Air Canada announced its most comprehensive transborder schedule ever from its hub at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) today. The airline is adding three new destinations and increasing service on three more for Summer 2025.
Air Canada is adding three new transborder routes to Tampa International Airport (TPA), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and Nashville International Airport (BNA). Air Canada is also adding additional capacity on flights to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Denver International Airport (DEN) and Miami International Airport (MIA).
These additions, coupled with the airline’s Star Alliance partner United Airlines, will see the airline offer up to 7,700 seats on 58 daily non-stop flights to 21 US destinations for Summer 2025. This represents a 11% increase in seat capacity from Summer 2024.
Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning, and President of Cargo at Air Canada, had this to say about the route expansion:
“We are pleased to further expand our YVR hub with new year-round flights to Tampa, seasonal services to Raleigh and Nashville, and more capacity to Austin, Denver and Miami. Air Canada continues to reinforce its position as the leading carrier between Canada and the US with new flights to fast-growing metropolitan areas and sought out destinations. Our robust network means customers in Western Canada have more options to explore all that the US has to offer, and for our American customers to explore beautiful British Columbia. At Air Canada’s Pacific gateway, our newest services further bolsters our sixth-freedom strategy by efficiently bridging North America and growing international destinations across the Asia-Pacific region.”
Air Canada has timed the flights to allow for easy connections with the airline’s international network. The new flights will operate on the following schedule:
Vancouver (YVR) – Raleigh-Durham (RDU)
YVR-RDU AC1068 Departs: 1:30p Arrives: 9:44p Frequency: Mon./Wed./Fri.
RDU-YVR AC1069 Departs: 8:40a Arrives: 11:30a Frequency: Tues./Thur./Sat.
Vancouver (YVR) – Tampa (TPA)
YVR-TPA AC1064 Departs: 1:30p Arrives: 10:12p Frequency: Tues./Sat.
TPA-YVR AC1065 Departs: 8:20a Arrives: 11:23a Frequency: Wed./Sun.
Vancouver (YVR) – Nashville (BNA)
YVR-BNA AC1310 Departs: 1:10p Arrives: 7:42p Frequency: Tues./Thur./Sat./Sun.
BNA-YVR AC1311 Departs: 8:15a Arrives: 11:10a Frequency: Mon./Wed./Fri./Sat.
In addition to the three new routes, Air Canada increased frequencies on three routes from Vancouver:
- Austin (AUS) service increases to 5x weekly. The airline is competing with WestJet’s newly announced service on the route.
- Denver (DEN) increases to 2x daily.
- Miami (MIA) increases to 4x weekly.
All new routes are currently on sale via the Air Canada website.
Summary
Air Canada is expanding its route network from its hub at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The Canadian flag carrier is launching three new routes and increasing frequencies on three more for Summer 2025.
(Images courtesy Air Canada and Lorenz von Schimonsky)
