Sunday, February 8, 2009

Air Canada Jazz to Operate New San Diego - Calgary Service

Air Canada announced the introduction of the only daily nonstop service between San Diego and Calgary, Alberta. The new service, starting May 15, 2009, complements Air Canada’s existing daily San Diego–Vancouver nonstop service.

"We are delighted to offer our U.S. customers the convenience of the only daily non-stop services connecting San Diego to Calgary, in addition to Vancouver," said Daniel Shurz, Vice President, Network Planning for Air Canada. "We know our customers appreciate the choice and convenience of more nonstop flights and, with the introduction of these new routes, the airline continues to offer the most extensive route network serving Calgary of any airline. With this new route, Air Canada will now offer nonstop service between Calgary and 34 cities, including nine in the United States."

"We are pleased to welcome this new international nonstop service to Calgary, a major business center and visitor destination," said Thella F. Bowens, President/CEO of the Airport Authority. "Calgary one of Canada’s largest metropolitan areas, in addition to Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, with robust industry leading Canada’s energy sector, world-class events like the Calgary Stampede and a proud Winter Olympics tradition with the Rocky Mountains nearby. We know business people and leisure travelers will benefit from this new route."

Air Canada flight 8307 will depart Calgary daily at 12:55 p.m., arriving in San Diego at 3 p.m. Air Canada flight 8308 will depart San Diego daily at 11:55 a.m., arriving in Calgary at 4:05 p.m. The flights are timed for convenient connections in Calgary to and from Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg and Toronto.

Flights will be operated by Air Canada Jazz, Air Canada’s regional affiliate, onboard 75-seat CRJ-705 aircraft offering a choice of Executive or Economy Class service. The aircraft feature free personal audio-video entertainment at every seat with a choice of 24 movies and 100 hours of TV programming. Montreal-based Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 170 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag carrier is the 14th largest commercial airline in the world and serves 34 million customers annually. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network. Air Canada aircraft offer customers individualized seatback in-flight entertainment systems with hundreds of hours of digital audio-visual entertainment.

The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority was established by state law in 2003 to operate San Diego International Airport and to address the region’s long-term air transportation needs. San Diego International Airport — funded through user fees and not local taxes — served 18.1 million passengers in 2008 and generates some $10 billion in annual economic impact for the region.

(San Diego Airport Public Relations - Media)

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