Toronto: Air Canada on Thursday officially announced four weekly non-stop flights between Toronto and New Delhi starting November 1, terming it "the best deal for passengers".
With this new flight, Air Canada becomes the first airline to operate 787-9 Dreamliner from North America.
Making this announcement here amid Bollywood songs and dances, Air Canada vice president Duncan Bureau said that despite the huge volume of traffic between India and Canada, Air Canada stopped its flights to New Delhi via Europe in 2007 because they were not profitable.
"But the very efficient new Boeing Dreamliner has changed the economics of flying to India. This non-stop flight will be a big success. There has been a huge response to this flight," he said at the launch event here.
Speaking to IANS, Air Canada's Indian-origin vice president (commercial) Vijay Bathija said: "This first non-stop flight between Canada and India will be the best deal for passengers.
01/10/15 IANS/Business Standard
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With this new flight, Air Canada becomes the first airline to operate 787-9 Dreamliner from North America.
Making this announcement here amid Bollywood songs and dances, Air Canada vice president Duncan Bureau said that despite the huge volume of traffic between India and Canada, Air Canada stopped its flights to New Delhi via Europe in 2007 because they were not profitable.
"But the very efficient new Boeing Dreamliner has changed the economics of flying to India. This non-stop flight will be a big success. There has been a huge response to this flight," he said at the launch event here.
Speaking to IANS, Air Canada's Indian-origin vice president (commercial) Vijay Bathija said: "This first non-stop flight between Canada and India will be the best deal for passengers.
01/10/15 IANS/Business Standard
