Air Canada and United will strengthen their cross-border capacity for the 2023 summer season, including new services between Washington – Dulles (IAD) and Western Canada.
Both airlines will optimize their schedules (subject to applicable government and regulatory conditions) and have added more flights, to offer more than 80 cross-border codeshare routes and more than 260 daily operations.
«Thanks to our long-standing partnership with United Airlines, Air Canada has been able to offer customers ever-increasing and significant benefits. This summer, customers will have even more choice and convenience with our joint summer schedule, made possible by our airlines’ new enhanced cross-border agreement,» said Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Revenue Management.
«With schedules designed to offer customers more flexibility with the most convenient times and connection options, as well as the ability to enjoy the benefits of both airlines’ loyalty programs, our agreement with Air Canada makes United the premier U.S. carrier for travel to Canada,» said Patrick Quayle, United Airlines Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances.
New service to Washington – Dulles (IAD)
Vancouver (YVR)
It begins June 1 and will be operated by Air Canada on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with a 169-seat capacity (16 Signature Class/153 Economy). The Canadian airline also connects to the U.S. capital from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and Montreal (YUL).
Flight Itinerary
- Vancouver – Washington Flight AC 1036 YVR 13:30 – IAD 19:54 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
- Washington – Vancouver Flight AC 1037 IAD 17:10 – YVR 20:01 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Calgary (YYC)
Starts June 2 and will be operated by United Airlines on 126-seat Airbus A319 aircraft (12 First Class/36 Economy Plus/78 Economy). The Chicago-based carrier connects to Alberta’s main provincial city from all its hubs in San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX), Denver (DEN), Houston (IAH), Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Newark (EWR).
Flight Itinerary
- Washington – Calgary Flight UA 2221 IAD 09:00 – YYC 11:59 daily flights.
- Calgary – Washington Flight UA 1125 YYC 13:30 – IAD 19:54 daily flights.
Cross-border scheduling
The two airlines will operate more than 260 daily operations between Canada and the United States for the summer of 2023, this represents a 20% increase compared to the previous year’s season. The schedule will include 120 daily flights between the airlines’ major markets.
Both carriers will provide coordinated schedules between United and Air Canada hubs, offering convenient connections for customers. The airlines have strengthened operations on their main trunk routes with 29 daily operations between Toronto Pearson (YYZ) – Newark (EWR) and Chicago (ORD), and 11 daily flights between Vancouver (YVR) and San Francisco (SFO).
| Route | Frequency | First Departure | Last Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Pearson - Chicago O'Hare | 13 Daily flights | 06:30 | 21:15 |
| Chicago O'Hare - Toronto Pearson | 13 Daily flights | 07:10 | 21:15 |
| Toronto Pearson - Newark | 16 Daily flights | 06:15 | 21:00 |
| Newark - Toronto Pearson | 16 Daily flights | 06:00 | 20:15 |
| Vancouver - San Francisco | 11 Daily flights | 07:00 | 21:00 |
| San Francisco - Vancouver | 11 Daily flights | 06:45 | 21:00 |
United and Air Canada will also offer increased connectivity between the United States and Western Canada with nine daily flights between Vancouver (YVR) and Newark (EWR), Houston (IAH) and Chicago (ORD); seven daily operations between Los Angeles (LAX) and Vancouver (YVR); a second daily flight will be added on routes between Calgary (YYC) with Houston (IAH) and Chicago (ORD) and a second daily operation between Edmonton (YEG) and Denver (DEN).
The airlines’ summer schedule also offers increased cross-border service between the U.S. and Western Canada. There will be nine daily flights between Vancouver (YVR) and New York/Newark, Houston (IAH) and Chicago (ORD), and seven daily flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Vancouver (YVR). A second daily flight will be added between Calgary (YYC) with Chicago (ORD) and Houston (IAH), and a second daily flight between Edmonton (YEG) and Denver (DEN).
See also: Air Canada inaugurates flights between Halifax and Newark
