Air Canada NS23 Intercontinental Network Adjustment – 20DEC22
Published at 0001GMT 21DEC22
Air Canada since November 2022 gradually filed additional changes to its intercontinental operation for Northern summer 2023 season. As of 20DEC22, planned service adjustment, compared to last report appeared on AeroRoutes in October 2022, as follows.
Calgary – Frankfurt
25MAR23 – 01MAY23 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
eff 25MAR23 787-9 continues to operate this route, instead of 777-200LR (no adjustment)
Montreal – Algiers
eff 16JUN23 Seasonal service begins 2 weeks later than previously planned
26JUN23 – 29SEP23 Seasonal service increases from 3 to 4 weekly, A330-300 (Previous: eff 02JUN23)
Montreal – Athens
27MAR23 – 30APR23 787-8 replaces -9, 2 weekly
01MAY23 – 31MAY23 787-8 replaces -9, 5 weekly (new adjustment)
01JUN23 – 30SEP23 450-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily
01OCT23 – 27OCT23 5 weekly 787-9
Montreal – Barcelona Frequency variation, A330-300 operating
30APR23 – 29APR23 3 weekly instead of 5 (Previous: 4 weekly)
30APR23 – 31MAY23 4 weekly instead of 5
02JUN23 – 01OCT23 5 weekly instead of 7
eff 04OCT23 4 weekly
Montreal – Cairo 03OCT23 – 26OCT23 787-8 replaces 787-9, 3 weekly
Montreal – Casablanca 26MAR23 – 30APR23 787-9 replaces A330-300. Revised frequency variation as follows
26MAR23 – 31MAY23 3 weekly
01JUN23 – 26JUN23 4 weekly
27JUN23 – 30SEP23 5 weekly (AC previously filed 6 weekly 01JUN23 – 02OCT23)
01OCT23 – 27OCT23 4 weekly
Montreal – Dublin 01JUN23 – 30SEP23 787-8 replaces A330-300, 3 weekly (Previous: Service operates until 10OCT23)
Montreal – Frankfurt
25MAR23 – 30APR23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily
16JUN23 – 09OCT23 Increase from 7 to 12 weekly, AC846/847 with A330-300 (Previous: until 16OCT23)
Montreal – Geneva 19JUN23 – 01OCT23 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly (Previous: eff 01JUL23). A330-300 replaced by following aircraft
01JUN23 – 01OCT23 787-9
03OCT23 – 27OCT23 787-8
Montreal – Lyon 12APR23 – 11OCT23 Service cancelled during this period
Montreal – Milan Malpensa eff 05JUN23 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, A330-300
AC894 YUL2025 – 1015+1MXP 333 x3
AC895 MXP1150 – 1440YUL 333 x4
Montreal – Nice eff 04JUN23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, A330-300 (Seasonal service now schedules from 11MAY23, instead of 06MAY23)
Montreal – Paris CDG 1 of 2 daily AC874/875 aircraft changes
27MAR23 – 30APR23 787-9 (Frequency reduced from 7 to 5 weekly)
01MAY23 – 14JUN23 A330-300 (Replacing 787-9; Frequency reduced from 7 to 5 weekly)
15JUN23 – 03SEP23 450-seater 777-300ER (Previously scheduled until 24OCT23)
04SEP23 – 27OC23 787-9
Montreal – Rome
25MAR23 – 30APR23 787-8 replaces -9, 4 weekly
eff 02MAY23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces 450-seater, 5 weekly (7 from 31MAY23)
17JUN23 – 09SEP23 Increase from 7 to 8 weekly. Extra service operated by 787-8 (New adjustment)
AC892 YUL1930 – 0935+1FCO 77W D
AC904 YUL2145 – 1140+1FCO 788 6
AC893 FCO1325 – 1615YUL 77W D
AC905 FCO1700 – 1935YUL 788 6
Montreal – Tel Aviv
01MAY23 – 31MAY23 Planned 3rd weekly removed. Planned 787-9 replaces -8 unchanged
01JUN23 – 30SEP23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-9 replaces -8 (No adjustment)
