Air Canada recently launched its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner service between Vancouver and New York’s Newark Liberty International Airport. The daily service started operating from June 17, 2016. The Dreamliner aircraft will be featuring new business class cabin.
A spokesperson of Air Canada said that the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft would offer 20 lie-flat seats in International Business Class for luxurious travel experience to the customers. The airline has also installed 21 Premium Economy seats and 210 Economy Class seats on its Dreamliner aircraft. Each seat in all travel classes would offer upgraded in-flight entertainment system to the customers.
With the launch of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner service on Vancouver-Newark Liberty route, the airline will now be offering Business Class - Continental on three Canada-U.S. transborder routes, including Toronto-San Francisco and Toronto-Los Angeles flights.
Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada, said, “It’s a matter of great delight to welcome onboard customers flying between Vancouver and New York on our new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, which will be featuring upgraded Business Class – Transcontinental product – and promises to offer luxurious travel experience. The new flight would also be offering convenient connections to Brisbane and Sydney. The aircraft will be featuring award winning service, new international products, competitive elapsed travel times, and in-transit preclearance facilities facilitating seamless connections, thus making trans-Pacific route a preferred travel option.”
Among other amenities offered to business class customers traveling in Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft include access to Maple Leaf Lounge, priority check-in, priority boarding, and Aeroplan accumulation and redemption for eligible customers.
Air Canada had during its summer schedule launched several new international routes, including Montreal-Lyon, Montreal-Casablanca, Toronto-Seoul, Toronto-Warsaw, Toronto-Prague, Toronto-London Gatwick, Toronto-Budapest, Toronto-Glasgow, Vancouver-Dublin and Vancouver-Brisbane. The airline will be launching flights services between Vancouver and Delhi during fall schedule.