Air Canada Adds New Internatinal Routes in 2015: Also Extends Services in Other Destinations

Air Canada has announced that it will be flying six times weekly to Amsterdam from Toronto-Pearson effective June 2015. It also said that non-stop flights to Rio de Janeiro and Panama City from Toronto introduced for winter 2014-15 will extend operations during the summer of 2015.

Canada's flag carrier said the additional international Toronto-Amsterdam service complements the airline's existing service to Brussels. It noted that for the summer of 2015, new double-daily, non-stop service will be launched to Paris [Charles de Gaulle] from both Toronto and Montreal-Trudeau.

Benjamin Smith, President of Passenger Airlines at Air Canada, said Amsterdam is a popular tourist destination that's why the airline decided to open a route there, apart that it's a key business market with longstanding links to Canada. He said the new service will giving Air Canada clients easier access to the Benelux region.

Moreover, he announced the company will increase weekly Air Canada rouge frequencies to such popular destinations as Barcelona and Athens.

A 211-seat, Boeing 767-300ER aircraft with 24 International Business Class pods will be used to service the year-round service between Toronto-Pearson and Amsterdam. The aircraft feature fully lie-flat seats.

Using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft with 24 International Business Class pods featuring fully lie-flat seats, the double-daily service from both Toronto and Montreal-Trudeau to Paris-Charles de Gaulle will commence from June to September.

The new Air Canada rouge twice weekly service between Montreal and Venice will start on May 14, 2015. Another, between Vancouver and Osaka-Kansai of up to five flights weekly is still awaiting government approval. If approved, the service will start on May 1, 2015.

Air Canada rouge's service from Toronto to Athens and Barcelona will increase to daily from five times a week in summer 2014. Service from Toronto to Venice will increase from three to four times weekly.

From Montreal, Air Canada rouge service to Athens will double to four times weekly, while service to Barcelona will increase from twice to three-times weekly in summer 2014.

Overall, Air Canada rouge service to Athens, Barcelona, Lisbon, Manchester and Nice will operate a longer season during the summer of 2015 over summer 2014, the company said.

Starting May 2, 2015, subject to government approval, Air Canada rouge will begin operating year-round service between Toronto and Lima, Peru, following the transfer of the route from Air Canada.