Air Canada resuming its direct flights to Delhi

Toronto, Dec 5: Air Canada will begin non-stop service from Toronto to Delhi, beginning in November 2015, the airline said in an official announcement Friday from Montreal. The new route, the first to be dedicated from Air Canada's Boeing 787-9 series aircraft, will open opportunities in the Indian subcontinent, currently the largest international market not served by Air Canada. International Trade Minister Ed Fast welcomed Air Canada's decision to resume its flights to Delhi. The flights were suspended, for no apparent reasons, in February 2007. Many Indo-Canadians were baffled as to how was it, when planes were invariably packed and India's economy red hot, that Air Canada decided to discontinue flying to any of the Indian cities. The direct flights to India will help boost exports and business opportunities, enhance tourism linkages, and foster Canada's already strong people-to-people ties with India. Calin Rovinescu, president and chief executive officer of Air Canada, said, "We will be offering the only non-stop flight from Canada to India using our newest Boeing 787 Dreamliners." Air Canada direct service to India will operate four times a week beginning Nov 1, 2015. Flights are timed for convenient connections both within Air Canada's North American network and in India on Air India or other interline partners to such cities as Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and other designations throughout Southeast Asia.