After 2 years of travel disruptions, Air Canada has announced a significant expansion of its South Pacific network with the carrier moving to ten flights per week to Sydney from May 1, 2022,and resumption of services from both Brisbane and Auckland to Vancouver.
Brisbane will see its four times a week Air Canada flights from Vancouver (YVR) resume on July 1, 2022. New Zealand’s gateway Auckland Airport will start hosting three times a week flights from Vancouver from November 12, 2022.
Air Canada General Manager Australia and New Zealand, Vic Naughton, says “We are accelerating the restoration of our Australian and New Zealand routes to respond to pent-up travel between our countries as borders reopen.”
Update refund policy
Air Canada has announced an update to its refund policy with a full flight refund or Air Canada travel voucher with a 65% bonus should the airline cancel or reschedule a flight by more than three hours.
This will help to restore the confidence of Australian travellers who will be wanting to hit the slopes in the upcoming 2022/23 ski season.
Making travel easy
From May 1, Air Canada’s five-day-a-week service from Vancouver to Sydney will upgrade to daily services. AC33 will depart Vancouver at 23:15 for the 15-and-a-half hour trek down to Sydney, arriving there at 07:45 two days later. The return flight, AC34, leaves Sydney at 09:30 and lands in Vancouver at 07:10 on the same day. Air Canada will use a Boeing 777-200LR jet on their YVR – SYD run. The big Boeing seats 300 passengers, including 234 passengers in economy class in a 3-4-3 layout, 24 passengers in premium economy in a 2-4-2 layout, and 40 passengers in open suites with a 1-2-1 layout in business class.
Codeshare partner Virgin Australia will be connecting Australia’s major cities Sydney and Brisbane with other cities around the country including Melbourne, Perth, Canberra and Cairns with Air Canada flight transfers.
The Signature Suite at Vancouver International Airport is set to re-open this summer and will allow international travellers a luxurious airport experience.
All information on the new flight schedule and Air Canada updates can be found via PAX News here.
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