AIR CANADA is expanding its international services in 2013, with the launch of new routes to Seoul and Istanbul, seven additional weekly departures to Beijing from Toronto and Vancouver, as well as the move to upgrade its Calgary-Tokyo Narita flights to a daily service.
Ben Smith, executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Air Canada, said: “With our Asia expansion alone, we will be flying 11 daily departures or more than 43,000 seats a week across the Pacific Ocean this summer – a commitment of up to 14 widebody aircraft valued in excess of C$2 billion (US$2 billion).”
With effect May 1, Air Canada will fly daily between Calgary and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, up from five departures a week.
Come June 1, the Toronto-Beijing and Vancouver-Beijing routes will welcome three and four additional weekly departures respectively.
The new thrice-weekly Toronto-Seoul service will commence on June 2, while the thrice-weekly service to Istanbul will begin two days after.
Smith said: “Our service to Istanbul, the bridge between Europe and Asia, adds an exciting destination to the Air Canada network, with easy connections throughout Turkey and points in Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa with our Star Alliance partner Turkish Airlines.”
