Air Canada to boost its flights to Asia from December 2023

Nov 14, 2023

Updated May 31, 2024

Airlines Air Canada to boost its flights to Asia from December 2023

To the point Air Canada announced on Tuesday that it will be increasing flights to the Asia-Pacific region from December 2023, as part of its international diversification strategy.

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The airline has indicated that this winter it will offer up to 57 flights a week between Canada and Asia this winter, and up to 64 flights a week next summer.

Capacity to Japan will increase by 96% this winter compared with last year, says Air Canada.

Here are the details:

From mid-December, up to 11 flights a week will be operated on the Vancouver-Hong Kong route;
This winter, connections between Canada and Japan will be almost doubled;
During the peak winter months, flights to Bangkok will operate daily. The season will be extended until the beginning of May 2024;
From April 2024, the new link to Singapore will be launched;
From May 2024, seasonal flights to Osaka will resume earlier Osaka
Next spring, larger aircraft will be operated for Narita and Seoul.

From Montreal

The following improvements have been made for departures from Montreal to Narita:

Destination	Service enhancements
Montreal-Narita	Daily flights with larger 777-300ER aircraft throughout the summer season

From Toronto

Here are the improvements made on departures from Toronto to Narita, Haneda and Seoul:

Destination	Service enhancements
Toronto-Narita	Daily flights with larger 777-300ER aircraft throughout the summer season
Toronto–Haneda	Daily flights with larger 777-300ER aircraft throughout the winter season Daily flights with Boeing 787-9 aircraft outside this period
Toronto-Seoul	Daily flights with Boeing 787-9s all year round

From Vancouver

Here are the improvements from Vancouver to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Singapore, Osaka, Narita and Seoul:

Destination	Service enhancements
Vancouver-Hong Kong	11 weekly flights from December 13, 2023 to February 29, 2024 – Holiday and Lunar New Year periods 10 weekly flights from March¹ to October 26, 2024
Vancouver-Bangkok	Winter service extended from December^1, 2023 to May 5, 2024 Increase from 4 flights a week to daily flights from January 8 to February 28, 2024
Vancouver-Shanghai	4 weekly flights from December^1, 2023 to March 30, 2024, with larger 777-300ER aircraft – Holiday and Lunar New Year periods 4 weekly flights operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft outside these periods
Vancouver-Singapore	4 weekly flights from April 3, 2024
Vancouver-Osaka	Seasonal flights starting earlier, from May¹, 2024, three times a week Increase to 4 weekly flights from June 17, 2024
Vancouver-Narita	Daily flights operated by a larger 777-300ER aircraft until April 30, 2024 Daily flights operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft outside this period
Vancouver-Seoul	Daily flights with larger 777-300ER aircraft throughout the summer season Daily flights operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft outside this period

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