Air Canada Expands China Offering

Air Canada is to double its daily Vancouver- Beijing service and increase the frequencies of its Toronto-Shanghai non- stop flights. The added Vancouver-Beijing daily flight will operate between July 1 and September 30, using a 211-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft.

The Toronto-Shanghai service will begin April 6 with service three days a week. Effective June 30, it will increase to daily service starting for the summer peak and continue as a three-day-a-week service for the 2007-2008 winter schedule.

In total, Air Canada will operate five daily non-stops between Canada and China this summer. Customers will have the opportunity to enjoy Air Canada's premium Executive First Service, including lie-flat seats on new Boeing 777 aircraft on select flights, and benefit from convenient connections made possible by Air Canada's extensive North American and international network.