Air Canada NW23 Intercontinental Network Changes – 23JUL23
Published at 0400GMT 25JUL23
Air Canada in the last few weeks filed various changes to its intercontinental network for Northern winter 2023/24 season, effective 28/29OCT23 – 30MAR24.
This update includes various changed previously not covered on AeroRoutes since last summary report in late-March 2023. Schedule comparisons listed below are based 26MAR23/02APR23 vs 23JUL23. Note the term “initially filed” refers to schedule listing as of 26MAR23 or 02APR23.
Calgary – Frankfurt 28OCT23 – 04DEC23 7 weekly service maintained, instead of initially filed 6 weekly. 787-9 operating
Montreal – Athens Service extends to 26NOV23 for 2023, 3 weekly 787-9
Montreal – Brussels eff 29FEB24 A330-300 replaces 787-9, 1 daily
Montreal – Delhi eff 29OCT23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly. Previously not covered, service further increase to 5 weekly from 05DEC23. Planned 787-9 replacing 777-200LR unchanged
Montreal – Lisbon 07JAN24 – 21FEB24 Service maintained, 3 weekly A330-300
Montreal – Paris CDG eff 28OCT23 1 of 2 daily AC874/875 A330-300 service maintained, replacing initially filed 787-9
Montreal – Rome Fiumicino eff 28OCT23 Planned increase from 2 to 3 weekly unchanged, offered for entire season instead of until early-Jan 2024. Previously filed 787-8 aircraft has been revised to following
28OCT23 – 29NOV23 777-300ER
01DEC23 – 28FEB24 A330-300
eff 01MAR24 777-300ER
Montreal – Sao Paulo Guarulhos Revised operational frequencies, 787-9 operating
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 3 weekly (Initially filed as 5 weekly)
eff 01DEC23 5 weekly (Initially filed as 6 weekly)
Toronto – Amsterdam 1 daily service scheduled for entire NW23, instead of initially filed 3-5 weekly. 787-8 replaces A330-300
Toronto – Athens Service in 2023 extended to 25NOV23, 4 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Copenhagen 787-9 replaces initially filed A330-300, 3 weekly (4 weekly from 18DEC23)
Toronto – Dublin eff 04NOV23 Reduce from initially filed 5 weekly to 4, 787-9 operating
Toronto – Frankfurt Revised operational aircraft from 29OCT23
AC840/841 787-9 replaces 777-300ER
AC842/843 777-300ER replaces -200LR. 6 weekly flights instead of 7 28OCT23 – 03DEC23 (Initially filed 5 weekly 28OCT23 – 04DEC23)
Toronto – Lisbon 08JAN24 – 22FEB24 4 weekly A330-300 service maintained
Toronto – London Heathrow eff 28OCT23 2 daily 400-seater 777-300ER for nonstop terminator, instead of initially filed 787-9 (Selected dates in February 2024 is scheduled with A330-300 and 787-9)
Toronto – Munich 28OCT23 – 04DEC23 Planned reduction from 7 to 6 weekly removed. Initially filed 787-9 aircraft for NW23 replaced by following aircraft
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 777-200LR
eff 01DEC23 A330-300
Toronto – Paris CDG Previously filed 787-9 aircraft replaced by following aircraft
28OCT23 – 29NOV23 787-8
eff 30NOV23 A330-300
Toronto – Rome Fiumicino Planned increase from 3 to 4 weekly in NW23 remains unchanged, and offered year-round instead of until early-Jan 2024. Initially filed 787-8 replaced by following aircraft
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 450-seater 777-300ER
02DEC23 – 27FEB24 A330-300
eff 29FEB24 400-seater 777-300ER
Toronto – Santiago de Chile Previously filed 6th weekly flight (reported on AeroRoutes in late-May/early-June) for November 2023 removed. 787-9 operates 5 weekly flights for entire season
Toronto – Tel Aviv 09JAN24 – 28FEB24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly. 5 of 6 weekly 787-8 replaces -9
Toronto – Vienna Initially filed 787-9 aircraft replaced by following aircraft, 5 weekly
