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Air Canada suspends all Rouge operations

Air Canada suspended Air Canada Rouge operations as of February 8 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Air Canada previously announced that beginning on January 31, it was temporarily suspending flights to Mexican and Caribbean destinations for 90 days in response to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, particularly during the Spring Break period. The decision, designed to achieve an orderly reduction in service and minimize customer impact, was taken in collaboration with the Government of Canada following consultations.

Air Canada Rouge operated most of those flights.

Air Canada Rouge returns to the skies

The departure of Air Canada flight AC1810 from Toronto to Cancun today (November 2, 2020) marked the return of Air Canada Rouge to the skies.

“Air Canada Rouge remains an important part of our overall strategy in rebuilding Air Canada’s global network. As leisure traffic resumes, we will progressively add Air Canada Rouge to select North American leisure markets from Eastern Canada,” said Mark Galardo, Vice President, Network Planning and Alliances at Air Canada.

Air Canada Rouge flights are operated with narrow-body Airbus aircraft featuring a choice of Premium Rouge and Economy services. Customers travelling in the Premium Rouge cabin will be offered a complimentary, pre-packaged meal curated by celebrated Montreal chef Antonio Parkwith complimentary bar and beverage service. All customers onboard Rouge flights will have access to complementary in-flight entertainment that is streamed right to their personal smartphone or device of choice without the requirement to download an app. Premium Rouge customers will also be offered the complimentary use of sanitized iPads containing entertainment content.

All flights are operated using the Air Canada CleanCare+ suite of biosafety measures. Customers can collect and redeem Aeroplan points through Canada’s leading loyalty program when travelling and eligible customers have access to priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounges, priority boarding and other benefits.

Air Canada completes installation of satellite connectivity across full Air Canada Rouge fleet

Air Canada said today that Rouge Wi-Fi high-speed satellite-based connectivity provided by Gogo is now available across the entire Air Canada Rouge fleet of 65 aircraft that fly globally and across North America.

Air Canada Completes Installation of Satellite Connectivity Across Full Air Canada Rouge Fleet (CNW Group/Air Canada)

Customers can choose from a selection of Wi-Fi packages to suit their requirements with starting prices of $8.50 CAD simply by connecting to the “Rouge Wi-Fi” network onboard and following the instructions.

In addition to the full Air Canada Rouge fleet, satellite based Wi-Fi is already available on all Air Canada Boeing 777s, and most Boeing 787s and Airbus A330s with the remainder to be completed early 2020. Air Canada Wi-Fi connectivity is also available across the carrier’s entire mainline narrow body fleet and the Air Canada Express Embraer 175 and Bombardier CRJ-900 fleets. Air Canada’s new Airbus A220 fleet which it begins taking delivery of before the end of 2019 will come equipped with satellite based wi-fi.

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Air Canada rouge launches new seasonal services to Bordeaux

Air Canada made this announcement:

With flight AC1908 landing on July 4 in Bordeaux, Air Canada marks the launch of new nonstop seasonal service from Montreal to its fifth destination in France. The service to the popular wine region runs between July 3 and September 8, 2019 three days a week.

Taste The Fine Wine Of The Bordeaux Region With Air Canada’s New Seasonal Service From Montreal (CNW Group/Air Canada)

Flights are timed to optimize connectivity to Air Canada’s extensive North American network, including major cities along the U.S. east coast including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, also allowing easy connections from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas.

Flight	From	To	Depart	Arrive	Days of operation
AC1908	Montreal	Bordeaux	8:00 p.m.	8:50 a.m. (+1 day)	Wed, Thu, Sat
AC1909	Bordeaux	Montreal	10:25 a.m.	12:22 p.m.	Thu, Fri, Sun

The flights are operated by Air Canada Rouge with a Boeing 767-300ER, featuring premium and economy cabins. All flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption and, for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access, priority boarding and other benefits.

Air Canada inaugurates three new nonstop domestic routes

Air Canada today inaugurated the first of three new, nonstop domestic services from BC communities with the departure of AC1976 from Kamloops to Toronto.

