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Air Canada is enhancing
its flight offerings to major South American destinations next winter with the introduction of new non-stop services to
Buenos Aires, an exclusive flight to Santiago and the introduction of a Boeing 777-300ER for Sao Paulo.
"Air Canada is improving its services to Argentina, Brazil and Chile in response to continued strength in these markets during the busy
southern hemisphere summer, including the demand for connections between South America and our global network through our Toronto
hub to Europe and Asia. By establishing two separate, non-stop services for Argentina and Chile and deploying our largest, most modern
aircraft for Brazil, customers will have faster travel times and better connection opportunities than previously," said Ben Smith, Executive
Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. "Moreover, all the aircraft serving these routes
will feature lie-flat suites in Executive First and personal audio visual entertainment, a power plug and USB port at every seat to provide customers the most modern amenities in the sky
today."
Starting December 1, 2008 and ending April 1, 2009, Air Canada will split its current daily Toronto-Santiago-Buenos Aires flight into two
separate flights, each operating five times a week between Toronto and the cities of Santiago and Buenos Aires. Also during the period Air
Canada will begin flying a 349-seat Boeing 777-300ER daily between Toronto and Sao Paulo, which is currently served with a 211-seat
Boeing 767-300ER.
Air Canada flight AC94 will depart Toronto at 11:45 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and arrive in Buenos Aires
at 1:05 p.m. the following day. Flight AC95 will depart Buenos Aires at 9:05 p.m. each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
and arrive in Toronto at 6:40 a.m. the following day. The route will be served with a refurbished Boeing 767-300ER. This new service will
reduce travel times between Buenos Aires and Toronto and other points in Air Canada's network by up to
3 1/2 hours.
Air Canada flight AC92 will depart Toronto at 11:55 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and arrive in Santiago at
12:30 p.m. the following day. Flight AC93 will depart Santiago at 9:25 p.m. each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and
arrive in Toronto at 6:40 a.m. the following day. The route will be served with a refurbished Boeing 767-300ER.
Also starting December 1, 2008, Air Canada will
upgrade the aircraft serving Toronto-Sao Paulo to a Boeing 777-300ER from a Boeing
767-300ER, providing an additional 138 seats a day. AC90 will depart Toronto daily at 10:10 p.m. and arrive in Sao Paulo at 10:50 a.m. AC91
will depart Sao Paulo at 10:30 p.m. and arrive in Toronto the following morning at 5:35 a.m. The flights are timed to connect with onward
flights to Europe and Asia, providing convenient travel times between those continents and South America. The deployment of a Boeing 777
on the route will also enable Air Canada to expand its cargo services between Canada and
Brazil.
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