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Air Canada Reinstates Daily Service to Asian Destinations

MONTREAL, July 15 /CNW Telbec/ – In response to increased demand for
travel to and from Asia, Air Canada has reinstated flights on several of its
Asian routes on which capacity had been reduced due to the SARS-related drop
in air travel demand. To meet travel demand over the peak summer months, and
offer business travellers the convenience of daily scheduled service, Air
Canada has reinstated daily service, non-stop from Vancouver, and adjusted
capacity as follows:

Shanghai: Daily flights resumed July 14 from reduced schedule since May;
operated with Boeing 767 aircraft.

Beijing: Daily flights to resume July 30 since suspension June 6;
operated with Boeing 767 aircraft.

Hong Kong: Daily flights resumed June 23 following reduced schedule since
May; operated with Airbus A340 aircraft.

Seoul: Daily service maintained with aircraft upgauged to Airbus A340
from Boeing 767 effective June 30 with additional second daily flights on
selected days during the months of July and August.

Tokyo (Narita): Aircraft upgauged to Boeing 747 from Airbus A340
effective June 18; daily service maintained, as has been daily service to
Osaka that will be operated with larger Airbus A340 aircraft effective
September 1, an upgauge from Boeing 767 aircraft operating since March.

“With the impact of SARS effectively behind us, we’re seeing a return in
demand for travel to and from Asia as a result of both pent up demand from
business travellers as well as increased leisure traffic,” said Montie Brewer,
Executive Vice President, Commercial. “As we adjust our schedule in light of
encouraging market indicators, we will continue to offer customers the choice
and convenience of daily service to Asia.”
With the reinstatement of daily service to these destinations, Air Canada
offers 42 weekly non-stop flights to six destinations in Asia. On October 26,
2003, Air Canada will introduce daily non-stop service to Delhi from Toronto.
The new route, operated with Airbus A340 aircraft, will offer the only non-
stop service between North America and India featuring convenient same-day
connections for flights to other major cities in India and across North
America.

two days ago AC announced that it was cutting out some executive managers making it the leanest airline in North America in terms of senior management.