Tomorrow, Air Canada will inaugurate new nonstop seasonal services from Victoria to Montreal, and from Nanaimo to Toronto. These newest domestic long-haul services are operated onboard the airline’s leisure carrier Air Canada Rouge, which will be celebrating its fifth birthday on July 1.

These routes are part of Air Canada’s strategic expansion of 25 new routes being launched during the 2018 summer season.

Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319 aircraft offer high-speed wi-fi services, and a choice of two cabins. All flights are timed to connect conveniently with Air Canada’s global schedule, and provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption, Star Alliance reciprocal benefits, and for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access at mainline airports, priority boarding and other benefits.

Toronto-Kamloops Begins June 21 until Oct. 8	Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday	AC1977 departs Toronto at 9:40 a.m.	AC1976 departs Kamloops at 12:10 p.m.	Air Canada Rouge 136-seat A319, Premium Rouge and Economy class
Toronto-Nanaimo Begins June 22 until Oct. 9	Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday	AC1975 departs Toronto at 9:30 a.m.	AC1974 departs Nanaimo at 12:15 p.m.	Air Canada Rouge 136-seat A319, Premium Rouge and Economy class
Montreal-Victoria Begins June 22 until Oct. 9	Tuesday, Friday, Sunday	AC1685 departs Montreal at 7:30 a.m.	AC1684 departs Victoria at 10:50 a.m.	Air Canada Rouge 136-seat A319, Premium Rouge and Economy class

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Air Canada inaugurates Montreal-Lisbon, Portugal seasonal flights

Air Canada on June 15 inaugurated new summer seasonal service from Montreal to Lisbon, Portugal. The three-times weekly Air Canada Rouge seasonal Lisbon service begins June 15, 2018 from Montréal, with the last operation from Lisbon on October 27. Flights are operated with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft featuring Premium Rouge and Economy Class service and are timed to optimize connectivity from across Air Canada’s network through Air Canada’s hub in Montreal.

Flight	Departs	Arrives	Start/End 2018	Days of Week
AC1960	Montreal 20:45	Lisbon 8:10 +1 day	June 15/Oct. 26	Wed., Fri., Sun.
AC1961	Lisbon 9:45	Montreal 12:10	June 16/Oct. 27	Mon., Thurs., Sat.

In 2018, Air Canada is launching ten new destinations from Montreal: London, Windsor, Victoria (Canada); Tokyo–Narita, (Japan); Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Baltimore (U.S.); Dublin (Ireland); Lisbon(Portugal) and Bucharest (Romania).

Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge and its regional airline partners flying under the Air Canada Express banner operate on average approximately 2,400 flights per week between Montreal and 97 destinations: 26 in Canada, including 9 in Quebec, 23 in the United States, 26 in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, 16 in Europe, one in China, two in North Africa, one in the Middle East, one in South America and starting in June 2018 one in Japan (Tokyo).

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Air Canada rouge to launch nonstop Montreal-Victoria flights for summer 2018

Air Canada has announced nonstop, seasonal service between Montreal (Trudeau) and Victoria, B.C. starting in June 2018. The new domestic transcontinental route complements Air Canada’s U.S. transborder expansion announced Wednesday with new non-stop year-round Montreal–Baltimore and Montreal–Pittsburgh routes beginning on June 22, 2018.

Montreal-Victoria

Begins June 22 until Oct. 9, 2018

Tuesday,
Friday,
Sunday

AC1685 departs
Montreal at 7:45 a.m.

AC1684 departs
Victoria at 11:05 a.m.

Air Canada Rouge 136-
seat A319, Premium and
Economy class

Montreal-Baltimore

Daily

May 17, 2018

Year-round

Air Canada Express 50-
seat CRJ

Montreal-Pittsburgh

Daily

May 17, 2018

Year-round

Air Canada Express 50-
seat CRJ

Air Canada’s has announced seven new destinations from Montreal for 2018: Tokyo–Narita (Japan), Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Baltimore (U.S.), Dublin (Ireland), Lisbon (Portugal) and Bucharest (Romania).

In 2017 Air Canada started service to Shanghai (China), Marseille (France), Dallas/Ft. Worth (U.S.), Washington/Dulles (U.S.), Keflavik (Iceland), Tel-Aviv (Israel), Algiers (Algeria) and in December to Lima (Peru).

