Air Canada Adds Iceland to Growing International Network for Summer 2017

MONTREAL, February 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Air Canada announced today it will launch daily summer seasonal service from Canada to Reykjavik, Iceland. Flights will operate four times and three times weekly from the carrier's Toronto and Montreal hubs respectively, subject to government approvals. Special introductory fares start as low as $698 round trip, all in, and tickets are now available for purchase at aircanada.com and through travel agents.

"Iceland is an emerging and exciting vacation destination growing in popularity with its array of outdoor leisure and cultural adventures, and we're looking forward to flying to the Land of Fire and Ice this summer," said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada. "As the only Canadian airline and only Star Alliance carrier in North America to fly to Iceland, customers from across Canada and the United States can connect seamlessly and easily to these new non-stop flights from our Toronto and Montreal hubs."

The new non-stop services will be operated by Air Canada Rouge starting in June 2017 with 136-seat A319 aircraft offering a choice of premium and economy classes of service. All flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption, Star Alliance reciprocal benefits and, for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access at the Toronto and Montreal hubs, priority boarding and other benefits.

   
    Flight           From             Time               To
    AC1970      Toronto (YYZ)       9:00 p.m. Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF)
    AC1971 Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF) 8:30 a.m. Toronto (YYZ)
    AC1972      Montreal (YUL)      9:35 p.m. Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF)
    AC1973 Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF) 8:30 a.m. Montreal (YUL)

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     Time      Days of operation    Schedule dates
    6:50 a.m.
    (+1 day)   Mon, Wed, Thur,   Sat June 21 - Oct 7
    10:20 a.m. Tue, Thur, Fri,   Sun June 22 - Oct 8
    6:50 a.m.
    (+1 day)   Tue, Fri, Sun       June 23 - Oct 8
    9:45 a.m.  Mon, Wed, Sat       June 24 - Oct 9

In 2017, Air Canada continues its global strategic expansion and will launch new international services between Toronto-Mumbai, Toronto-Berlin, Toronto- Reykjavik, Montreal-Shanghai, Montreal-Algiers, Montreal-Marseille, Montreal- Reykjavik, Vancouver-Taipei, Vancouver-Nagoya, Vancouver-Frankfurt, and Vancouver-London Gatwick.

In 2016, the airline started new services between Toronto-Seoul, Toronto-London Gatwick, Toronto-Prague, Toronto-Budapest, Toronto-Warsaw, Toronto-Glasgow, Montreal-Casablanca, Montreal-Lyon, Vancouver-Delhi, Vancouver-Brisbane and Vancouver-Dublin.

About Air Canada 

Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline serving more than 200 airports on six continents. Canada's flag carrier is among the 20 largest airlines in the world and in 2016 served more than 45 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled passenger service directly to 64 airports in Canada, 57 in the United States and 91 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network serving 1,330 airports in 192 countries. Air Canada is the only international network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax. For more information, please visit: http://www.aircanada.com, follow @AirCanada on Twitter and join Air Canada on Facebook.

Isabelle Arthur (Montréal), Isabelle.arthur@aircanada.ca, +1-514-422-5788; Peter Fitzpatrick (Toronto), peter.fitzpatrick@aircanada.ca , +1-416-263-5576; Angela Mah (Vancouver), angela.mah@aircanada.ca , +1-604-270-5741