Air Canada adding service to New Orleans in ongoing expansion of transborder flying from Toronto hub

Eight new routes to the U.S. from Toronto announced in 2010

July 14, 2010

Air Canada today announced it will begin daily, non-stop service between Toronto and New Orleans starting October 30, 2010. The new route will be operated with a 75-seat, Jazz CRJ 705 aircraft featuring Executive and Economy class service and seatback, personal audio-visual entertainment throughout the aircraft.

Beginning October 30, 2010, Air Canada will begin the only non-stop, daily service between Toronto and New Orleans. Flight AC7971 will depart Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport at 9:50 and arrive at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at 12 noon. Flight AC7972 will depart New Orleans at 12:35 and arrive in Toronto at 16:20.

'There is a special relationship between Canadian travelers and New Orleans, making Canada our number one international market,' said Stephen Perry, president and CEO of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau. 'With the return of Air Canada, we will see this relationship strengthen and grow. We are grateful for this partnership, and we look forward to welcoming additional Canadian travelers to experience the rich culture and history of New Orleans.'

'It's great to see the continued growth and expansion of Air Canada's service at its Toronto hub,' said Pamela Griffith-Jones, Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer for the GTAA. 'This new service reinforces the attractiveness of the Toronto market and once again brings more choice to passengers travelling through Toronto Pearson.'

Already this year, AirCanada has launched new daily service between Toronto and seven American cities including: Orange County (Santa Ana) and San Diego, California; Portland, Oregon; Memphis, Tennessee; Cincinnati, Ohio; Portland, Maine; and Syracuse, New York. Flights are non-stop and conveniently timed for connections with flights on Air Canada's extensive domestic and international network. Customers can earn and redeem Aeroplan miles on each route.

Air Canada has also added four new international destinations from Toronto with the launch this summer of flights to Athens and Barcelona, non-stop flights to Copenhagen, and same-plane year-round service to Brussels via Montreal.

Air Canada offers up to 141 scheduled flights each day to 53 U.S. destinations from its hub in Toronto. In total, this summer Air Canada will operate up to 230 flights per day from six points in Canada and 58 destinations in the U.S. In addition, this summer Air Canada is also serving 30 domestic and 45 international destinations from Toronto.

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