Air Canada Launches New US Routes from Halifax and Vancouver

Recently, Air Canada has been teeming with new route announcements. In the past few months, we’ve seen new or restored service to Copenhagen, Austin, Miami, Osaka, Bangkok, and Mumbai. 

Furthermore, the airline has placed orders for a number of new aircraft, including the Airbus A321XLR and, farther down the line, ES-30 electric aircraft.

This week, Canada’s largest airline has announced upcoming daily service on routes between Halifax–New York (Newark) and Vancouver–Houston. 

Air Canada’s New Vancouver–Houston Route

Air Canada will fly daily between Vancouver and Houston as of December 16, 2022. Currently, the route is scheduled to operate throughout the year.

The flight will operate daily in both directions, and the flight times are as follows:

• AC1300 Vancouver (YVR) to Houston (IAH), departing 8:45am and arriving 3:08pm

• AC1301 Houston (IAH) to Vancouver (YVR), departing 4:30pm and arriving 7:15pm

The flight will be operated by the two-cabin Airbus A220 aircraft, with business class and economy cabins.

At just over four hours in duration, you won’t have the comfort of a lie-flat seat in business class, but you should be just fine otherwise. The newer Airbus A220s offer updated onboard amenities, such as a crisp, responsive touch-screen entertainment system, USB-C charging, and refreshed interiors.

Air Canada’s New Halifax–New York Route

Air Canada will fly daily between Halifax and New York (Newark) as of December 16, 2022. Currently, the route is scheduled to operate throughout the year.

The flight will operate daily in both directions, and the flight times are as follows:

• AC8670 Halifax (YHZ) to Newark (EWR), departing 11:45am and arriving 1:04pm

• AC8669 Newark (EWR) to Vancouver (YHZ), departing 1:45pm and arriving 4:35pm

The flight will be operated by the De Havilland-Bombardier Dash-8, with an all-economy cabin. At just over two hours in duration, you’ll be comfortable enough for the short hop between the two airports.

Booking Air Canada’s New US Flights

Aeroplan is the first program we look at for booking Air Canada flights, especially since Aeroplan has access to every single seat for sale.

For the Vancouver–Houston route, at 1,971 miles in distance, booking a flight with Aeroplan points could cost 25,000 Aeroplan points per person one-way in business class. This assumes…