Air Canada Reports January 2010 Traffic

For the month of January 2010, Air Canada reported a system load factor of 77.5% on a consolidated basis with Jazz (from which Air Canada purchases regional capacity), versus 78.1% in January 2009, a decrease of 0.6 percentage points. System traffic increased 4.1% on a capacity increase of 4.9% system wide.

"For the month of January, Air Canada recorded a load factor of 77.5% on a consolidated basis with Jazz," said Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer. "This result is close to last year's record load factor for the same month, underscoring the on-going effectiveness of our disciplined approach to capacity management in a difficult economic environment ..... and as Official Airline of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Air Canada is proud to bring the world to Vancouver over the coming weeks."

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