Cheap Air Canada Flights (AC)
Overview
Air Canada is Canada’s largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market and in the international market to and from Canada. Together with its regional affiliate Jazz, Air Canada serves over 33 million customers annually and provides direct passenger service to over 170 destinations on five continents. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.
Air Canada has an extensive global network, with hubs in four major Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary), offering scheduled passenger jet service directly to 58 Canadian cities, 55 destinations in the United States and 52 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada and Jazz operate 1,370 scheduled flights each day on average. Through its strategic and commercial arrangements with the Star Alliance network, Air Canada offers service to over 912 destinations in 159 countries and provides top tier frequent flyer benefits.
Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) inaugurated its first flight on September 1, 1937. By 1964, TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline; it changed its name to Air Canada. The airline became fully privatised in 1989. In 2000, Air Canada acquired Canadian Airlines International. Today, Air Canada is the 14th largest commercial airline in the world, with approximately 24,000 full-time equivalent employees. Air Canada shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol “AC-B.TO”.
In 2008, Air Canada was voted by the readers of Business Traveler magazine as offering the “Best In-flight Services in North America”, as well as being the “Best Airline for Business Class Service” in North America, and the “Best North American Airline for International Travel”. Readers of Executive Travel magazine voted Air Canada as their choice for the “Best Airline to Canada.” enRoute, Air Canada’s bilingual in-flight magazine, was awarded the prestigious “Magazine of the Year” award by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors.
2009 will find Air Canada launching new Montreal-Martinique, Fort McMurray-Vancouver and Montreal-Geneva services on a year-round, non-stop basis. Additionally, Toronto-Madrid, Toronto-Rome and Montreal-Rome will resume in 2009
Facts & Figures:
Air Canada has an extensive global network, with hubs in four major Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary), offering scheduled passenger jet service directly to 58 Canadian cities, 55 destinations in the United States and 52 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada and Jazz operate 1,370 scheduled flights each day on average. Through its strategic and commercial arrangements with the Star Alliance network, Air Canada offers service to over 912 destinations in 159 countries and provides top tier frequent flyer benefits.
Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) inaugurated its first flight on September 1, 1937. By 1964, TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline; it changed its name to Air Canada. The airline became fully privatised in 1989. In 2000, Air Canada acquired Canadian Airlines International. Today, Air Canada is the 14th largest commercial airline in the world, with approximately 24,000 full-time equivalent employees. Air Canada shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol “AC-B.TO”.
In 2008, Air Canada was voted by the readers of Business Traveler magazine as offering the “Best In-flight Services in North America”, as well as being the “Best Airline for Business Class Service” in North America, and the “Best North American Airline for International Travel”. Readers of Executive Travel magazine voted Air Canada as their choice for the “Best Airline to Canada.” enRoute, Air Canada’s bilingual in-flight magazine, was awarded the prestigious “Magazine of the Year” award by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors.
2009 will find Air Canada launching new Montreal-Martinique, Fort McMurray-Vancouver and Montreal-Geneva services on a year-round, non-stop basis. Additionally, Toronto-Madrid, Toronto-Rome and Montreal-Rome will resume in 2009
Facts & Figures:
- Number of aircraft: 335
- Number of employees: 24,700
- Passengers per year: 33.00 million
- Sales Revenue (in US$): 10.30 billion
- Number of scheduled destinations: 171
- Daily departures: 1,370
- Frequent flyer programme: Aeroplan
- Hubs: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary
- Aircraft types: B777-300, B777-200, B767-300, A330-300, A321-200, A320-200, A319-100, Embraer 190 and Embraer 175; Jazz - CRJ 705, CRJ 100/200, De Havilland Dash 8 300/100
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