Air Canada rouge arrives in Prague from Toronto

The arrival of flight AC1922 from Toronto – Pearson at Václav Havel Airport Prague on May 30, 2016 marks the beginning of Air Canada Rouge’s expansion into Central Europe this summer. The seasonal service, operating three-times a week, offers customers the only nonstop connection between Canada and the Czech Republic on a network carrier.

Flights will be operated with an Air Canada rouge Boeing 767-300 ER, featuring Premium Rouge and Economy cabins. Flights will depart Toronto on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and return Thursday, Saturday and Monday from Prague , with the service operating until September 29, 2016 .

The new Toronto – Prague service is part of Air Canada’s ongoing international expansion.

For this summer, Air Canada has started new international services between Toronto – London – Gatwick , and will launch other services between Toronto – Budapest , Toronto – Warsaw , Toronto – Glasgow , Toronto – Seoul , Montreal – Casablanca , Montreal – Lyon , Vancouver – Brisbane and Vancouver – Dublin . Last year, Air Canada launched new international services between Toronto – Delhi , Toronto – Amsterdam , Toronto – Dubai , Montreal – Venice , Montreal – Mexico City and Vancouver – Osaka.

Copyright Photo: Air Canada rouge (Air Canada) Boeing 767-3Q8 ER C-FJZK (msn 29386) YYZ (TMK Photography). Image: 928680.

Air Canada rouge to serve Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Air Canada (Montreal) has announced that its leisure carrier subsidiary, Air Canada rouge™, is expanding in Eastern Canada by operating twice daily seasonal nonstop service between Toronto and Charlottetown beginning May 2, 2016. The new route will be flown with Airbus A319 aircraft.

In the summer of 2016, Air Canada rouge and Air Canada Express will operate up to 69 scheduled nonstop flights each week from Charlottetown to four destinations across Canada:

Air Canada offers twice daily summer service to Toronto between May 2 and October 23, 2016 operated by Air Canada rouge with 136-seat Airbus A319 aircraft featuring premium and economy cabins.
For winter 2016/17, service will return to three daily Air Canada Express flights with the 50-seat Bombardier CRJ jet aircraft operated by Air Georgian
Up to three daily nonstop Air Canada Express flights to Montreal with a mix of 74-seat Bombardier Q400 Next Generation aircraft offering all-leather seating and 50-seat Bombardier CRJ aircraft operated by Jazz Aviation LP
One daily nonstop flight to Ottawa with Air Canada Express 50-seat Bombardier CRJ jet aircraft operated by Jazz Aviation LP
Four daily flights to Halifax using Air Canada Express 18-seat Beech 1900D aircraft operated by Exploits Valley Air Services, Ltd. (EVAS)

Copyright Photo: TMK Photography/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A319-114 C-GBIJ (msn 829) approaches the runway at Toronto (Pearson).

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Air Canada rouge to operate seasonal Vancouver – Dublin flights next summer

Air Canada (Montreal) has announced a further, strategic expansion of its Vancouver hub with the addition of the only nonstop flights to Dublin, Ireland next summer. This new seasonal route follows the recent announcement of several enhancements at the airline’s Vancouver hub for 2016, including new transborder services to Chicago, San Jose and San Diego, double daily flights to London Heathrow, and the only flights linking Canada to Brisbane, Australia. The Vancouver-Dublin flights will be operated three times weekly by Air Canada’s leisure airline, Air Canada rouge, with Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft beginning June 10, 2016.

This year to date, Air Canada has launched new international services from Montreal-Venice, Montreal-Mexico City, Toronto-Amsterdam, Toronto-Dubai, Toronto-Delhi and Vancouver-Osaka.

Next summer, Air Canada will be launching new international services from Montreal-Casablanca, Montreal-Lyon, Toronto-Prague, Toronto-Budapest, Toronto-Glasgow, Toronto-London Gatwick, Toronto-Warsaw, Toronto-Seoul, Vancouver-Brisbane and Vancouver-Dublin.

Copyright Photo: Chris Sands/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 767-333 ER C-FMWV (msn 25586) lands at Vancouver International Airport.

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