadarouge.
Isabelle Arthur, (Montréal),
Isabelle.arthur@aircanada.ca , +1-514-422-5788
Peter Fitzpatrick, (Toronto), peter.fitzpatrick@aircanada.ca ,
+1-416-263-5576
Angela Mah, (Vancouver), angela.mah@aircanada.ca , +1-604
270-5741
Internet: aircanada.com