Air Canada NS23 Domestic Frequency Changes – 11DEC22
Published at 1100GMT 13DEC22
Air Canada in the last few weeks filed frequency changes to its domestic operation for Northern summer 2023 season, between 01MAY23 and 27OCT23. Planned operational frequency changes, based on schedule comparison 13NOV22 vs 11DEC22 as follows. Selected routes noted with frequency reductions, are due to schedules in first half of November 2022 were mainly default schedule.
Calgary – Fort McMurray Reduce from 28 to 13 weekly
Calgary – Grande Prairie Reduce from 21 to 6 weekly
Calgary – Ottawa Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
Calgary – Quebec City Seasonal service begins on 19JUN23 instead of 01MAY23, reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Calgary – Winnipeg Increase from 3 to 4 daily
Halifax – Deer Lake Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
Halifax – Gander Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Halifax – Ottawa Reduce from 5 to 2 daily
Halifax – St. John’s Reduce from 5 to 3 daily (4 daily in July 2022)
Montreal – Calgary Reduce from 5 to 3 daily
Montreal – Halifax Reduce from 5 to 4 daily
Montreal – Iles de la Madeleine Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Montreal – Kelowna 3 weekly scheduled for entire summer (Previous: 4 weekly 26JUN23 – 08OCT23). Air Canada rogue A319 replaces Mainline A220
Montreal – Moncton Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
Montreal – Ottawa Reduce from 8 to 7 weekly
Montreal – Quebec City Reduce from 7 to 5 daily
Montreal – Rouyn-Noranda Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Montreal – Saguenay-Bagotville Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Montreal – Sept Iles Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Montreal – Toronto City Reduce from 14 to 8 daily
Montreal – Vancouver Reduce from 42 to 34 weekly
Montreal – Victoria eff 20JUN23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Toronto – Fort McMurray Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly (see separate section below)
Toronto – Halifax Reduce from 10 to 8 daily
Toronto – Kelowna Increase from 1 to 2 daily
Toronto – London ON Reduce from 6 to 4 daily
Toronto – Nanaimo Reduce from 3 to 1 weekly
Toronto – North Bay Reduce from 3 to 1 daily
Toronto – Ottawa Reduce from 16 to 11 daily
Toronto – Regina Reduce from 4 to 3 daily
Toronto – St. John’s NFLD Reduce from 7 to 5 daily
Toronto – Saskatoon Reduce from 4 to 3 daily
Toronto – Sault Ste Marie Reduce from 4 to 3 daily
Toronto – Sudbury Reduce from 5 to 3 daily
Toronto – Thunder Bay Increase from 3 to 5 daily
Toronto – Vancouver Reduce from 17 to 14-15 daily
Toronto – Windsor Reduce from 5 to 3 daily
Toronto – Winnipeg Reduce from 7 to 6-7 daily
Vancouver – Calgary Reduce from 13 to 10 daily
Vancouver – Castlegar Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Vancouver – Fort St. John Reduce from 4 to 3 daily
Vancouver – Halifax eff 18JUN23 Increase from 1 to 2 daily
Vancouver – Kamloops Reduce from 4 to 3 daily
Vancouver – Kelowna Reduce from 8 to 7 daily
Vancouver – Nanaimo Reduce from 7 to 4 daily
Vancouver – Ottawa Reduce from 4 to 3 daily
Vancouver – Quebec City Seasonal service begins on 17JUN23 instead of 01MAY23. Increase from 3 to 5 weekly
Vancouver – Penticton Reduce from 3 to 1 daily
Vancouver – Prince George Reduce from 5 to 4 daily
Vancouver – Prince Rupert Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Vancouver – Victoria Reduce from 11 to 8 daily
Vancouver – Yellowknife Increase from 1 to 2 daily
Following routes has been removed, based on schedule comparison 13NOV22 vs 11DEC22. Some of these routes has been cancelled already, and remain cancelled in Northern summer 2023 season.
The following is comparison based on US calendar week 29 in 2022 (17JUL22 – 23JUL22, noted as CW29) and 2023 (16JUL23 – 22JUL23). Selected routes with frequencies returning or exceeding US CW29 in 2019 (14JUL19 – 20JUL19) also highlighted. Specified capacity being offered is based on one-way direction.
