Flights cancelled through March 27 including the daily YYZ-HKG. That's now 2 further aircraft - 777's - that are available that are normally allocated to that route. You've got to think AC has some plans to accelerate A330's refurbishments or complete some repaints. They are getting a bit of reprieve from the Max grounding with the all the extra wide body lift.

SKCH on a March 6 flight I had that was booked on a 333 (AC, not Lion), now scheduled as 789. Whether that 333 will be re-deployed to cover rouge flights, or mainline 763s, or sent off to have its its refurb done, I don't know.

Another 787-9 coming off of YVR-MEL soon... This summer is gonna be widebody-heaven for domestic passengers. Unless some miracle happens and the 737Max comes back.

Where did you see YYZ-HKG canceled?

Well, the flight schedule seems to suggest no more YVR or YYZ >> HKG.

Also, this isn’t two 777s, it is four of them freed up.

I do wonder if it means some of them will be deployed on to Carribean routes
Seems to me none of this will back to BAU until April/May

@dennisthemenace @YVR72

See this page starting with post 214

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...7mar20-15.html

I think it is just YYZ that has cancelled at this point. YVR still appears to be on.

hmm...my YYZ-HKG-SIN for Mar 19 is still showing confirmed. Let’s see what happens

I know it's a longshot, but I've got YVR-HNL in April and it would be great if they found a spare 787 and sent Omni packing.

Looks like you have multiple choices.


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...7fe8e8285b.png
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...89f6959fa0.png

This worked! AC824 on March 1 has been upgraded from 763 to 788! :)

Now just waiting for the same for AC825 on Feb 15.

AC website. It was there and now seems gone. It was referring to March flights.

Link for March flights:

https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...in-march-2020/

HKG isn’t there. The initial website announcement was consolidating flights to HKG through YVR but this has disappeared. The non-stop YYZ-HKG is not bookable as of March 1 on the website however.

Yes, but it just makes the trip to SIN much more lengthy and complex. Challenging considering I am traveling with 2 young children (and wife).

Also, the family is on reward tickets and there is no other one-stop reward space in J on my dates other than transit through HKG. Incase AC cancels the HKG route, would they be open to routing all of us (revenue and reward) through a one stop through HND even though AP doesn't currently show reward space available? My revenue ticket PNR is linked to reward of course.

Although, there is a possibility we might cancel this trip all together given the rise in cases in SIN - so this might end up being a moot point.

rouge 321 switched to a 77L on one of my upcoming YYZ-YYC flights. From rouge "J" to pods, that's a huge win, if it sticks.