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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:14 pm
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Air Canada to Launch Non-Stop Montreal-Shanghai Flights
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Looks like a big splash, likely service to PEK on the days code-share partner Air China doesn't fly, but that's just my guess.

http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases...594457141.html
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:16 pm
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Further cementing YUL's continued comparative dominance over YYC.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:27 pm
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Ooh, that would've been nice last year when I flew YUL-YYZ-PEK.

Mind you, that connection was fairly painless. But direct would've been sweet.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:29 pm
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Maybe AC & Air China finally finalized the MOU on a Metal-Neutral TPAC JV announced almost two years ago.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:54 pm
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And curiously enough, I'm sure we'll only see availability on AC to PEK when booking thru Aeroplan with a lot of YQ $$ and not on their partner CA that doesn't have YQ... But that's a long story between Aeroplan and CA.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:55 pm
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CAN and CTU new routes

Increased frequencies to PVG and PEK.

My best guess.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:57 pm
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Originally Posted by tcook052
Maybe AC & Air China finally finalized the MOU on a Metal-Neutral TPAC JV announced almost two years ago.
I didn't see it reported here but CA and LH just inked a JV between China and Europe 2 days ago so it seems likely something similar to be announced.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:57 pm
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You don't think maybe they're just going to announce some menu improvements? I mean, this is AC after all.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:58 pm
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Not 100% clear to me that the announcement relates to YUL. Apart from the press conference taking place in Montreal, that is.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 12:59 pm
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You don't think maybe they're just going to announce some menu improvements? I mean, this is AC after all.
You mean, enhancements, perhaps?
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 1:42 pm
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Originally Posted by CZAMFlyer
Further cementing YUL's continued comparative dominance over YYC.
Or due to the fact that Hainan already does that route (and it's new).
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 1:46 pm
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Not 100% clear to me that the announcement relates to YUL. Apart from the press conference taking place in Montreal, that is.
That's true but the headline is Major Montreal Announcement. The location of a press conference isn't worthy of a headline mention if it doesn't involve that city. And if it's a route announcement for services to/from other cities, they would either have the announcement in one of those cities, or have multiple press conferences. I suppose the JV announcement is a possibility.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 1:47 pm
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YUL- PVG and YUL-PEK going daily?
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 2:13 pm
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I don't think the CA flash sale from sept 23-25 is a coincidence
https://www.airchina.ca/CA/GB/promot...:KV:KFSC:CA:EN
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 2:15 pm
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From an employee working at AC, the word seems to be additional service to PEK but again, not 100% sure.
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