Air Canada’s newest international route between Vancouver and Manila is now up and running.

The launch of service to Manila positions Air Canada as the North American airline serving the most destinations nonstop in Southeast Asia.

Air Canada commemorated the new service with celebrations at its YVR Pacific hub.

AC017 departs Vancouver at 1:55 a.m., arriving in Manila at 6:20 a.m. For the month of April YVR-MNL flights will operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday. From May 1 onwards, YVR-MNL flights will operate Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

On the return leg, AC018 departs Manila at 9:25 a.m., arriving in Vancouver at 6:20 a.m. For the month of April MNL-YVR flights will operate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. From May 2 onwards, MNL-YVR flights will operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Saturday.

Manila is Air Canada’s 12th destination in Asia-Pacific. Air Canada now connects to 25 Canadian destinations at its YVR Pacific hub.

Source: Travelweek