Air Canada takes off from YVR with comprehensive transborder summer 2025 schedule
Air Canada is taking off with its most comprehensive transborder schedule from its Vancouver (YVR) hub for the summer of 2025.
The carrier will operate three new transborder routes to Tampa, Raleigh and Nashville, plus more capacity to Austin, Denver and Miami – providing more options for have travellers on both sides of the border.
Together with its partner United Airlines, Air Canada will offer up to 7,700 seats on 58 daily non-stop flights to 21 US destinations next summer, representing an 11% increase in seat capacity from summer 2024. All flights are now available for sale at aircanada.com, through Air Canada Contact Centres and via travel agents.
Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning, and President, Cargo at Air Canada, said: “We are pleased to further expand our YVR hub with new year-round flights to Tampa, seasonal services to Raleigh and Nashville, and more capacity to Austin, Denver and Miami. Air Canada continues to reinforce its position as the leading carrier between Canada and the US with new flights to fast-growing metropolitan areas and sought out destinations.”
Galardo continued: “Our robust network means customers in Western Canada have more options to explore all that the US has to offer, and for our American customers to explore beautiful British Columbia. At Air Canada’s Pacific gateway, our newest services further bolsters our sixth-freedom strategy by efficiently bridging North America and growing international destinations across the Asia-Pacific region.”
And he added: “More network news will be coming soon.”
Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), said: “We are very pleased to see Air Canada’s expansive network into the U.S. from YVR continue to grow, providing travellers with more choice, convenience and flexibility.”
Vrooman pointed out that: “This will be the first time in YVR’s history that our community has been directly connected to Raleigh-Durham, which is, like our region, a vibrant research, education and technology hub. These routes also provide travellers from the U.S. with direct access to experience everything our region has to offer, including connections to a range of global destinations from YVR.”
Go to www.aircanada.com for more.