Calgary – Grande Prairie Reduce from 12 to 6 weekly
Calgary – Halifax Reduce from 11 to 7 weekly, returning to 2019/2020 level
Calgary – Kelowna Reduce from 21 to 7 weekly
Calgary – Quebec City Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Calgary – Winnipeg Increase from 21 to 28 weekly, returning to 2019 level. CW29 seats offered:
2019 2128 seats
2023 2744 seats
Halifax – Deer Lake Increase from 7 to 14 weekly
Halifax – Ottawa Reduce from 21 to 14 weekly
Halifax – St. John’s NFLD Reduce from 28 to 21 weekly
Montreal – Bathurst Increase from 4 to 7 weekly
Montreal – Charlottetown Increase from 13 to 14 weekly, returning to 2019 level. CW29 seats offered
2019 2352 seats
2023 1904 seats
Montreal – Edmonton Increase from 14 to 21 weekly, returning to 2019 level
Montreal – Fredericton Increase from 13 to 14 weekly
Montreal – Iles de la Madeleine Reduce from 14 to 7 weekly (First-time reduction. AC previously scheduled 14 flights for the same week between 2019 and 2021)
Montreal – Moncton 14 weekly unchanged. CW29 seats offered:
2022 1092 seats
2023 1904 seats
Montreal – Ottawa Increase from 42 to 49 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2022 3679 seats
2023 3388 seats
Montreal – Quebec City Increase from 26 to 31 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 4480 seats (70 weekly)
2023 4216 seats (31 weekly)
Montreal – Saint John Increase from 7 to 14 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 1050 seats (21 weekly)
2023 1092 seats (14 weekly)
Montreal – St. John’s NFLD Reduce from 21 to 20 weekly, remains exceeding 2019 level of 14 weekly
Montreal – Vancouver Reduce from 35 to 33 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 8836 seats (42 weekly)
2022 9705 seats (35 weekly)
2023 8856 seats (33 weekly)
Montreal – Victoria Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly
Montreal – Winnipeg 21 weekly unchanged. CW29 seats offered:
2019 2524 seats (21 weekly)
2022 2450 seats
2023 3003 seats
Toronto – Calgary Increase from 76 to 91 weekly, exceeding 2019 level of 90 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 18586 seats
2023 17115 seats
Toronto – Charlottetown Increase from 14 to 21 weekly, exceeding 2019 level of 21 weekly
Toronto – Deer Lake Increase from 7 to 14 weekly, returning to 2019 level
Toronto – Edmonton Increase from 52 to 63 weekly, exceeding 2019 level of 55 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 10473 seats
2023 9142 seats
Toronto – Halifax Increase from 48 to 56 weekly
Toronto – Kelowna Increase from 7 to 14 weekly
Toronto – London ON Increase from 27 to 28 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 2562 seats (59 weekly)
2023 2184 seats (28 weekly)
Toronto – Moncton 21 weekly unchanged. CW29 seats offered:
2019 3064 seats
2022 3192 seats
2023 3572 seats
Toronto – Montreal Increase from 98 to 118 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 18928 seats (126 weekly)
2023 17979 seats (118 weekly)
Toronto – Nanaimo Reduce from 14 to 7 weekly
Toronto – North Bay 7 weekly unchanged. CW29 seats offered:
2019 1336 seats (34 weekly)
2022 350 seats
2023 546 seats
Toronto – Ottawa Increase from 63 to 77 weekly
Toronto – Quebec City Increase from 28 to 35 weekly, returning to 2019 level. CW29 seats offered:
2019 5994 seats
2023 5240 seats
Toronto – Regina 21 weekly unchanged, CW29 seats offered:
2019 2806 seats
2022 2607 seats
2023 3220 seats
Toronto – Saint John Increase from 7 to 21 weekly
Toronto – St. John’s NFLD Reduce from 42 to 35 weekly
Toronto – Saskatoon 21 weekly unchanged, CW29 seats offered:
2019 2988 seats
2022 2898 seats
2023 3220 seats
Toronto – Sudbury 21 weekly unchanged, CW29 seats offered:
