June 24 - With travel restrictions easing for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers and permanent residents, and with more reopenings potentially weeks away, airlines are starting to ramp up their schedules.

 

Last week Air Canada released its domestic schedule for summer 2021, with flights out of 50 airports in Canada, and three new routes.

 

Air Canada has also posted details about its international flights, with many routes resuming in the weeks ahead.

 

As reported on Travelweek.ca, yesterday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said further easing of Canada’s travel restrictions could be weeks away, not months, provided vaccination rates stay strong and COVID numbers continue to trend down.

 

Earlier the federal government announced that effective 11:59 p.m. on July 5, fully vaccinated Canadian travellers and permanent residents returning to Canada from abroad would no longer be required to quarantine, and would not need to do the day 8 PCR test. The pre-departure and on-arrive PCR tests are still mandatory.

 

Canada’s travel advisory against non-essential travel is still in effect.

 

The federal government has also extended the closure of the Canada-U.S. border to July 21, however based on Trudeau’s remarks yesterday, it’s possible this could be the last closure renewal. The government is also pursuing a 2-track system of proof of vaccination, starting with the ArriveCAN app, allowing travellers to upload proof of full vaccination either as documents or photos.

 

Here’s a look at Air Canada’s U.S. and international flights for the coming weeks and months, with flights so far using the four Canadian gateways currently approved for international travel (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary) …

 

The U.S.

For more details about Air Canada’s service to the U.S. click here (and for Canada flights, click here).

• Atlanta – Daily flights from Toronto resuming July 1
• Boston – Daily flights from Toronto and Montreal
• Chicago – Daily flights from Toronto and Montreal
• Cleveland – Daily flights from Toronto resuming Aug. 1
• Columbus – Daily flights from Toronto resuming July 1
• Denver – Daily flights from Toronto; 4 flights per week from Montreal (restarted June 19); daily flights from Vancouver resuming July 1
• Detroit – Daily flights from Toronto resuming July 1
• Fort Lauderdale – Three flights per week from Toronto; three flights per week from Montreal
• Honolulu – Three flights per week from Vancouver resuming August 1; two flights per week from Montreal starting December 12; three flights per week from Toronto resuming Dec. 17; three flights per week from Calgary starting December 18
• Houston – Daily flights from Toronto resumed June 1; daily flights from Montreal resuming August 1
• Las Vegas – Four flights per week from Vancouver resuming August 1
• L.A. – Four flights per week from Vancouver; three flights per week from Toronto (resumed May 21); daily flights from Montreal (resumed June 1)
• Maui – Three flights per week from Vancouver resuming August 3; four flights per week from Calgary resuming December 17; one flight per week from Toronto, starting December 18
• New York (LaGuardia) – Twice daily flights from Toronto and daily flights from Montreal
• Newark – Daily flights from Toronto and Montreal
• Orlando – Weekly flights from Toronto; three flights per week from Montreal resuming July 2
• Philadelphia – Two daily flights resuming August 1
• Pittsburgh – Two daily flights from Toronto resuming August 1
• Phoenix – Weekly flights from Vancouver
• Portland – Weekly flights from Vancouver
• San Francisco – Daily flights from Vancouver; five flights per week from Toronto; four flights per week from Montreal resuming July 1
• Seattle – Daily flights from Vancouver; daily flights from Toronto resuming August 1
• Tampa – Two flights per week resuming July 17
• Washington, D.C. – Daily flights from Toronto and Montreal

 

The Caribbean

For more details about Air Canada’s service to the Caribbean click here.

• Barbados – Weekly flights from Toronto
• Bermuda – Weekly flights from Toronto resuming August 7
• Cancun – Weekly flights from Toronto and Montreal resuming June 26
• Cayo Coco – Weekly flights from Toronto and Montreal resuming July 3
• Kingston – Weekly flight from Toronto
• Mexico City – Four flights per week from Toronto; two flights per week from Montreal and two flights per week from Vancouver
• Montego Bay – Weekly flights from Toronto resuming July 4
• Nassau – Weekly flights from Toronto resuming July 3
• Punta Cana – Weekly flights from Toronto and Montreal resuming June 26
• Varadero – Weekly flights from Toronto resuming July 3; weekly flights from Montreal resuming July 4

 

Europe, the Middle East and India

For more details about Air Canada’s service to Europe, the Middle East and India click here.

• Athens – Two flights per week from Toronto and Montreal
• Brussels – Two flights per week from Montreal
• Cairo – Three flights per week from Montreal
• Casablanca – Three flights per week from Montreal
• Delhi – Daily flights from Toronto resuming July 29; daily flights from Montreal resuming July 31
• Doha – Three flights per week
• Dubai – Three flights per week
• Dublin – Three flights per week from Toronto resume August 1
• Frankfurt – Five flights per week from Toronto; five flights per week from Montreal; three flights per week from Calgary resuming August 1
• Lisbon – Two flights per week from Toronto resuming July 3; one flight per week from Montreal resuming July 2
• London – Daily flights from Toronto; three flights per week from Vancouver (resumed June 20); three flights per week from Montreal resuming August 3
• Paris – Daily flights from Montreal
• Rome – Two flights per week from Toronto resuming July 2; one flight per week from Montreal resuming July 3
• Tel Aviv – Two flights per week from Toronto; two flights per week from Montreal resuming August 1
• Zurich – Three flights per week from Toronto resuming August 3

 

Asia / Pacific

For more details about Air Canada’s service to Asia / Pacific click here.

• Hong Kong – Two flights per week from Toronto and Vancouver
• Seoul – Two flights per week from Toronto and Vancouver
• Shanghai – Weekly flights from Toronto and Vancouver (include a technical stop in Seoul)
• Tokyo – Three flights per week from Vancouver

 

South America

For more details about Air Canada’s service to South America click here.

• Bogota – Two flights per week from Toronto; Weekly flights from Montreal resuming August 5
• Sao Paulo – Three flights per week from Toronto resuming August 2

Source: Travelweek

 

 

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