Air Canada today announced three new routes in the United States, including service from Toronto and Montreal to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and from Toronto to Sacramento as part of its cross-border summer schedule.
For summer 2023, Air Canada will resume 11 disrupted cross-border services and increase frequencies on 12 popular routes to the United States as it rebuilds its global network post-pandemic.
New American Services
Air Canada is establishing its leadership as the largest international airline serving the New York market, offering more than 3,500 seats on 39 daily flights from six Canadian cities (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax) to three major New York cities. Airports (JFK, Newark, LaGuardia).
New services to New York’s JFK will begin on March 26, with twice daily service from Toronto and one daily service from Montreal. The flights will be operated by Air Canada Express using a 76-seat Embraer E175 aircraft in business and economy class configurations.
airline | departments | Reaches | Repetition |
AC8899 | New York JFK, 12:45 p.m | Montreal 2.20pm | daily |
AC8898 | Montreal 6.25pm | New York JFK 8 p.m | daily |
AC8553 | New York JFK 10 am | Toronto 11:45 a.m | daily |
AC8554 | Toronto 11 am | New York JFK, 12:36 p.m | daily |
AC8555 | New York JFK 1:25 p.m | Toronto 3:10 p.m | daily |
AC8556 | Toronto 8:30 p.m | New York JFK 10:06 p.m | daily |
The new service between Toronto and Sacramento will begin on June 1, 2023. Flights will be operated year-round, four days a week, by Air Canada using a 137-seat Airbus A220-300 in Business Class and Economy Class configurations.
airline | departments | Reaches | week days |
AC759 | Toronto 6:30 p.m | Sacramento 8:55 p.m | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
AC758 | Sacramento 9:25 a.m | Toronto 5.15pm | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday |
In addition to new Toronto-Sacramento service beginning in June, Air Canada’s daily Halifax-Newark service beginning December 16, 2022, Montreal-Tampa service three times per week, and Vancouver-Miami service three times per week beginning December 17, 2022, plus To a new daily service. Vancouver-Houston will continue service beginning December 16, 2022 in the summer as year-round operations.
Resume flying across borders
road | start dates | Repetition |
Vancouver Austin | May 1, 2023 | Three times a week |
Montreal-Nashville | May 1, 2023 | Three times a week |
Calgary Los Angeles | May 1, 2023 | daily |
Toronto Milwaukee | May 1, 2023 | daily |
Montreal-Philadelphia | May 1, 2023 | twice daily |
Montreal Pittsburgh | May 1, 2023 | daily |
Vancouver Anchorage | May 1, 2023 | daily |
Montreal Seattle | May 15, 2023 | daily |
Toronto Hartford | June 1, 2023 | twice daily |
Toronto Salt Lake City | June 1, 2023 | Three times a week |
Toronto Kansas City | June 17, 2023 | daily |
Toronto Portland | June 17, 2023 | daily |
Vancouver Boston | June 17, 2023 | daily |
Frequency increase (cross the border into the US)
road | Frequency (Summer 2023 vs. Summer 2022) |
Vancouver Seattle | Increase from five times daily to six times daily |
Vancouver – San Francisco | Increase to five times daily from four times daily |
Toronto San Francisco | Increase from three times daily to five times daily |
Vancouver – San Diego | Increase to three times daily from twice daily |
Vancouver Newark | Increase to twice daily from once daily |
Toronto San Diego | Increase to twice daily from once daily |
Toronto Seattle | Increase to twice daily from once daily |
Toronto Minneapolis | Increase to four times daily from three times daily |
Toronto Philadelphia | Increase to four times daily from three times daily |
Toronto Pittsburgh | Increase to four times daily from three times daily |
Toronto Washington (Reagan) | Increase to four times daily from twice daily |
Toronto Indianapolis | Increase to three times daily from twice daily |
Toronto Baltimore | Increase to three times daily from twice daily |
Montreal-San Diego | Increases to three times a week daily |
All Air Canada flights feature earning and redeeming and, where available, for eligible customers and Aeroplan members, priority check-in, access to the Maple Leaf Lounge, priority boarding and other benefits.
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