The airline company Air Canada presented its most extensive domestic program to date, serving 50 cities “across the country to facilitate the reunion of Canadians” during this period of decline of the Covid-19 pandemic. Signature and Economy Privilege class cabins will be offered on certain transcontinental lines
Wishing to support the economic recovery “as a national carrier” and stimulate the tourism and hotel sector, the Canadian company’s summer program includes three new features departing from its base at the airport in Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau : June 26 to Kelowna (3 flights per week on A220, August 4), to Deer Lake on July 1 (daily in CRJ900), and to Saskatoon and Regina on August 1 (daily in CRJ900).
The domestic flight schedule for Air Canada’s peak summer season, which begins at the end of June, was designed “with a view to fostering the country’s economic recovery and supporting businesses in the domestic tourism and hospitality sector during this period. important ”, explains a press release. By serving 50 Canadian airports, therefore, the re-establishment of certain regional links and the use of wide-body aircraft on certain transcontinental lines. The restored services are the following :
| Stopover | Bonding | Coming into force | Frequency |
| Gander | Gander-Halifax | June 29 | 3 flights per week |
| Gander-Toronto | July 2nd | 5 flights per week | |
| St. John’s | St. John’s-Toronto | June 19 | Everyday |
| Goose Bay | Goose Bay-St. John’s | June 29 | 3 flights per week |
| Deer lake | Deer Lake-Halifax | 1st of August | 5 flights per week |
| Halifax | Halifax-Calgary | 1st of August | 5 flights per week |
| Sydney | Sydney-Toronto | June 26 | 3 flights per week |
| Sydney-Montreal | 1st of August | Everyday | |
| Charlottetown | Charlottetown-Toronto | June 18 | 4 flights per week |
| Saint John | Saint John-Montreal | June 30th | 3 flights per week |
| Saint John-Toronto | July 2nd | 4 flights per week | |
| Fredericton | Fredericton-Montreal | June 29 | Everyday |
| Fredericton-Toronto | 1st of July | 5 flights per week | |
| Bathurst | Bathurst-Montreal | June 27 | 3 flights per week |
| Quebec | Quebec-Toronto | June 19 | Everyday |
| Ottawa | Ottawa-Calgary | July 2nd | Everyday |
| Ottawa-Edmonton | 1st of August | 2 flights per week | |
| North Bay | North Bay-Toronto | June 28 | 3 flights per week |
| Fort McMurray | Fort McMurray-Toronto | 1st of July | 2 flights per week |
| Winnipeg | Winnipeg-Calgary | June 20 | 6 flights per week |
| Winnipeg-Montreal | 1st of August | Everyday | |
| Regina | Regina-Calgary | 1st of July | 5 flights per week |
| Saskatoon | Saskatoon-Calgary | July 2nd | 5 flights per week |
| Kamloops | Kamloops-Vancouver | June 29 | 4 flights per week |
| Kamloops-Calgary | June 28 | 4 flights per week | |
| Comox | Comox-Vancouver | June 30th | 3 flights per week |
| Nanaimo | Nanaimo-Toronto | 4th July | 1 flight per week |
| Nanaimo-Calgary | July 2nd | 5 flights per week | |
| Prince rupert | Prince Rupert-Vancouver | June 25 | 3 flights per week |
| Penticton | Penticton-Vancouver | June 29 | 4 flights per week |
| Sandspit | Sandspit-Vancouver | 23 june | 3 flights per week |
| Victoria | Montreal-Victoria | June 19 | 3 flights per week |
| Toronto-Victoria | June 19 | 4 flights per week | |
| Calgary-Victoria | 21st of June | 4 flights per week | |
| Castlegar | Castlegar-Vancouver | June 28 | 3 flights per week |
| Kelowna | Kelowna-Toronto | June 18 | 4 flights per week |
| Yellowknife | Yellowknife-Calgary | June 30th | 3 flights per week |
Air Canada also provides connectivity for five other regional communities throughinterline agreements with third-party regional carriers: Wabush, Baie-Comeau, Gaspé, Mont-Joli and Val-d’Or. The program “can be modified as needed, depending on the evolution of Covid-19 and government restrictions.”
” Given the continued acceleration of vaccination in Canada and the reopening plans of several provincial governments – especially for travel – the summer is looking more and more promising Said Mark Galardo, senior vice president – Network Planning and Revenue Management, the company Star Alliance. ” As customers are ready to travel, Air Canada asserts its leadership in supporting its partners in the tourism and hospitality sector across the country by serving 50 destinations from coast to coast, restarting regional services and new, practical non-stop lines “.
Air Canada’s new refund policy gives customers the option of requesting a refund back to the original payment method if the airline cancels their flight or changes the schedule by more than three hours, for whatever reason. These customers will also have the choice of accepting an Air Canada travel voucher or Aeroplan points, to which points are added a bonus of 65%. The usual fare rules apply to customers who voluntarily change their bookings of unaffected flights.
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