Air Canada adds more Vancouver to London Services, cuts others…

Air Canada will be boosting its Vancouver to London Heathrow services during the summer period of 2016, however other routes will feel cuts.

Firstly the boost between Vancouver and Heathrow, which will add a second daily service between 1st June and 29th September 2016 (from Vancouver).

Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER at Toronto Pearson International Airport Image, Economy Class and Beyond

The current flight pair – AC854/AC855 – will remain, with AC896/AC897 joining the party for part of the summer.

The combined timetable looks a bit like this:

Vancouver to London Heathrow 
AC854 DEPART YVR 18:30 ARRIVE LHR 11:40+1 Boeing 777-300ER
AC896 DEPART YVR 21:10 ARRIVE LHR 14:20+1 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

London Heathrow to Vancouver
AC855 DEPART LHR 10:05 ARRIVE YVR 11:35  Boeing 777-300ER
AC897 DEPART LHR 16:15 ARRIVE YVR 17:45  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

AC854/AC855 operates with a Boeing 777-300ER, operates through entire timetable
AC896 operates from Vancouver between 1st June and 29th September 2016
AC897 operates from London Heathrow between 2nd June and 30th September 2016

Booked equipment for AC854/AC855 - Boeing 777-300ER
Booked equipment for AC896/AC897 - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Data: Airlineroute

Whilst Vancouver gets a major boost in capacity over the summer, other routes to London will be cut, with the seasonal route between Edmonton and London Heathrow being chopped.

Meanwhile, Calgary to London Heathrow will be shrunk from an 11 times a week service to a daily service (7 times a week)

Whilst more services to Vancouver are welcome, for those who want to go to Calgary or Edmonton will have to make more connections when they travel.

As usual, plan appropriately and check for changes – especially as Summer 2016 won’t be far away soon.

Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond – Your no-nonsense guide to network news, honest reviews, with in-depth coverage, unique research as well as the humour and madness as I only know how to deliver.

Follow me on Twitter at @EconomyBeyond for the latest updates! You can also follow me on Instagram too!

Also remember that as well as being part of BoardingArea, we’re also part of BoardingArea.eu, delivering frequent flyer news, miles and points to European readers