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With the addition of these three routes, Air Canada offers non-stop flights to 18 U.S. cities from Montreal, the most of any airline. Air Canada Photo
Air Canada has announced the introduction of non-stop services between Montreal and three U.S. cities beginning next summer.
The new transborder routes include Montreal-Denver, Montreal-Houston and Montreal-Philadelphia. With the addition of these three routes, Air Canada offers non-stop flights to 18 U.S. cities from Montreal, the most of any airline.
To promote the new routes, Air Canada is offering special introductory fares; details are available on www.aircanada.com.
“As one of the major corporations headquartered in Montreal and the largest airline serving the city, we are pleased to play an active role in the business and economic development of Montreal,” said Calin Rovinescu, president and chief executive officer of Air Canada.
“Our ongoing investment and commitment will provide greater access and opportunity for the Montreal business community and these three new routes to the U.S. will also support Air Canada’s continuing global expansion and growth of Montreal as a strategic hub. “
“These new transborder routes are excellent news for Montreal. The addition of non-stop service to Denver, Houston and Philadelphia presents numerous business development opportunities, and is beneficial for the Montreal metropolitan area. We are delighted that Air Canada is such a great global partner,” said Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal.
The new year-round routes will be operated by Air Canada mainline and Air Canada Express aircraft.
Major expansion to 12 U.S. destinations
Air Canada has also announced new non-stop services between four key Canadian hubs and 12 U.S. cities beginning next summer.
The new transborder routes will introduce new destinations, such as Toronto-Washington-Dulles, Toronto-Salt Lake City and Vancouver-San Jose, while also creating new city-pair routings, such as Vancouver-Chicago, Montreal-Houston, Montreal-Denver and Calgary-San Francisco.
To promote the new routes, Air Canada is offering special introductory fares; details are available on aircanada.com.
“Air Canada is the foreign carrier operating the most flights to the U.S., carrying the most customers and serving the most destinations. As such, we are pleased to strengthen our market presence, particularly as the U.S. is the top destination for Canadian travelers and Canada is one of the most popular destinations for Americans. For those traveling onward in the U.S. these new routes strengthen Air Canada’s connections with major hubs of its partner United Airlines, including Houston, Denver, San Francisco and Washington-Dulles, giving customers more travel options and convenient connections throughout the U.S. and Latin America,” said Benjamin Smith, president, Passenger Airlines, at Air Canada.
“These new routes will also support our international expansion by making it easier for international travellers flying to and from the U.S. to connect to Air Canada’s global network through its major Canadian hubs.
“International travellers are increasingly finding that connecting through Canada on Air Canada is the most convenient way to fly to and from the U.S. and between the U.S. to both Europe and Asia.”
