Daily Vancouver / Shanghai flights on Air Canada will be available from December 7, 2024. Daily service between Vancouver and Beijing will resume on January 15, 2025. Flights will be operated by 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

This announcement shows “the importance of these markets in Air Canada’s global network”, said Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s Executive Vice President, Revenue & Network Planning.

Here is the flight schedule starting December 7, 2024:

Here is the flight schedule starting January 15 and 16, 2025:

As part of its international diversification strategy, Air Canada had already increased its flights to the Asia-Pacific region in December 2023.

Air Canada’s loyalty program, Aeroplan, allows members to earn points by using a credit card affiliated with the program.

According to Air Canada’s points predictor, a minimum of 45,000 points is required for a one-way flight from Vancouver to Shanghai in economy class.

It’s easy to earn this number of points with a welcome offer from a credit card like the TD^® Aeroplan^® Visa Infinite* Card.

Our ultimate Aeroplan guide will answer all your questions about this loyalty program. Aeroplan point fares to Asia with Air Canada are dynamic, which means they vary according to the time of year and according to supply and demand.

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