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(AC)Air Canada operated its first flight in 1937. At that time, it was known as Trans Canada Air Lines. Today, Air Canada is the 15th largest airline in the world and the largest full service airline in Canada. It also holds the distinction of being the largest scheduled passenger service provider to and from Canada in the international market, as well as the US transborder and domestic Canadian markets.
Website: Visit www.aircanada.com for updated information related to tickets, reservations, airfares, cheap offers and booking flights from UK and other global cities. The website guides you about many passenger centric services including baggage, online check in etc.
Major Routes: Air Canada flies to a plethora of worldwide destinations. The airline uses its Star Alliance membership to its benefit with a number of its alliance partners allowing it to penetrate far into the distant continents globally. The airline along with its regional partner Jazz, serves over 32 million travellers per year and provides direct passenger service to over 170 destination in five continents. For flying to or from London, Air Canada is the airline of choice for many. Passengers must check the airline’s interactive route map for exact details by clicking on the following link. http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/destinations/maps/index.html
Frequent Flyer Programme: Air Canada's frequent flyer programme is called the Aeroplan. This is supposedly the largest and the most extensive loyalty programme of its kind in the world and offers countless benefits. Visit www.aeroplan.com to find out different aspects covered by the programme.
Lounges: Air Canada is well known for its award winning Maple Leaf lounges. There are as many as 20 of these lounges spread across major airports in Canada and abroad. Some of the facilities available in the lounges are wireless Internet connection, secure PC workstations, complimentary alcoholic/non alcoholic beverages and light snacks, Sony High Definition televisions along with Bell TV HD programming, newspapers, magazines, and conference rooms in specific locations.
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(AC)Alliances and codeshare partnerships: Being one of the founding members of the Star Alliance gives Air Canada is able to provide its passengers access to the humongous Star Alliance network. Furthermore, the airline has entered into codeshare partnerships with many of the Star Alliance members as well as other airlines. The list of its codeshare partners is as follows:
- Air Central
- Brussels Airlines
- Qantas
- Air China
- Cathay Pacific
- SAM Airlines
- Air New Zealand
- Continental Airlines
- SAS Scandinavian Airlines
- Air One
- Corsairfly
- Shanghai Airlines
- ANA
- Eva Air
- Singapore Airlines
- Asiana Airlines
- Japan Airlines
- Spanair
- Austrian Airlines
- Jet Airways India
- Swiss
- Avianca
- LOT - Polish Airlines
- Tam Linhas Aereas
- bmi
- Lufthansa
- TAP Portugal
- British Airways
- Mexicana
- Thai Airways
- United Airlines
Cabin Classes: The cabin classes of Air Canada are as follows:
- Executive First Service for International travel
- Economy Class for International travel
- Executive Class for North American and Caribbean destinations
- Economy Class for North American and Caribbean destinations
In-flight Service and Entertainment: Air Canada is the first North American airline to roll out lie flat beds throughout its business class cabins in international flights. The airline also completed a fleetwide refurbishment programme, which enables it to maintain consistent facilities aboard different aircrafts. Besides, exclusive food and drink, Air Canada offers varied entertainment options like numerous TV programmes, movies, and music channels.
Hubs: Air Canada has hubs in four Canadian cities, namely Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Online check-in: This facility is available until an hour before take off for international flights. The timing is same for flights between Canada and the US. For flights within Canada, check in is possible until half an hour before flight departure. For connecting flights, check in needs to be completed up to 24 hours before the departure of the final connecting flight. It is mandatory that one relies upon the airport local time of the last flight for determining check in time.
Air Canada also provides the facility of mobile check in, which includes Apple and Blackberry applications. Refer to the website for further details.
Baggage Policy: The baggage policy of Air Canada is pretty extensive and has numerous aspects like lost and found baggage, checked baggage, carry on baggage, sports equipment, musical equipment, and hunting equipment. The following link to the airline’s website provides an in-depth understanding of all issues pertaining to baggage policy.
http://www.aircanada.com/uk/en/customercare/baggage.html
Fleet Information: Air Canada operates a huge fleet of about 335 aircrafts. This includes 123 aircrafts from Jazz, its regional partner. Air Canada’s fleet is among the youngest and the most fuel efficient in the world. The specific fleet of Air Canada is as follows:
- Airbus A319
- Airbus A320
- Airbus A321
- Airbus A330-300
- Boeing 767-300
- Boeing 777-200 LR
- Boeing 777-300 ER
- Embraer 175
- Embraer 190
In addition, Air Canada is all set to jack up its existing fleet with modern aircrafs. The airliner has placed quite a few new orders for Boeing 777 and 787 Dreamliners.
Awards and Accolades: Here is a sampling of some of the awards that Air Canada picked up in recent times. In 2009, Air Canada bagged the following awards in Business Traveler magazine:
- Best Flight Attendants in North America
- Best In-flight Services in North America
- Best North American Airline for Business Class Service
- Best North American Airline for International Travel
Furthermore, Global Traveler magazine readers voted Air Canada as:
- Best Airline in Canada
- Best Airline in North America
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