Air Canada launches only daily non-stop service between Canada-Australia
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Air Canada has marked the launch of the only daily non-stop flights between Canada and Sydney, Australia.
The new non-stop routing from Vancouver, with an elapsed time of approximately 15 hours southbound and 14 hours northbound, shaves more than three hours off the previous one-stop routing via Honolulu.
The new service has been timed for a vast array of time saving connections to and from points throughout North America and Australia.
Air Canada flight AC033 departs Vancouver at 23:45, arriving in Sydney at 09:50 two days later due to time zone differences. On December 16th, Air Canada's inaugural flight departs Sydney at 11:35, arriving in Vancouver the same day at 06:40.
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| Air Canada's Executive First cabin, to debut on the YVR-Sydney route in February 2008 | | "We are delighted to offer our customers the fastest and most convenient way of travelling between Canada and Australia, as well as the highest quality of long haul service and amenities with our flagship Boeing 777 aircraft," said Daniel Shurz, vice president, network planning.
Air Canada 777-300ER aircraft are configured to provide a choice of 42 Executive First Suites and 307 seats in Economy Class, and the new 777-200LR that will be operated on the Sydney route starting in February, 2008 will be configured with 42 Executive First Suites and 228 seats in Economy Class.
The airline's new in-flight product features industry-leading in-flight amenities including lie-flat beds in its international Executive First cabin, and is the first North American airline to offer the comfort and privacy of lie-flat beds in business class. All customers onboard will enjoy digital quality personal seatback entertainment systems with 80 hours of video and 50 hours of audio on demand, as well as standard 110-volt electrical outlets at every seat in Executive First and within reach of every customer in Economy Class.
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