- Only non-stop Canada-Mumbai
route launches Oct. 27, operating
four-times weekly from Toronto
- Increased Air Canada connectivity from Western Canada to India with new daily seasonal Calgary-Delhi
flights via London Heathrow beginning Oct.
27
- Vancouver-London flights connect conveniently to
Delhi this winter via London
Heathrow
- Montreal-Delhi flights boosted to daily; route capacity
increases 44 per cent
MONTREAL, June 3, 2024
/CNW/ - Air Canada today announced the strategic expansion of its
international network to India,
adding 40 per cent more seat capacity beginning late October for
the Winter 2024-25 season. Highlights of the carrier's new services
include the only non-stop flights from Canada to India's financial capital, Mumbai, improved service from Western Canada to Delhi with the introduction of new seasonal
daily flights over London Heathrow and daily flights from
Montreal to Delhi. In total, Air Canada will operate 25
weekly flights to India, the most
comprehensive offering of any carrier between Canada and India. Seats on all flights are available for
purchase now at aircanada.com, via the Air Canada App and through
travel agents.
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"India is an important market
for Air Canada, reflecting longstanding and growing family and
trade ties between our two countries. We are thrilled to expand our
network to Mumbai and Delhi by building additional scale at our hubs
in time for Diwali festivities this fall. With new non-stop flights
from Toronto to Mumbai, the addition of new flights to
Delhi from Western Canada via London Heathrow, together
with the unparalleled connectivity from our robust North American
network, we are solidifying Air Canada as the leading airline
offering the most travel options between Canada and India. We look forward to welcoming our
customers onboard," said Mark
Galardo, Executive Vice President – Revenue and Network
Planning at Air Canada.
Air Canada will operate 25
weekly flights representing 7,400 seats each week this winter from
Canada to India, comprising up to 11 weekly flights from
Toronto to Delhi and Mumbai, daily flights from Montreal to Delhi and daily flights to Delhi from Western
Canada via London Heathrow.
Toronto-Mumbai* schedule:
- The only non-stop flight from Canada to Mumbai, linking two of the largest cities in
both countries
- Flights will be operated with Boeing 777-200LR aircraft
featuring a choice of Air Canada Signature Class, Premium Economy
and Economy class service
- Schedule facilitates convenient connections from across
North America to/from Air Canada's
primary global hub
Flight
|
Origin
|
Departs
|
Destination
|
Arrives
|
Days of
Operation
|
Dates of
Operation
|
AC46
|
Toronto
(YYZ)
|
20:00
|
Mumbai
(BOM)
|
21:45
+1 day
|
Mon, Wed, Fri,
Sun
|
Oct. 27, 2024
-
Mar. 28,
2025
|
AC47
|
Mumbai
(BOM)
|
23:45
|
Toronto
(YYZ)
|
06:45 +1 day
|
Mon, Tue,
Thur, Sat
|
Oct. 28, 2024 –
Mar. 29, 2025
|
*Flights are sold
subject to final government approval
|
Calgary-London Heathrow-Delhi* schedule:
- Flights will be operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft
featuring a choice of Air Canada Signature Class, Premium Economy
and Economy class service
- Schedule has been optimized for Air Canda's daily
Vancouver-London Heathrow flights to connect in London to/from Delhi
Flight
|
Origin
|
Departs
|
Destination
|
Arrives
|
Days of
Operation
|
Dates of
Operation
|
AC850
|
Calgary
(YYC)
|
17:30
|
London
(LHR)
|
09:20
+1 day
|
daily
|
Year-round
|
AC850
|
London (LHR)
|
12:00
|
Delhi (DEL)
|
02:25 +1 day
|
daily
|
Oct. 27, 2024 –
Mar. 28, 2025
|
AC851
|
Delhi
(DEL)
|
06:45
|
London
(LHR)
|
11:20
|
daily
|
Oct. 28, 2024 –
Mar. 29, 2025
|
AC851
|
London (LHR)
|
13:25
|
Calgary
(YYC)
|
15:30
|
daily
|
Year-round
|
*Flights are sold
subject to final government approval
|
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country's flag
carrier and a founding member of Star
Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation
network. Air Canada provides
scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in
Canada, the United States and Internationally on six
continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air
Canada's Aeroplan program is
Canada's premier travel loyalty
program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world's
largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an
extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental partners.
Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than
any other Canadian tour operator to hundreds of destinations
worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, day
tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo,
provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of
destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger and
freighter aircraft. Air Canada aims to achieve an ambitious
net zero emissions goal from all global operations by
2050. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the TSX in
Canada and the OTCQX in the
US.
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