Air Canada is expanding its services between the Americas and Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore.
With the strong demand for travel to North America, the Air Canada capacity expansion offers travellers greater connectivity on important Trans-Pacific routes.
With the new frequencies, the carrier is reinforcing the link between its extensive North American network to Hong Kong, enhancing convenience for leisure and business travellers alike. Starting from the week of May 13, Canada’s national carrier will introduce an additional weekly flight between Hong Kong and Vancouver, operating a total of 11 flights per week during the summer season. With the added flights scheduled for morning departures from Hong Kong, passengers can arrive in Vancouver early in the morning and efficiently connect to the airline’s more than 100 North America destinations with ease.
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For travellers who are busy with work during the day, Air Canada’s daily evening flights also offer a better complement to their working schedules, with an opportunity to connect with ease with cities on the west coast or major gateways in North America.
In addition, the airline will resume its seasonal Vancouver to Bangkok service, North America’s only nonstop flight option to Bangkok, effective October 27, 2024. Due to the increased popularity and success of this flight since its implementation in 2022, Air Canada has moved up the start date which previously commenced at the beginning of December.
From October 27, 2024 through the end of November 2024, Air Canada will operate three weekly flights on this route, and starting in December 2024 and continuing through March 2025, the airline will further enhance connectivity with five weekly flights, catering to the growing demand for travel between Vancouver and Bangkok. The airline operates on the route using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with 298 seats comprising 30 in Air Canada Signature, 21 in Premium Economy, and 247 in Economy Class.
Air Canada has also launched its Vancouver – Singapore service, the airline’s newest international route and the only non-stop flight between Canada and the Lion City. Stretching 12,818 kilometres, the route is the airline’s longest flight measured by distance with a flying time of up to 16 hours and five minutes.
Departing Vancouver Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 00.05, AC19 arrives in Singapore at 7.10 the next morning. The return service, AC20, departs the Lion City on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 9.10 and arrives at 8.55 the same day.
The Vancouver–Singapore route is operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners offering a choice of three cabins: Air Canada Signature Class featuring lie-flat individual pods, Premium Economy featuring larger seats with additional leg room and premium services, and Economy featuring complimentary Chef-inspired and designed meals, wines, and beverages.
All cabins have award-winning inflight entertainment screens at every seat with hours of complimentary onboard entertainment featuring more than 1,400 hours of movies, more than 1,900 hours of TV shows, more than 600 hours of music and podcasts, and featuring premier collaborations with Apple TV+, Audible, Disney+, Hayu.
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Customers also have the opportunity to purchase wi-fi connectivity. Additionally, for all Air Canada Aeroplan members there is free texting onboard wi-fi-equipped aircraft.
Air Canada’s onboard services on international flights showcase some of the best cuisine Canadian culinary talent has to offer with Air Canada’s panel of celebrity chefs, including renowned Montreal chef Jérôme Ferrer and award-winning, Vancouver-based chefs David Hawksworth and Vikram Vij. Complementing the culinary journey is a selection of top wines chosen by leading Canadian sommelier, Véronique Rivest.
Air Canada is Canada’s largest airline, the country’s flag carrier and a founding member of Star Alliance, the world’s most comprehensive air transportation network. Air Canada provides scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in Canada, the United States and Internationally on six continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax.
Air Canada’s Aeroplan program is Canada’s premier travel loyalty program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world’s largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental rewards.
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