Bengaluru: Canadian national carrier Air Canada, which had suspended its India operations on May 31, 2007, will soon reconnect with India. The airline, which used to fly a Boeing 777 to India, suspended operations as it was finding it uneconomical.
“The type of aircraft was the issue. The Boeing 787-900 made it sensible and economical to operate direct flights to India because it's cheap to operate," said Duncan Bureau, vice-president, Global Sales-Air Canada, in Bengaluru on Thursday at a press conference hosted by Canada Tourism Commission-India.
The airline plans to operate its newly-acquired Boeing 787-900 from Toronto to New Delhi from November 2. Initially, the airline will operate four flights a week. It will gradually increase the frequency of its flights to seven a week, added Cross. The configuration of the aircraft will include 29 business class seats, 247 economy class seats and 21 in premium economy. The airline said it had sold out business class and premium economy. Meanwhile, it has sold about 50 per cent of the economy class.
26/03/15 Business Standard
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“The type of aircraft was the issue. The Boeing 787-900 made it sensible and economical to operate direct flights to India because it's cheap to operate," said Duncan Bureau, vice-president, Global Sales-Air Canada, in Bengaluru on Thursday at a press conference hosted by Canada Tourism Commission-India.
The airline plans to operate its newly-acquired Boeing 787-900 from Toronto to New Delhi from November 2. Initially, the airline will operate four flights a week. It will gradually increase the frequency of its flights to seven a week, added Cross. The configuration of the aircraft will include 29 business class seats, 247 economy class seats and 21 in premium economy. The airline said it had sold out business class and premium economy. Meanwhile, it has sold about 50 per cent of the economy class.
26/03/15 Business Standard
