- Air Canada's code added on
10 routes operated by airBaltic to Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius
- airBaltic's code added on Air Canada's routes between
Canada and Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Stockholm
MONTREAL, Oct. 23,
2024 /CNW/ - Air Canada and airBaltic today announced
a codeshare agreement* providing customers additional, convenient
travel options when flying between Canada and Europe's Baltic states.
Effective for travel beginning November
6, 2024, Air Canada's marketing code will be placed on 10
routes operated by airBaltic, enabling customers to travel
conveniently to Latvia,
Estonia and Lithuania on a single ticket. The routes
include the capital cities of Vilnius (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia)
and Tallinn (Estonia) from several European gateways,
including Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Stockholm.
Also effective for travel beginning November 6, 2024, airBaltic's marketing code will
be placed on two routes operated by Air Canada from Toronto to Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Next summer, airBaltic's marketing
code will be added on Air Canada's seasonal services from
Montreal to Copenhagen and Amsterdam, as well as Toronto to Stockholm.
"Air Canada is very pleased to expand its longstanding
relationship with airBaltic to enable greater connectivity and
customer convenience when travelling between Canada and Northern
Europe. This new codeshare partnership serves the growing
travel demand between Canada and
the Baltic region and builds on
Air Canada's global growth strategy by leveraging its extensive,
non-stop network from Canada to
Scandinavia and key European gateways including Amsterdam," said Mark Galardo, Executive
Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning at Air Canada.
"We are pleased to announce our codeshare agreement with our
long-term interline partner Air Canada, providing our customers
with enhanced connectivity. This new codeshare partnership will now
offer both airBaltic and Air Canada travellers expanded travel
options between all three Baltic
capitals and Canada, with a
seamless one-stop connection through other European cities. We are
looking forward to successful, long-term collaboration," stated
Martin Gauss, President and CEO at
airBaltic.
The airlines will also be exploring benefits for each other's
loyalty programme members in the future.
Seats are available for sale now at aircanada.com, via Air
Canada's Contact Centres, and through travel agents.
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carrier and a founding member of Star
Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation
network. Air Canada provides
scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in
Canada, the United States and Internationally on six
continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air
Canada's Aeroplan program is
Canada's premier travel loyalty
program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world's
largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an
extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental partners.
Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than
any other Canadian tour operator to hundreds of destinations
worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, day
tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo,
provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of
destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger and
freighter aircraft. Air Canada aims to achieve an ambitious
net zero emissions goal from all global operations by
2050. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the TSX in
Canada and the OTCQX in the
US.
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