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 787-8
01DEC23 – 31DEC23 A330-300
eff 01JAN24 787-8 (The 787-9 is scheduled from YYZ on 01MAR24 and 08MAR24)
Toronto – Zurich
eff 28OCT23 777-200LR replaces previously filed 787-9
Service reduces from 7 to 6 weekly during following periods: 05NOV23 – 12NOV23, 10JAN24 – 23JAN24
Vancouver – Auckland eff 02DEC23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-9 (Previous: increase from 3 to 5 weekly)
Vancouver – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi eff 01DEC23 Seasonal service resumption, 4 weekly 787-9 (Planned 5th weekly removed)
Vancouver – Brisbane
eff 28OCT23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9 unchanged
05NOV23 – 03DEC23 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
Vancouver – London Heathrow eff 28OCT23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces initially filed 787-9, 1 daily
Separately, Toronto – Cancun’s 1 daily round-trip by the 777-300ER has switched from 450-seater to 400-seater. Summary of 450-seater 777-300ER operation, including North America, for Northern winter 2023/24 season as of 23JUL23:
Montreal – Cancun 1 daily from 02DEC23
Montreal – Frankfurt 1 daily
Montreal – Paris CDG 1 daily
Montreal – Rome Fiumicino 3 weekly until 29NOV23
Montreal – Tokyo Narita 4 weekly
Montreal – Vancouver 1 daily (AC311/304)
Toronto – Mexico City 13DEC23 / 15DEC23 (YYZ departure)
Toronto – Rome Fiumicino 4 weekly until 30NOV23
Toronto – Tokyo Narita 3 weekly
Previously reported changes:
Montreal – Barcelona eff 28OCT23 Service extends to year-round, 4 weekly 787-8 in NW23
Montreal – Lima 2 weekly 787-8 service resumption from 29OCT23 cancelled
Montreal – Milan Malpensa eff 28OCT23 A330-300 continues to operate, replacing 787-8, 4 weekly
Montreal – Shanghai Pu Dong Service remains cancelled in NW23
Montreal – Tokyo Narita eff 29OCT23 450-seater 777-300ER continues to operate, replacing 787-9. Increase from 3 to 4 weekly (777 replaces 787-9 from 21SEP23)
Montreal – Toulouse eff 29OCT23 4 weekly A330-300 scheduled in NW23, instead of 5 in NS23 (Previous: 3 weekly)
Toronto – Beijing Capital Service remains cancelled in NW23
Toronto – Bogota eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A330-300
Toronto – Brussels Service during Northern winter season removed
Toronto – Edinburgh Service extends to year-round, 3 weekly 787-9 in NW23. Service suspended 08JAN24 – 29FEB24
Toronto – Hong Kong Service remains cancelled in NW23
Toronto – Lima 3 weekly 787-8 service resumption from 29OCT23 cancelled
Toronto – London Heathrow – Mumbai eff 28OCT23 1 daily 787-9 (Seasonal service resumption)
Toronto – Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Buenos Aires Ezeiza eff 27OCT23 Northern winter season increases from 4 to 5 weekly (6 from 06DEC23. Overall service for Sao Paulo during Northern winter remains unchanged at 7 weekly). 787-9 operating
Toronto – Shanghai Pu Dong Service remains cancelled in NW23
Toronto – Tokyo Narita eff 28OCT23 Reduce from previously filed 7 weekly to 3. 450-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9
Vancouver – Beijing Capital Service remains cancelled in NW23
Vancouver – Delhi Service remains cancelled in NW23
Vancouver – Dubai eff 28OCT23 4 weekly 787-9, new route
Vancouver – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 27OCT23 4 weekly service maintained, instead of 1 daily. 787-9 operating
Vancouver – Sydney 02DEC23 – 16JAN24 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly, 777-200LR operating (Previous: 02DEC23 – 20JAN24 with 777-200LR/787-9. Increase is identical to NW22)