Air Canada to Launch Vancouver-Frankfurt and Vancouver-London Gatwick Flights for Summer 2017

Vancouver, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire) -

Strategic increase of international flights at YVR hub offers
additional choice to Europe and beyond

Air Canada today announced it is further boosting international
flights at its Vancouver hub next summer with daily seasonal flights
from YVR to Frankfurt, and three times weekly seasonal flights from
YVR to London Gatwick. Flights begin June 1, 2017 and June 8, 2017
respectively, and tickets are now available for purchase.

"Air Canada continues to strategically increase its European
flights at YVR with seasonal daily flights to Frankfurt next summer
and three times weekly flights to London Gatwick," said Benjamin
Smith, Air Canada President, Passenger Airlines. "The addition of our
flights to Frankfurt, one of Europe's most important hubs, offers
customers a wide array of convenient choices and the ease of one-stop
connections with our Star Alliance partner Lufthansa when travelling
to southern, central and eastern Europe as well as Africa, the Middle
East and beyond.

"We will be the only airline flying non-stop between YVR and the
two largest airports in the London metropolitan region during the
peak summer travel period with the addition of London Gatwick. By
next summer, Air Canada will serve five European destinations
non-stop from YVR including two significant hubs, Frankfurt and
London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Dublin, and on a code-share basis
with joint venture partner Lufthansa Munich, strengthening YVR as an
important hub that connects our B.C., Western Canada and U.S. routes
to our expanding international network," concluded Mr. Smith.

"What an amazing year it has been for Air Canada and YVR," said
Craig Richmond, President & CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority. "I
want to thank Air Canada for continuing to grow its international hub
out of YVR and delivering a steady stream of excellent new services.
Air Canada's new non-stop services to Frankfurt and Gatwick will
further expand this award-winning airline's reach into key European
markets and will provide incredible benefits for our passengers,
partners and communities."

"Air Canada's new flights from YVR to Frankfurt and London Gatwick
are great news for B.C.'s diverse tourism sector. Already this year
we've seen year over year European visitors increase by nearly 18 per
cent. These new flights will bring even more visitors while creating
jobs and spin-off benefits in our hotels, tourism attractions and
businesses," said the Honourable Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs,
Tourism & Skills Training in BC.

Vancouver-Frankfurt flights

Air Canada's Vancouver-Frankfurt flights will be operated with
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, featuring a choice of three cabins
configured with 20 International Business Class individual lie-flat
suites, 21 Premium Economy seats and 210 Economy Class seats. Air
Canada's Dreamliners also feature an enhanced seatback In-Flight
Entertainment system which is available at every seat throughout the
aircraft. All Air Canada flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation
and redemption and, for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple
Leaf Lounge access in Vancouver and in Frankfurt, priority boarding
and other benefits. Air Canada's Frankfurt flights complement daily
flights operated from Vancouver by Star Alliance partner Lufthansa.

Flight From To Depart Arrive
AC840 Vancouver (YVR) Frankfurt (FRA) 12:25 07:05
(+1 day)
AC841 Frankfurt (FRA) Vancouver (YVR) 10:00 10:55

Next summer, Air Canada will operate to Frankfurt from five points
across Canada: Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.

Vancouver-London Gatwick flights

Air Canada's Vancouver-London Gatwick service will be operated by
Air Canada Rouge with Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft featuring premium
and economy cabins. Flights are timed to optimize connectivity to and
from flights within BC and the Pacific North West at Air Canada's
Vancouver hub. All flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation and
redemption and, for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf
Lounge access in Vancouver, priority boarding and other benefits.

Flight From To Depart
Arrive
16:45
AC1934 Vancouver (YVR) London Gatwick (LGW) Tue, Thur, Sat.
10:25 (+1 day)

12:00
AC1935 London Gatwick (LGW) Vancouver (YVR) Tue, Thur, Sat.
14:10

Next summer, Air Canada Rouge will operate to London Gatwick from
two points across Canada: Vancouver and Toronto.

Air Canada's ongoing international expansion this year has
included the recent launch of Vancouver-Delhi, Vancouver-Brisbane,
Vancouver-Dublin, Toronto-Seoul, Toronto-London Gatwick,
Toronto-Prague, Toronto-Budapest, Toronto-Warsaw, Toronto-Glasgow,
Montreal-Casablanca and Montreal-Lyon.

In 2017, the airline will launch new international services
between Vancouver-Taipei, Vancouver-Nagoya, Vancouver-Frankfurt,
Vancouver-London Gatwick, Toronto-Mumbai, Toronto-Berlin,
Montreal-Shanghai, Montreal-Algiers and Montreal-Marseille.

Last year, Air Canada launched new international services between
Vancouver-Osaka, Toronto-Delhi, Toronto-Amsterdam, Toronto-Dubai,
Montreal-Venice and Montreal-Mexico City.

About Air Canada

Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline
serving more than 200 airports on six continents. Canada's flag
carrier is among the 20 largest airlines in the world and in 2015
served more than 41 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 64 airports in Canada, 54 in the United
States and 87 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia,
the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America. Air Canada
is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive
air transportation network serving 1,321 airports in 192 countries.
Air Canada is the only international network carrier in North America
to receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research
firm Skytrax. For more information, please visit:
http://www.aircanada.com, follow @AirCanada
(http://www.twitter.com/@AirCanada) on Twitter and join Air Canada on
Facebook.

Isabelle Arthur (Montréal), Isabelle.arthur@aircanada.ca,
+1-514-422-5788; Peter Fitzpatrick (Toronto),
peter.fitzpatrick@aircanada.ca, +1-416-263-5576; Angela Mah
(Vancouver), angela.mah@aircanada.ca, +1-604-270-5741; Internet:
http://www.aircanada.com

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