“Ab India Door Nahin!” Air Canada Significantly Expands Service to India for Winter 2024-25, Leveraging its Global Network Strength
Only non-stop Canada-Mumbai route launches Oct. 27, operating four-times weekly from Toronto
Increased Air Canada connectivity from Western Canada to India with new daily seasonal Calgary-Delhi flights via London Heathrow beginning Oct
Vancouver-London flights connect conveniently to Delhi this winter via
London Heathrow
Montreal-Delhi flights boosted to daily; route capacity increases 44 per
cent
Air Canada announced the strategic expansion of its international network to India, adding 40 per cent more seat capacity beginning late October for the Winter 2024-25 season.
Highlights of the carrier’s new services include the only non-stop flights from Canada to India’s financial capital, Mumbai, improved service from Western Canada to Delhi with the introduction of new seasonal daily flights over London Heathrow and daily flights from Montreal to Delhi. In total, Air Canada will operate 25 weekly flights to India, the most comprehensive offering of any carrier between Canada and India. Seats on all flights are available for purchase now at aircanada.com, via the Air Canada App and through travel agents.
“India is an important market for Air Canada, reflecting longstanding and growing family and trade ties
between our two countries. We are thrilled to expand our network to Mumbai and Delhi by building
additional scale at our hubs in time for Diwali festivities this fall. With new non-stop flights from
Toronto to Mumbai, the addition of new flights to Delhi from Western Canada via London Heathrow,
together with the unparalleled connectivity from our robust North American network, we are solidifying
Air Canada as the leading airline offering the most travel options between Canada and India. We look
forward to welcoming our customers onboard, said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President –
Revenue and Network Planning at Air Canada.
Air Canada will operate 25 weekly flights representing 7,400 seats each week this winter from Canada
to India, comprising up to 11 weekly flights from Toronto to Delhi and Mumbai, daily flights from
Montreal to Delhi and daily flights to Delhi from Western Canada via London Heathrow.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada’s largest airline, the country’s flag carrier and a founding member of Star
Alliance, the world’s most comprehensive air transportation network. Air Canada provides scheduled
service directly to more than 180 airports in Canada, the United States and Internationally on six
continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air Canada’s Aeroplan program is Canada’s
premier travel loyalty program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world’s largest
airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car
rental partners. Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than any other Canadian
tour operator to hundreds of destinations worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises,
day tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo, provides air freight lift and
connectivity to hundreds of destinations across six continents using Air Canada’s passenger and
freighter aircraft. Air Canada aims to achieve an ambitious net zero emissions goal from all global
operations by 2050. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the TSX in Canada and the OTCQX in
the US.
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