Air Canada ramps up GP service to meet demand

Puddle-jumping from Grande Prairie to Edmonton or Calgary, or vice versa, is expected to be a bit easier starting this spring as Air Canada has introduced larger planes to help keep up with increasing demand for shorts flights in Western Canada.

The Q400 airplane –the Air Canada Express – seats 74 people and will be operated by Air Canada Jazz along with their current fleet of planes that carry 50 passengers each.

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Air Canada expands Asia-Pacific flights to boost revenue

Air Canada (AC.B-T 1.81 0.01 0.56%) unveiled a major expansion in its flights to Asia, a high-growth area for Canada’s biggest airline in recent years, as it seeks to boost revenue in an attempt to become profitable.

In what it described as its “most far-reaching international expansion of its schedule in its 75-year history,” Air Canada said on Thursday it would add flights from Canada to Asian cities including Beijing, Seoul and Narita, Japan. Subject to government approval, the airline will also start flying to Istanbul.

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