Air Canada also launched daily 787 Dreamliner service on its Vancouver-Newark route. The carrier’s 787 Dreamliners offer the choice of three cabins of service including its new Business Class – Transcontinental option.
The Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), Ingrid I. Rivera Rocafort, and Alex Pittman, Director of Sales for Latin America & the Caribbean at Air Canada announced the inauguration of a new Air Canada route connecting the cities of Montreal and San Juan. The flight option will be available Saturdays starting on Dec. 17, 2016.
The Executive Director shared that Air Canada will also add a second weekly flight to its Toronto-San Juan route. The second flight will operate on Saturdays starting on Nov. 19, 2016.
“These routes reinforce Puerto Rico’s position as the main air access hub of the Caribbean in the international markets and make the Island more attractive as a travel destination by providing direct flight options from two of the key Canadian airports,” stated Rivera Rocafort. The increase in flights reiterates the great potential for growth in all types of niche markets and the confidence that airlines place on Puerto Rico as a five-star location in the Caribbean.
“Air Canada is very pleased to expand its services to Puerto Rico for the coming winter season. Apart from introducing weekly service from Montreal to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, we are also doubling our frequencies from Toronto to twice weekly so that, overall, our capacity will increase 165 percent from last year. This reflects the popularity of Puerto Rico among Canadian travelers while also giving customers from Puerto Rico an opportunity to travel to Canada or connect conveniently to our international network through our Toronto and Montreal hubs,” said Pittman.
“The inauguration of the new Montreal service and the additional weekly flight from Toronto opens new opportunities for Puerto Rico’s economic growth, our tourism industry and the diversification of the destination’s offerings for our visitors,” added Rivera Rocafort.
Air Canada expands 787 Dreamliner service to Vancouver-Newark featuring Business Class – Transcontinental
Air Canada also launched daily 787 Dreamliner service on its Vancouver-Newark route. The carrier's 787 Dreamliners offer the choice of three cabins of service including its new Business Class – Transcontinental option.
"We look forward to welcoming onboard customers travelling between the New York area and Vancouver, Air Canada's Pacific hub, and experiencing our 787 Dreamliner service that features our new Business Class – Transcontinental product. Our Newark-Vancouver flights offer easy connections to both our daily 787 Dreamliner flights to Brisbane and our daily non-stop, 777 flights to Sydney," said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada. "Our aircraft featuring new international products and award-winning service, together with the seamless connections through in-transit preclearance facilities and competitive elapsed travel times, make Air Canada and YVR a preferred trans-Pacific option for travel."
With the introduction of 787-8 Dreamliner service on the Newark-Vancouver route, Air Canada Business Class – Continental is now available on three Canada-U.S. transborder routes including select Los Angeles-Toronto and San Francisco-Toronto flights.
Air Canada's state-of-the-art 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft feature 20 International Business Class lie-flat seat suites, 21 Premium Economy and 210 Economy Class seats featuring upgraded in-flight entertainment at every seat throughout the aircraft. With the carrier's introduction of its new international onboard product standard across its Boeing 777 and 787 fleets, the 777-200LR aircraft operating to Sydney feature the same international onboard product standards across 40 International Business Class suites, 24 Premium Economy and 236 Economy Class seats.
All Air Canada flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption and, for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access, priority boarding and other benefits.
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