01OCT23 – 25OCT23 787-8 replaces -9, 3 weekly
Montreal – Venice Seasonal 2 weekly A330-300 from 06MAY23, operates until 26OCT23 instead of 21OCT23
Toronto – Amsterdam eff 26MAR23 777-200LR operates entire season, 1 daily (Except 01MAY23 – 31MAY23, 6 weekly 787-8. Original: A330-300 until 30APR23, 787-9 from 01MAY23)
Toronto – Athens
08MAY23 – 30MAY23 1 of 7 weekly 787-8 replaces -9
01JUN23 – 30SEP23 Planned 450-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9 unchanged, 1 daily
01OCT23 – 28OCT23 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 450-seater 777-300ER
Toronto – Barcelona Revised frequency, A330-300
26MAR23 – 30APR23 4 weekly
01MAY23 – 31MAY23 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly
eff 01JUN23 1 daily (Previous: eff 01MAY23)
Toronto – Frankfurt Operational aircraft changes on AC842/843 for April 2023, no adjustment to previously reported changes
AC840/841 26MAR23 – 30APR23 787-9 replaces 777-300ER
AC842/843
26MAR23 – 30APR23 A330-300 replaces -200LR (Previous: 400-seater 777-300ER)
eff 01MAY23 787-9 replaces -200LR
Toronto – Hong Kong Nonstop service remains cancelled in NS23
Toronto – Lisbon Revised operational frequency, A330-300
27MAY23 – 04MAY23 4 weekly (Previous: 5)
05MAY23 – 06JUN23 6 weekly (Previous: 5-7)
eff 07JUN23 1 daily (Daily service previously scheduled from 01MAY23)
Toronto – Madrid eff 01JUN23 Increase from 5 weekly in NS22 to 6 weekly, A330-300 (Previous: eff 01MAY23. AC initially filed 1 daily)
Toronto – Manchester eff 01JUN23 A330-300 continues to operate the seasonal service, 5 weekly until 30SEP23 instead of mid-October. (AC originally planned to operate 787-8 instead of A330-300 from 01JUN22 while increasing to 1 daily from 19JUN23)
Toronto – Munich 25MAR23 – 24APR23 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, 787-9
Toronto – Rome
eff 01JUN23 AC890/891 Planned 400-seater 777-300ER replacing 450-seater unchanged
16JUN23 – 10SEP23 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly
AC890 YYZ2045 – 1115+1FCO 77W D
AC888 YYZ2230 – 1255+1FCO 788 357
AC891 FCO1135 – 1515YYZ 77W D
AC889 FCO1430 – 1800YYZ 788 147
Toronto – Santiago de Chile
eff 01MAY23 787-8 replaces -9
Increase from 3 to 4 weekly during following period: 26MAR23 – 31MAR23, 19JUN23 – 10SEP23
Toronto – Sao Paulo Guarulhos 19JUN23 – 10SEP23 Nonstop terminator reduces from 3 to 2 weekly, 787-9
Toronto – Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Buenos Aires Ezeiza 19JUN23 – 10SEP23 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly, 787-9
Toronto – Venice eff 06OCT23 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A330-300
Vancouver – Dublin 02JUN23 – 29SEP23 787-8 replaces A330-300, 4 weekly. Service now scheduled until 29SEP23 instead of 09OCT23
Vancouver – Seoul Incheon eff 01MAY23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily (Previous: eff 25MAR23)
Vancouver – Tokyo Narita eff 01MAY23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily (Previous: eff 25MAR23)
Toronto – Vienna
26MAR23 – 30APR23 787-8 replaces -9, 5 weekly (No adjustment)
01MAY23 – 31MAY23 787-8 replaces -9, 7 weekly
eff 01JUN23 1 daily 787-9 (No adjustment)
Vancouver – Zurich eff 17JUN23 787-9 replaces -8, 3 weekly (Seasonal service operates 01JUN23 – 07OCT23)
Previously reported changes:
