Yahoo Finance Air Canada adds U.S. direct flights from Halifax, Vancouver
Air Canada will add new daily direct flights from both coasts to the United States in a push to meet travel demand and strengthen its trans-border partnership with United Airlines.
The airline announced Monday that year-round routes between Halifax and Newark, N.J., and Vancouver and Houston, will begin Dec. 16.
“These routes will give customers in Atlantic and Western Canada more convenient options for flying to the U.S.,” senior vice-president Mark Galardo said in a statement.
Galardo said the flights will provide Western Canada customers with more options for reaching destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean through United Airlines’ Houston hub, as well as reinforce links between Atlantic Canada and New York.
He said these will also facilitate many new one-stop connections from the U.S. to Air Canada’s domestic and global network.
The carrier said with the new routes, its U.S. network will expand to six per cent above its pre-pandemic capacity for summer 2023. It serves 51 U.S. airports.
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Other major Canadian airlines have also recently announced added routes, as the travel industry recovers from a pandemic-induced slump.
Flair Airlines Ltd. said Wednesday it will expand its fleet to 27 aircraft in a bid to grow capacity by 50 per cent by next summer, with a focus on key domestic routes.
In June, the WestJet Group said it will add new routes and centre its existing wide-body 787 Dreamliner fleet around Western Canada.
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