2022 1246 seats
2023 1638 seats
Toronto – Sydney NS Reduce from 14 to 7 weekly, return to 2019 level
Toronto – Timmins Increase from 14 to 21 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 1400 seats (28 weekly)
2023 1638 seats (21 weekly)
Toronto – Vancouver Increase from 90 to 104 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 27100 seats (110 weekly)
2023 25444 seats (104 weekly)
Toronto – Victoria 14 weekly unchanged. CW29 seats offered:
2019 2534 seats
2022 2716 seats
2023 2744 seats
Toronto – Winnipeg Increase from 35 to 48 weekly
Vancouver – Calgary Increase from 69 to 70 weekly
Vancouver – Castlegar Reduce from 14 to 7 weekly
Vancouver – Comox Increase from 14 to 21 weekly
Vancouver – Cranbrook Reduce from 14 to 7 weekly
Vancouver – Edmonton Increase from 47 to 63 weekly
Vancouver – Fort St. John Increase from 20 to 21 weekly
Vancouver – Halifax Increase from 5 to 14 weekly
Vancouver – Kamloops Reduce from 27 to 21 weekly (27 weekly also scheduled in week 29 in 2019)
Vancouver – Nanaimo Reduce from 35 to 28 weekly
Vancouver – Penticton Reduce from 12 to 7 weekly
Vancouver – Quebec City Increase from 3 to 5 weekly
Vancouver – Regina Increase from 20 to 21 weekly, returning to 2019 level
Vancouver – Saskatoon Increase from 20 to 21 weekly, exceeding 2019 level of 20 weekly
Vancouver – Smithers Increase from 7 to 14 weekly, returning to 2019 level
Vancouver – Terrace Increase from 28 to 35 weekly, exceeding 2019 level of 32 weekly
Vancouver – Victoria Increase from 55 to 56 weekly
Vancouver – Whitehorse Increase from 13 to 14 weekly. CW29 seats offered:
2019 2052 seats (27 weekly)
2023 2023 seats (14 weekly)
Vancouver – Yellowknife Increase from 7 to 14 weekly, exceeding 2019 level of 7 weekly
Note this comparison is only based on US calendar week 29, not entire month of July , frequency variations may apply. Some of these increase in 2023 are due to flight reductions between July and October 2022 at Toronto Pearson and Montreal Trudeau, led by airport human resource shortages.
Other highlights:
Calgary – Terrace Service resumes after hiatus in 2021/2022. Reduce from 7 weekly in NS20 to 2 weekly in NS23
Montreal – Fort McMurray Previously reported new route, 3 weekly
Montreal – Kelowna Service resumes with 3 weekly after hiatus in 2022
Ottawa – Quebec City Service resumes with 7 weekly, after hiatus in 2021/2022, exceeding 2019 level of 6 weekly)
Toronto – Fort McMurray Service resumes after hiatus in 2022. Despite reduction from 7 to 4 weekly, overall remains an increase from 2 weekly in 2021
Following cancelled routes are based on comparison to Northern summer 2019 season listing:
Calgary – Castlegar
Calgary – Fort St. John
Calgary – Kamloops
Calgary – Lethbridge
Calgary – Medicine Hat
Calgary – Nanaimo
Calgary – Regina
Calgary – Saskatoon
Calgary – Victoria
Calgary – Yellowknife
Edmonton – Fort McMurray
Edmonton – Grande Prairie
Edmonton – Kelowna
Edmonton – Ottawa
Edmonton – Saskatoon
Edmonton – Winnipeg
Goose Bay – Deer Lake
Goose Bay – Gander
Goose Bay – Wabush
Halifax – Charlottetown
Halifax – Fredericton
Halifax – Moncton
Halifax – Saint John
Halifax – Sydney NS
Iles de la Madeleine – Gaspe
Montreal – Baie Comeau
Montreal – Mont Joli
Montreal – Val d’Or
Montreal – Windsor
Ottawa – Charlottetown
Ottawa – Fredericton
Ottawa – Moncton
Ottawa – St. John’s NFLD
Quebec City – Gaspe
Quebec City – Iles de la Madeleine (This route was scheduled pre-pandemic of NS20)
Quebec City – Sept-Iles
Rouyn-Noranda – Val d’Or
St. John’s NFLD – Deer Lake
St. John’s NFLD – Gander
St. John’s NFLD – Goose Bay
Sept-Iles – Wabush
Toronto – Kamloops
Toronto – Kingston ON
Toronto – Sarnia
Winnipeg – Regina