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Air Canada Adds New Daily Routes From Eastern Canada To New York, Toronto and Edmonton |
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Written by Wire
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Thursday, 04 January 2007 |
Air Canada announced today that it is introducing non-stop service on three new routes for Atlantic Canada, connecting Halifax and New York City, Deer Lake, NL, and Toronto, and Halifax and Edmonton. The new daily flights will commence this spring.
"We are delighted to offer the convenience of these additional non-stop flights to travellers flying to and from Eastern Canada, including those who wish to connect with our expansive global network," said Daniel Shurz, Vice President, Network Planning. "The introduction of daily, year-round service
April 1 between Halifax and LaGuardia will facilitate travel between the Atlantic provinces and the great destination of New York City.
Beginning May 4, Air Canada will implement service in western Newfoundland by offering the only daily non-stop service year-round between Deer Lake and Toronto. As of June 15, Air Canada will begin seasonal daily service between Halifax and Edmonton.The Edmonton service will operate until September 16.
The Halifax-New York, LaGuardia service will be operated by Air Canada Jazz using a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ regional aircraft. Flights will depart Halifax at 11:45 a.m. and arrive in New York at 12:30 p.m. They will leave New York at 1 p.m. and arrive in Halifax at 3:40 p.m.
The Deer Lake-Toronto service will be operated by Air Canada using a 120-seat Airbus A319, featuring our Executive Class service. Flights will depart Toronto at 2:55 p.m. and arrive in Deer Lake at 7:05 p.m. They will leave Deer Lake at 7:55 p.m. and arrive in Toronto at 9:18 p.m. The new route will complement existing daily year-round service from Deer Lake to Montreal and Halifax.
The Halifax-Edmonton service will also be operated by Air Canada using an Airbus A319. Flights will depart Edmonton at 10:30 p.m. and arrive at Halifax at 6:10 a.m. They will leave Halifax at 8:10 a.m. and arrive at Edmonton at 10:30 a.m. |
