2022 schedule updates - new/cancelled routes, frequency/equipment changes, etc
Mar 15, 2022, 1:36 pm
#182
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: YLW
Programs: AC- SE100 1MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, National Executive, Nexus/GE
Posts: 4,313
! I have five YOW-HNL flights booked between January & April.......I guess I will need to see what will be available during the summer. For some reason, Hawaii is reasonable and I think, good value to visit and I stayed on AC metal, although UA can be a little cheaper through SFO/LAX.
Mar 16, 2022, 11:22 am
#183
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,363
SYD going daily, BNE and AKL starting later this year.
- Vancouver-Sydney flights ramp up to daily beginning May 1
- Vancouver-Brisbane flights resume Jul. 1, four times weekly
- Vancouver-Auckland flights resume Nov. 10, three times weekly
Mar 16, 2022, 2:51 pm
#184
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE
Posts: 2,342
It looks like the YYZ-Budapest seasonal service for this summer has been scrapped. It was planned to start May 3.
Mar 24, 2022, 2:39 pm
#185
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,428
Anyone know if AC is planning direct flights to SJD in the summer ? Right now all I see is connections via US or Mex. Trying to decide between PUJ and SJD but the SJD fare are expensive and flights are inconvenient.
Mar 29, 2022, 9:14 am
#186
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 8,005
90% capacity is roughly the same as 100% non Asia flying.
https://canadianaviationnews.wordpre...tion-industry/
Michael Rousseau, the chief executive officer of Air Canada, said Canada’s largest airline plans to operate at 90 per cent of its prepandemic capacity this summer, restoring routes cut during the pandemic and flying to 33 international destinations.
https://canadianaviationnews.wordpre...tion-industry/
Michael Rousseau, the chief executive officer of Air Canada, said Canada’s largest airline plans to operate at 90 per cent of its prepandemic capacity this summer, restoring routes cut during the pandemic and flying to 33 international destinations.
Mar 30, 2022, 7:07 am
#187
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: YOW
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 583
AC was briefly showing 3x daily YOW-EWR beginning in May. Looks like they've totally scrapped their EWR flights out of YOW and had UA take them over instead.
Mar 30, 2022, 11:48 am
#188
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 1,204
I'd like to know if Air Canada will restore YUL-CUR for the holidays. Where is the best place to monitor (or get notified) so I can snag the cheapest seats from the cheapest buckets as soon as it is restored ?
Mar 30, 2022, 2:35 pm
#189
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Comments from today's Investor Day presentation via Montreal Gazette
QUOTE:
"Demand for air travel will undoubtedly benefit from the arrival of about 500,000 immigrants to Canada over the next few years, said Mark Galardo, senior vice-president of network planning and revenue management. Immigration is a major driver for the so-called VFR market, an acronym that stands for “visiting friends and relatives.”“The role of immigration into Canada is an important aspect of shaping Air Canada’s current and future long-haul network,” he said.
India and Africa represent two key sources of anticipated growth. Since Africa is “relatively underserved” from Canada, the carrier is “actively reviewing various sub-Saharan market opportunities,” Galardo said. Air Canada is also looking at Southeast Asia for further network expansion, he said without providing specifics."
"Southeast Asia" could mean more than one destination but AC has been sniffing at SIN for years (to get at that lucrative cargo sitting in the Straits...I was told a few years back). I'll assume watching that lovely SQ A359 currently flying in and out of YVR must be getting AC's attention.
Full article
https://montrealgazette.com/business...nsion-strategy
QUOTE:
"Demand for air travel will undoubtedly benefit from the arrival of about 500,000 immigrants to Canada over the next few years, said Mark Galardo, senior vice-president of network planning and revenue management. Immigration is a major driver for the so-called VFR market, an acronym that stands for “visiting friends and relatives.”“The role of immigration into Canada is an important aspect of shaping Air Canada’s current and future long-haul network,” he said.
India and Africa represent two key sources of anticipated growth. Since Africa is “relatively underserved” from Canada, the carrier is “actively reviewing various sub-Saharan market opportunities,” Galardo said. Air Canada is also looking at Southeast Asia for further network expansion, he said without providing specifics."
"Southeast Asia" could mean more than one destination but AC has been sniffing at SIN for years (to get at that lucrative cargo sitting in the Straits...I was told a few years back). I'll assume watching that lovely SQ A359 currently flying in and out of YVR must be getting AC's attention.
Full article
https://montrealgazette.com/business...nsion-strategy
Mar 30, 2022, 4:30 pm
#190
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,428
Comments from today's Investor Day presentation via Montreal Gazette
QUOTE:
"Demand for air travel will undoubtedly benefit from the arrival of about 500,000 immigrants to Canada over the next few years, said Mark Galardo, senior vice-president of network planning and revenue management. Immigration is a major driver for the so-called VFR market, an acronym that stands for “visiting friends and relatives.”“The role of immigration into Canada is an important aspect of shaping Air Canada’s current and future long-haul network,” he said.