Montreal – Brussels eff 25MAR23 450-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily
Montreal – Copenhagen 01JUN23 – 15OCT23 5 weekly 787-8, new route
Montreal – Delhi eff 25MAR23 3 weekly 787-9 instead of 4
Montreal – Lisbon 26MAR23 – 02JUN23 3 weekly A330-300 (Planned 5 weekly flights from 01MAY23 moved to 02JUN23)
Montreal – Sao Paulo Guarulhos eff 26MAR23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-9 (5th weekly from 19JUN23 to 04SEP23 with 787-8)
Montreal – Shanghai Pu Dong Service remains cancelled in NS23, on/after 26MAR23
Montreal – Tokyo Narita 26MAR23 – 30APR23 787-9 replaces -8, 5 weekly (1 daily 787-9 from 01MAY23)
Montreal – Toulouse eff 01JUN23 5 weekly A330-300, new route (Previously scheduled from 04JUN20)
Toronto – Beijing Capital Service remains cancelled in NS23, on/after 26MAR23
Toronto – Brussels eff 01JUN23 5 weekly 787-8 (Previous: 25MAR23. This route was originally scheduled from 01MAY20. AC previously operated Toronto – Manchester – Brussels May 1992 – Feb 1993)
Toronto – Copenhagen 01MAY23 – 31MAY23 5 weekly service maintained, instead of 7. A330-300 operating (5 weekly scheduled for entire NS23)
Toronto – Delhi eff 26MAR23 777-200LR continues to operate 1 daily, replacing 787-9
Toronto – Dubai eff 25MAR23 Increase from 3 to 7 weekly during summer season, 787-9
Toronto – Edinburgh eff 01JUN23 Service increases from 6 weekly in NS22 to 1 daily when it resumes seasonal service, 787-8 (4 weekly from 02OCT23)
Toronto – London Heathrow 4th daily resumes on 01MAY23, instead of 25MAR23 (Peak season 2 daily 777-300ER, 1 daily each A330-300/787-9. Previous: 2 daily 777-300ER, 1 daily each A330-300/787-8)
Toronto – Seoul Incheon eff 14APR23 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, 787-9
Toronto – Seoul Incheon – Shanghai Pu Dong 2 weekly 400-seater 777-300ER continues to operate 2 weekly, replacing nonstop Toronto – Shanghai
Toronto – Tel Aviv eff 16JUN23 777-200LR replaces 787-9, 1 daily
Toronto – Tokyo Haneda eff 01MAY23 787-8 replaces -9, 1 daily
Toronto – Tokyo Narita eff 25MAR23 Increase from 4 weekly in winter to 7 weekly, 787-9
Toronto – Zurich
26MAR23 – 30APR23 787-8 replaces -9, 1 daily
01JUN23 – 30SEP23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9
Vancouver – Beijing Capital Service remains cancelled in NS23, on/after 26MAR23
Vancouver – Delhi Service remains cancelled in NS23, on/after 26MAR23
Vancouver – London Heathrow eff 01JUN23 Seasonal 2nd daily AC862/863 operated by 787-9, replacing -8 (Overall 2 daily 787-9, identical to selected periods in NS22)
Vancouver – Osaka Kansai eff 02JUN23 Service resumption, 4 weekly 787-8 (-9 from 16JUN23)
Vancouver – Seoul Incheon – Shanghai Pu Dong 2 weekly 400-seater 777-300ER continues to operate 2 weekly, replacing nonstop Vancouver – Shanghai
In addition to certain cancelled routes listed above, other routes last served until Northern summer 2019 season remain cancelled:
Calgary – Tokyo Narita
Montreal – Bordeaux
Montreal – Bucharest
Montreal – Marseille
Ottawa – Frankfurt (Previously scheduled to transfer to Lufthansa in 2020)
Ottawa – London Heathrow
St. John’s NFLD – London Heathrow
Toronto – Berlin
Toronto – Bucharest
Toronto – Budapest
Toronto – Glasgow
Toronto – Porto
Toronto – Prague
Toronto – Warsaw
Toronto – Zagreb
Vancouver – Melbourne
Vancouver – Paris CDG
Vancouver – Taipei Taoyuan