Air Canada says it is boosting its Ottawa schedule by almost 60 per cent with flights to Calgary and Winnipeg now operating year-round, increased flights providing additional capacity to Halifax and Quebec City, and the addition of widebody service to Vancouver.
Additional schedule improvements include more flights to popular leisure destinations like Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Cancun and Punta Cana this winter.
“Ottawa is an important part of Air Canada’s network and in response to demand, we are growing our capacity to our nation’s capital city by almost 60 per cent compared to 2023. We are very excited to add more flights to the rest of the country with the extension of key non-stop routes to year-round and additional capacity to other cities. We are also adding capacity to popular sun destinations and in conjunction with our joint venture partner United Airlines, increasing options for travel to and from the U.S.,” said Mark Galardo, executive vice-president, revenue and network planning at Air Canada, in a press release.
Air Canada increases Ottawa schedule
Increased domestic schedule:
From Ottawa |
Schedule resumptions and service improvements |
Ottawa (YOW) – Calgary (YYC) |
Daily service resumed May 1 now extended to year-round |
Ottawa (YOW) – Winnipeg (YWG) |
Daily service resumed April 30 now extended to year- |
Ottawa (YOW) – Halifax (YHZ) |
Increases to three times daily from once daily as of July 1 |
Ottawa (YOW) – Quebec (YQB) |
Increased to daily service as of May 1 |
Ottawa (YOW) – Vancouver (YVR) |
Two times daily, with one flight on a Boeing 787-9 |
Transborder schedule improvements:
From Ottawa |
Winter 2024 service improvements |
Ottawa (YOW) – Fort Lauderdale (FLL) |
Increases from four to six times weekly – seasonal |
Ottawa (YOW) – Orlando (MCO) |
Increases from two to four times weekly – seasonal |
Ottawa (YOW) – Tampa (TPA) |
Increases from one to two times weekly – seasonal |
Air Canada’s joint venture partner United Airlines also increases Ottawa’s capacity this winter with an additional frequency each day to Chicago and to Washington-Dulles.Â
In total, the combined Air Canada and United Airlines U.S. schedule from Ottawa will offer (excluding services to Florida):
- Ottawa to Chicago (three times daily)
- Ottawa to New York-Newark (three times daily)
- Ottawa to Washington-Dulles (three times daily)
- Ottawa to Washington-Reagan (once daily)
Sun destinations:
From Ottawa |
Winter 2024 service improvements |
Ottawa (YOW) – Cancun (CUN) |
Increase from three to four times weekly – seasonal |
Ottawa (YOW) – Punta Cana (PUJ) |
Increase from three to four times weekly – seasonal |