They kept it fairly quiet, indeed for many, it was under the radar, but Air Canada operated its first non-stop scheduled service between Montreal and Cairo today, to provide a new gateway to Africa for Canadians.
Flight schedule from Montreal-Cairo:
Flight | Departs | Arrives | Days of Week |
AC74 | Montreal 17:50 | Cairo 10:15 +1 day | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
AC75 | Cairo 12:00 | Montreal 17:00 | Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
"Air Canada is pleased to offer its first scheduled flights to Egypt. We are strategically rebuilding our international network by adding new routes that support leisure and visiting friends and family travel. With few non-stop options to Egypt from North America, we see opportunities to launch new non-stop flights to Cairo from Montreal where there is an established Egyptian community. We have also built convenient connections to and from our Cairo flights from across Canada and the US at our Montreal hub. This new route shows our commitment to rebuild our international network and our Montreal hub, which have been dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," said Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Revenue Management.
The carrier will be operating a Boeing 787-8 configured with 255 seats split over the three cabins: Air Canada Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy class on the three flights each week
Flights are timed to optimize connectivity across Air Canada's network and expanded codeshare cooperation with Star Alliance partner Egyptair will also allow Air Canada customers to conveniently connect to several points in Egypt (Aswan, Hurghada, Luxor and Sharm El Sheikh), Bahrain and Jordan (Amman).
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