CONNECTED: AC lightens the load

In a move designed to make it an even more attractive option for travellers connecting to the US, Air Canada has introduced a simplified baggage handling process at its Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport hub. The new system sends checked baggage to connecting flights so connecting customers no longer have to retrieve their checked bags for US customs inspection. “Air Canada’s Toronto Pearson hub is already recognized as a North American gateway and this simplified baggage process makes it even more attractive. It strengthens Toronto’s position as a preferred routing by making transit through Pearson easier for customers who are increasingly choosing to travel our international network because it offers some of the best elapsed travel times between the US and other global centres in Europe and Asia,”said Ben Smith, executive vice-president and chief commercial officer at Air Canada. (http://www.aircanada.com)