Air Canada plans to fly at 90% of its pre-pandemic capacity this summer, CEO Michael Rousseau says.
The Globe and Mail today reports that Rosseau spoke during an Air Canada webcast meeting of shareholders on Monday and said the airline would restore routes cut over the past two years and fly to 33 international destinations this summer.
“It is apparent the recovery is accelerating,” he said.
Air Canada on March 16 announced the return of daily service to Sydney and resumption of services to both Brisbane and Auckland.
The Montreal-based airline in February announced an expansion of its North American network for summer 2022, launching four new transborder and three new domestic routes, as well as restoring 41 North American routes.
Air Canada will operate to 51 Canadian and 46 U.S airports this summer. New services will be launching to the U.S. from Montreal to Atlanta and Detroit, Toronto to Salt Lake City, and Vancouver to Austin. Within Canada, three new routes will begin between Montreal and Gander, Calgary and Fort St John, and Vancouver and Halifax.
Additionally, service will be restored on 41 North American routes, including: 13 routes from Toronto, nine from Montreal, five from Ottawa, five from Vancouver, four from Calgary, three from Halifax, and two from Edmonton. The routes are timed to connect with Air Canada’s domestic, U.S. and international network at the airline’s global hubs in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.
