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Air Canada: New routes and flight frequencies for summer 2023

To the point Air Canada announces new routes to Europe, resumption of service to Japan and increased flight frequencies for summer 2023.

Following the last few seasons (and years) that have brought their share of challenges in the aviation world, Air Canada is announcing new routes and increased frequency of several flights for the summer of 2023, all around the world.

This information could help you plan and book your next trip with your Aeroplan points.

New routes

Three new routes will be established in the summer of 2023: Montreal-Toulouse, Montreal-Copenhagen and Toronto-Brussels.

Air Canada has already announced the Copenhagen route, the Toronto-Brussels route will be operated in partnership with Brussels Airlines, and the Montreal-Toulouse route will be the only year-round service between North America and southwest France.

Departure Destination Frequency Start date
Toronto Brussels Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday June 1st
Montreal Toulouse Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday June 1st
Montreal Copenhagen Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 1st

Routes to Japan

To the delight of many, these connections with Japan will also resume, now that the country is open to tourism again.

Departure Destination Frequency Start date
Toronto Tokyo Haneda 1 daily flight May 1st
Vancouver Osaka 1 daily flight June 2

Increase in flight frequencies

For the busy summer season, many Air Canada routes will be increasing their flight frequency.

Here are the flights departing from Montreal that will be more frequent in the summer of 2023 (compared to the summer of 2022):

Route New frequency in summer 2023
Montreal-Frankfurt 19 flights per week (in partnership with Lufthansa)
Montreal-Geneva 1 daily flight
Montreal-Nice 4 weekly flights
Montreal-Tel Aviv 4 weekly flights
Montreal-Alger 4 weekly flights
Montreal-São Paulo 5 weekly flights
Montreal-Tokyo Narita 1 daily flight

For the busy summer season, many Air Canada routes will be increasing their flight frequency.

Here are the flights that depart from Toronto that will be more frequent in the summer of 2023 (compared to the summer of 2022):

Route New frequency in summer 2023
Toronto-London Heathrow 4 daily flights
Toronto-Edinburgh 1 daily flight
Toronto-Copenhagen 5 weekly flights
Toronto-Barcelona 1 daily flight
Toronto-Madrid 6 weekly flights
Toronto-Dubai 1 daily flight
Toronto-Tokyo Narita 1 daily flight

And finally, here is the increase in frequency in the summer of 2023 for flights departing from Vancouver:

Link New frequency in summer 2023
Vancouver-Brisbane 1 daily flight
Vancouver-Hong Kong 1 daily flight
Vancouver-Seoul 1 daily flight

Bottom line

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions are a thing of the past in Canada’s aviation landscape, Air Canada is preparing for the full deployment of its routes for the summer of 2023.

If you’re interested in these destinations and want to use your Aeroplan points, these Aeroplan credit cards can help you reach your travel goals:

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Marie-Ève
Travelling is a way of life for Marie-Ève, who spends almost six months a year abroad. She's always looking for waves to surf, great coffee and the best strategies to travel longer. You'll probably find her in a coworking space with other digital nomads, or by the sea watching the sunsets.

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