Air Canada has issued the statutory 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge after the union provided strike notice to begin on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 0:1.00 ET. A strike at the airline will heavily impact Vancouver International Airport […]
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Air Canada begins Vancouver-Manila non-stop service
On April 2, after filling up on crispy pata, a popular Filipino dish featuring deep-fried pork leg and ube (purple yam) cheesecake, passengers made history, boarding Air Canada’s inaugural flight from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL). Those travelling through YVR on April 1 also experienced Filipino dance and musical […]

Air Canada’s new Manila non-stop launches April 2025
Starting April 2, 2025, Air Canada will begin non-stop service between YVR and Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) in the Philippines. The new service was announced on December 5, during the Government of Canada’s Team Canada Trade Mission, celebrating 75 years of Canada-Philippines diplomatic relations. The new service to Manila is Air Canada’s third […]

Air Canada to begin YVR-Singapore service April 2024
Air Canada will begin nonstop service to Singapore Changi Airport from YVR on April 3, 2024. The new route will operate four times weekly, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, departing YVR at 00:15 h and arriving at Changi at 07:10 h the next day. Passengers on flights to and from Singapore will fly on a […]

Air Canada and United Airlines to offer more transborder flights in Summer 2023
Air Canada and United Airlines will offer new routes through their enhanced transborder joint business agreement between Canada and the U.S. for the summer of 2023—including a new United-operated flight between Washington-Dulles and Calgary and a new Air Canada-operated flight between Washington-Dulles and Vancouver. The carriers have collaboratively optimized their schedules, subject to applicable government and regulatory conditions, and added more flights […]