India and Africa represent two key sources of anticipated growth. Since Africa is “relatively underserved” from Canada, the carrier is “actively reviewing various sub-Saharan market opportunities,” Galardo said. Air Canada is also looking at Southeast Asia for further network expansion, he said without providing specifics."
"Southeast Asia" could mean more than one destination but AC has been sniffing at SIN for years (to get at that lucrative cargo sitting in the Straits...I was told a few years back). I'll assume watching that lovely SQ A359 currently flying in and out of YVR must be getting AC's attention.
Full article
https://montrealgazette.com/business...nsion-strategy
QUOTE:
"Demand for air travel will undoubtedly benefit from the arrival of about 500,000 immigrants to Canada over the next few years, said Mark Galardo, senior vice-president of network planning and revenue management. Immigration is a major driver for the so-called VFR market, an acronym that stands for “visiting friends and relatives.”“The role of immigration into Canada is an important aspect of shaping Air Canada’s current and future long-haul network,” he said.
India and Africa represent two key sources of anticipated growth. Since Africa is “relatively underserved” from Canada, the carrier is “actively reviewing various sub-Saharan market opportunities,” Galardo said. Air Canada is also looking at Southeast Asia for further network expansion, he said without providing specifics."
"Southeast Asia" could mean more than one destination but AC has been sniffing at SIN for years (to get at that lucrative cargo sitting in the Straits...I was told a few years back). I'll assume watching that lovely SQ A359 currently flying in and out of YVR must be getting AC's attention.
Full article
https://montrealgazette.com/business...nsion-strategy
Mar 30, 2022, 5:05 pm
#191
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Looking at the route map on page 35 of the Investor Day presentation, assuming the red lines for "potential new destinations" are accurate, I see SIN, ARN, KEF, IST, HYD plus what looks like LOS, DSS, along with a few other routes to Europe. Other can confirm or correct.
On the black line for current routes down under, I see BNE and SYD, plus AKL. No MEL.
On the black line for current routes down under, I see BNE and SYD, plus AKL. No MEL.
Mar 30, 2022, 7:09 pm
#192
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: AC SE MM, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 904
Looking at the route map on page 35 of the Investor Day presentation, assuming the red lines for "potential new destinations" are accurate, I see SIN, ARN, KEF, IST, HYD plus what looks like LOS, DSS, along with a few other routes to Europe. Other can confirm or correct.
On the black line for current routes down under, I see BNE and SYD, plus AKL. No MEL.
On the black line for current routes down under, I see BNE and SYD, plus AKL. No MEL.
Mar 30, 2022, 10:35 pm
#193
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE100K / ALL Diamond
Posts: 45
Summer YVR-LHR flights
I noticed that AC is bringing back 2x nonstop YVR-LHR flights per day
They're keeping the existing YVR-LHR @ ~1830 + LHR-YVR @ ~1130 option, and adding a new YVR-LHR @ 2000 and LHR-YVR @ ~1600.
I'm left a bit confused as to why they've decided on these particular times. The +2 hour departure from YVR doesn't really offer a meaningfully different outbound time, just 2 hour difference. Why not earlier than the 6pm flight to allow for a start-of-workday arrival in London? The return flight departs at 1600. It seems like it would be a lot more valuable for business if it was more like 1800.
I understand that there's a need to maximise aircraft utilisation, but this new routing doesn't seem to do that (if it's the same aircraft then it's sitting on the ground for several hours).
Does this boil down to available slots at LHR? Am I fairly unique as a regular YVR-LHR business traveller in that I ideally want to arrive early Monday morning and depart Friday evening? Is there something more complicated?
They're keeping the existing YVR-LHR @ ~1830 + LHR-YVR @ ~1130 option, and adding a new YVR-LHR @ 2000 and LHR-YVR @ ~1600.
I'm left a bit confused as to why they've decided on these particular times. The +2 hour departure from YVR doesn't really offer a meaningfully different outbound time, just 2 hour difference. Why not earlier than the 6pm flight to allow for a start-of-workday arrival in London? The return flight departs at 1600. It seems like it would be a lot more valuable for business if it was more like 1800.
I understand that there's a need to maximise aircraft utilisation, but this new routing doesn't seem to do that (if it's the same aircraft then it's sitting on the ground for several hours).
Does this boil down to available slots at LHR? Am I fairly unique as a regular YVR-LHR business traveller in that I ideally want to arrive early Monday morning and depart Friday evening? Is there something more complicated?
Mar 31, 2022, 6:38 am
#194
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
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Looking at the route map on page 35 of the Investor Day presentation, assuming the red lines for "potential new destinations" are accurate, I see SIN, ARN, KEF, IST, HYD plus what looks like LOS, DSS, along with a few other routes to Europe. Other can confirm or correct.
On the black line for current routes down under, I see BNE and SYD, plus AKL. No MEL.
On the black line for current routes down under, I see BNE and SYD, plus AKL. No MEL.