MONTREAL — ********** is flying high with the inauguration of not one, but two new services out of Montreal and Vancouver.
Yesterday (June 8), the ******* inaugurated daily, year-round flights from Vancouver to Taipei, Taiwan, its tenth destination in Asia, with the departure of AC011 following a gate celebration at YVR.
“********** is very pleased to return to Taipei, an important and significant economic centre, as part of our ongoing global expansion,” said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at **********. “Our Taipei flights are operated with our state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliners featuring our industry-leading international services. The strategic addition of these daily year-round flights strengthens our YVR trans-Pacific hub which combined with our extensive North American network, provides convenient options and a competitive elapsed travel time between North America and Taiwan.”
Later that same day, the carrier also kicked off seasonal, three times weekly service to London Gatwick operated by ********** Rouge with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, the fourth European destination served from its YVR hub.
The excitement continues tonight when ********** marks the successful launch of its newest route with flight AC1962 out of Montreal. The seasonal, nonstop service between Montreal-Trudeau and ********* will operate three times a week until Oct. 13 with an ********** Rouge Boeing 767-300ER, featuring premium and economy cabins.
“The ********* service will be the only non-stop flight operated by a network carrier between ********* and North America further expanding **********’s reach in France by complementing existing services to Paris, Lyon and Nice, and strengthening our presence in Provence-Côte d’Azur, a popular summer destination for Quebecers,” said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at **********. “With conveniently timed connections throughout Canada and the U.S., this new service to ********* further expands our global reach from Montreal, reinforcing Montreal-Trudeau as a strategic hub for all of Eastern Canada and the North-Eastern U.S.”
So far in 2017, ********** has launched new nonstop international flights from Vancouver to Taipei, London Gatwick, Frankfurt and Nagoya; from Toronto to Berlin, Reykjavik and Mumbai; from Montreal to *********, ********, Reykjavik and Algiers (to begin July 1); and from Vancouver to Melbourne (launching in December).
