by Jim Byers
Last updated: 5:46 PM ET, Tue May 1, 2018
The music and food of Buenos Aires. The art scene and shopping in Paris. And the famous hills and vistas of San Francisco.
All these are now or will soon be easier than ever for Canadians to enjoy, thanks to new routes from Air Canada.
The airline yesterday began non-stop service between Toronto and Omaha as well as between Edmonton and San Francisco, the first of 25 new year-round and seasonal routes the carrier is launching this summer; routes that include such popular spots as Tokyo, Argentina and Paris. The new non-stop routes are consistent with company growth plans and will extend Air Canada's network with new destinations and city pairings in Canada, the U.S. and internationally to give customers greater choice and convenience when they travel.
"Air Canada is well established as a leading global carrier now serving 222 destinations on six continents," said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada. "These route additions broaden and deepen our already expansive network by adding new destinations and city pairings.
"In recent years, Air Canada has been profitably adding capacity and building its network so that today we now operate 430 routes, providing customers more choice and travel options aboard the Best Airline in North America, as rated by the respected Skytrax global survey,"
The 25 new routes will launch between May 1 and July 2, 2018 and include international services such as Vancouver to Paris and Zurich, Toronto to Buenos Aires and Shannon, and Montreal to Tokyo-Narita and Bucharest. The routes include a combination of Air Canada mainline, Air Canada Rouge and Air Canada Express services.
Flights are timed to connect conveniently with Air Canada's global network at major hubs, provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption, Star Alliance reciprocal benefits, and for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access where available, priority boarding and other benefits.
Here's a look at all 25 of the new flights:
May 1: Toronto-Omaha, Air Canada Express
May 2: Toronto-Buenos Aires, Air Canada Mainline
May 17: Toronto-Providence, Rhode Island, Express
June 1: Toronto-Shannon, Ireland, Mainline
June 2: Toronto-Zagreb, Croatia, Air Canada Rouge
June 8: Toronto-Porto, Rouge
June 9: Toronto- Bucharest, Rouge
June 21: Toronto-Kamloops, Rouge
June 22: Toronto-Nanaimo, Rouge
May 17: Montreal-Baltimore, Express
May 17: Montreal-Pittsburgh, Express
June 1: Montreal-Tokyo Narita, Mainline
June 2: Montreal-Dublin, Mainline
June 7: Montreal-Bucharest, Rouge
June 15: Montreal-Lisbon, Rouge
June 22: Montreal-Victoria, Rouge
July 2: Montreal-Windsor, Express
July 2: Montreal-London, Ontario, Express
May 17: Vancouver-Sacramento, Express
June 7: Vancouver-Zurich, Mainline
June 8: Vancouver-Paris, Mainline
May 1: Edmonton-San Francisco, Express
July 2: Edmonton-Kelowna, Express
July 2: Edmonton-Victoria, Express
July 2: Calgary-Comox, Express
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