This Saturday (June 4), Air Canada resumed non-stop operations between Montreal (YUL) and Tokyo (NRT) after a two-year absence. The company will offer two flights a week and will be the company’s third non-stop link in the Japanese capital.
Flight AC 5 was operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft registered C – GHQY and took off from Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport at 13:41 local time and landed at Terminal 1 Narita International Airport at 15:10 the following day.
Flight Itinerary
- Montreal – Tokyo Narita Flight AC 5 YUL 13:40 – NRT 15:45+1 Tuesday and Saturday.
- Tokyo Narita – Montreal Flight AC 6 NRT 17:30 – YUL 16:45 Tuesday and Saturday.
The flights will be operated on Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with a capacity of 255 and 298 seats, respectively. Beginning September 7, the carrier increases this service to five weekly flights with the intention of capturing the fall tourism demand.
«Since the only flight from Asia to Montreal is Narita, it is expected to be used from Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. For the fall, Japanese customers are also feeling Canada’s autumn goodness» said Takayo Weiss, Air Canada’s Director of Sales for Asia – Pacific region.
The Canadian flag carrier launched flights between Montreal and Tokyo Narita on June 1, 2018, where it became the second non-stop service from Asia to Trudeau International Airport (YUL), this route offers convenient connections to the East Coast of the United States, South America, and the Caribbean.
Air Canada’s Tokyo schedule
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, the company will have an offer of 7,656 seats per week to Narita International Airport (NRT) from three Canadian destinations, the schedule is as follows:
- Vancouver (YVR) daily flights.
- Toronto (YYZ) five times a week.
- Montreal (YUL) twice weekly.
All operations will be operated by Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
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Recovery in the Asia-Pacific region
According to Reuters, Air Canada expects flights between Canada and Asia-Pacific to recover to pre-pandemic levels by December 2023, the carrier expects to double its operations in the region by the winter season.
The company expects to add a new destination in the Asia-Pacific region in the near future to meet pent-up travel demand.
«We will probably make a decision within the next month or so,» Weiss added.
The Canadian flag carrier is looking to expand its presence in the region to meet high demand, particularly in Southeast Asian nations, the area where it has recovered the fastest from the COVID-19 pandemic.
