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News / Air Canada to launch new, non-stop transborder routes to the U.S. from Halifax and Vancouver
Halifax-Newark, Vancouver-Houston flights convenient for customers
Air Canada announced new, daily transborder flights between Halifax-and-Newark and Vancouver-and-Houston. The year-round routes will start in December and conveniently link these major urban markets, as well as provide easy onward connections through Air Canada's and its partner United Airlines' global networks.
Air Canada is the foreign carrier with the largest number of flights to the U.S. Including these new routes, Air Canada's U.S. network will be 6 per cent above its 2019, pre-pandemic capacity for the summer season of 2023. It serves 51 U.S. airports.
Halifax-Newark
Air Canada's new, year-round Halifax-Newark route will begin December 16, 2022. It will operate daily with an Air Canada Express Q-400 in an all-Economy cabin configuration. The non-stop service is timed to connect conveniently to and from regional centres in Atlantic Canada and, in the U.S., with a variety of destinations through United Airlines' network.
Flight | Route | Departs | Arrives | Frequency |
AC8670 | Halifax-Newark | 11:45 | 13:04 | Daily |
AC8669 | Newark-Halifax | 13:45 | 16:35 | Daily |
Vancouver-Houston
Air Canada's new, year-round Vancouver-Houston route will begin December 16, 2022. It will be operated daily with an Air Canada Airbus A220, offering Business and Economy cabins. The non-stop service provides increased options from Western Canada to Texas and connections onward through United Airlines to Latin America and the Caribbean, while providing new convenient one-stop connections from the U.S. to Air Canada's Asia-Pacific network from the airline's Vancouver hub.
Flight | Route | Departs | Arrives | Frequency |
AC1300 | Vancouver-Houston | 08:45 | 15:08 | Daily |
AC1301 | Houston-Vancouver | 16:30 | 19:15 | Daily |
All flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption and, where available, for eligible customers and Aeroplan members, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access, priority boarding and other benefits.