If you’re planning on taking some flights to Vancouver within the coming months, the choices from Canadian airways have elevated. 

Canada’s two largest airways launched quite a few new routes throughout Canada to locations world wide this summer season, together with a number of from the Decrease Mainland. 

And whereas it has serviced Japanese Canada for 16 years, Porter Airways introduced in February that it might be launching its first route from Vancouver, with direct service to the nation’s capital slated to begin in the summertime. 

Take a look at some new routes from B.C.’s largest airport. 

Air Canada broadcasts three new Vancouver routes

Air Canada will begin 4 flights weekly connecting Vancouver Worldwide Airport (YVR) and Singapore’s Changi Worldwide Airport (SIN) beginning on April 3, 2024, marking the airline’s first direct service between the cities in over three a long time. 

Canada’s flag service says the brand new route will supply better connectivity for travellers venturing onward to locations throughout North America through YVR, and at SIN, to and from locations throughout “Southeast Asia, South India, and Western Australia with Star Alliance and codeshare associate Singapore Airways,” based on a information launch. 

The outbound service from YVR can be out there in April 2024 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, departing at 12:15 a.m. The return service from SIN will go away at 9.10 a.m. (native time) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Singapore Airways at present presents a direct service between the 2 cities however has determined to finish the route in September.

Air Canada can even supply a brand new, direct service to Dubai beginning within the fall. The route will function 4 instances weekly starting Oct. 28, onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft options three cabins of service for patrons to select from, together with Signature Class with lie-flat seats, Premium Economic system, and Economic system Class.

The service at present additionally presents a every day continuous service between Toronto and Dubai. 

Air Canada additionally kicked off the summer season season with the introduction of a brand new U.S. route, connecting YVR with the Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD) in Washington, DC. 

The brand new route will function 5 instances weekly, with flights departing YVR at 8:15 a.m. and departing IAD at 5:10 p.m. (EST). Air passengers will journey on the 737 MAX 8, which has a seat capability of 169 passengers.

WestJet broadcasts new Vancouver routes

Canada’s second-largest airline commenced two new routes out of Vancouver this yr, with journeys to Atlanta, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee.  

The Atlanta route launched Could 17 and operates 4 instances weekly, with red-eye flights leaving Vancouver on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 10:25 p.m. and arriving within the capital of Georgia at 6:05 a.m. the following day.

The return flights go away Atlanta on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 9 a.m. (Japanese) and goal to reach in Vancouver at 11:23 a.m.

The Nashville flights launched Could 19 and function twice weekly, departing from YVR on Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m., and arriving within the Tennessee hub at 4:19 p.m. The return flights are additionally on Mondays and Fridays. They go away Nashville at 5:05 p.m. and arrive in Vancouver at 7:55 p.m. 

Porter Airways broadcasts new Vancouver route

Porter Airways launched a brand new continuous route connecting YVR with Ottawa Worldwide Airport (YOW) on July 26. 

The airline presents a every day round-trip flight, with planes leaving Vancouver at 7:45 a.m. and arriving in Ottawa at 4:03 p.m. Within the different route, the Ottawa flight is scheduled to depart at 6 p.m. and arrive in Vancouver at 7:37 p.m.

Travellers will fly on the 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 plane, which is taken into account essentially the most environmentally-friendly single-aisle plane. It has the bottom gasoline consumption per seat and per journey amongst 120 to 150-seat plane and is the quietest single-aisle jet flying at the moment.

With information from Glen Korstrom.