YOW -> Europe routes returning early 2024 on long-haul narrowbody (with pods!)
Had a chat with the Concierge agents at YOW today and learned a bit about the status of direct flights to Europe.
Pre-COVID, they had YOW->FRA and YOW->LHR, both of which are now gone. AC does intend to bring them back, but they're waiting for delivery of the A321neo, which will be late 2023 / early 2024, as that aircraft will now be servicing the YOW->Europe routes. They also might be switching from FRA to CDG.
Yes, they're going to do a long-haul narrowbody, and they're going to have lie-flat pods on it (unclear on what type of configuration that will be). A first for AC? I know Copa does something similar on their 737 MAX, but I've never actually flown in a narrowbody pod before.