Air Canada to Launch Daily Montréal - Houston Flights

Air Canada is to launch daily non-stop year-round flights between Montréal and Houston, Texas, the hub of future Star Alliance partner Continental Airlines. The service will begin 30 November 2009.

Flights are timed to allow connections to Continental's vast network across the Southern United States, Mexico, Central and South America.

Likewise, in Montréal this new service will offer convenient connections to Air Canada's network across Canada.

Marcel Forget, Vice President, Network Planning, said, "We expect our new Houston service to be popular with business travellers as well as travellers seeking convenient access to the vast array of Mexican, Central and South American destinations offered by our future Star Alliance partner Continental Airlines."

"With our brand new United States departures hall opening today [Wednesday, 19 August 2009], this announcement is extremely timely and encouraging," said James C. Cherry, President and CEO, Aéroports de Montréal. "The new Montréal-Houston service fits in with Montréal-Trudeau's objective of becoming a more active hub in the Americas."

Air Canada flight AC7997 will depart Montréal at 09:00 arriving in Houston at 11:55; and Air Canada flight AC7998 will depart Houston at 12:25 arriving back in Montréal at 16:40.

Flights will be operated by Air Canada Jazz onboard 75-seat CRJ-705 aircraft offering a choice of Executive or Economy Class service, featuring individual seatback entertainment throughout the aircraft.

With the addition of Montréal-Houston service, Air Canada serves 17 U.S. destinations with non-stop flights from Montréal.

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