Air Canada NW23 Intercontinental Network Overview/Changes – 09OCT23
Published at 0001GMT 11OCT23
The following is the latest summary of Air Canada’s Northern winter 2023/24 intercontinental operation changes (excluding Central America and The Caribbean), as of 09OCT23. Selected changes were filed since the last AeroRoutes report in late-July 2023 but not highlighted. Note the term “Initially filed” referred to schedule listing as of 26MAR23 or 02APR23.
This update also includes general intercontinental network overview for 2023/24 season, as well as flashback of 1993/94 season (including Canadian Airlines International), appearing below illustrated route map.
Montreal – Brussels eff 05NOV23 A330-300 replaces 787-9, 1 daily (787-9 operates on 4 of 7 weekly 08FEB24 – 16FEB24)
Montreal – Frankfurt eff 19JAN24 787-9 replaces 450-seater 777-300ER, 1 daily
Montreal – Lisbon 07JAN24 – 21FEB24 Service maintained, 3 weekly A330-300 (Service has been filed as 2 weekly 17JAN24 – 05FEB24 since last report on AeroRoutes)
Montreal – London Heathrow 29OCT23 – 28FEB24 787-9 replaces A330-300 (selected dates in February 2024 operated by A330-300 and 400-seater 777-300ER)
Montreal – Rome Fiumicino
eff 28OCT23 Planned increase from 2 to 3 weekly unchanged, except 22JAN24 – 11FEB24
eff 28OCT23 Planned service for entire season, instead of until early-Jan 2024 unchanged. Following planned aircraft changes, replacing initially filed 787-8, has been revised to following
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 450-seater 777-300ER
01DEC23 – 28FEB24 A330-300
01MAR24 – 30MAR24 400-seater 777-300ER
Montreal – Toulouse eff 29OCT23 4 weekly A330-300 scheduled in NW23, instead of 5 weekly in NS23 remains unchanged. However service will be reduced to 3 weekly 04NOV23 – 03DEC23. (This route was initially listed as 3 weekly in NW23)
Toronto – Frankfurt Revised operational aircraft
AC840/841 Initially filed 777-300ER replaced by
29OCT23 – 30NOV23 A330-300 (Previous: 787-9)
eff 01DEC23 787-9
AC842/843
28OCT23 – 03DEC23 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly unchanged, instead of initially filed 5 weekly
eff 28OCT23 Planned 777-300ER replaces -200LR unchanged
Toronto – Lisbon
08JAN24 – 22FEB24 Service maintained during this period unchanged, A330-300
15JAN24 – 04FEB24 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Toronto – Paris CDG
eff 29OCT23 A330-300 replaces 787-9 (Previous: 787-8 until 29NOV23, A330 from 30NOV23)
16JAN24 – 11FEB24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly
Toronto – Rome Fiumicino
eff 29OCT23 Service expands to year-round instead of until early-Jan 2024 remain unchanged.
25JAN24 – 12FEB24 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Initially filed 787-8 replaced by following aircraft remains unchanged
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 450-seater 777-300ER
02DEC23 – 27FEB24 A330-300
29FEB24 – 30MAR24 400-seater 777-300ER
Toronto – Vienna
19JAN24 – 21FEB24 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly
Latest revision to planned operational aircraft in 1Q24. Initially filed 787-9 aircraft replaced by following:
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 787-8 (unchanged)
01DEC23 – 31DEC23 A330-300 (unchanged)
01JAN24 – 07JAN24 787-8 (The 787-8 previously scheduled 01JAN24 – 30MAR24)
29FEB24 – 30MAR24 787-8 (Selected dates by -9)
Vancouver – London Heathrow eff 01DEC23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily (Selected dates in Jan/Feb 2024 operated by 450-seater; Previous: eff 29OCT23. This route initially filed as 1 daily 787-9)
Vancouver – Sydney 02DEC23 – 16JAN24 Planned increase from 7 to 10 weekly unchanged. Latest aircraft adjustment for 3 weekly AC037/038
02DEC23 – 23DEC23 777-200LR
26DEC23 – 16JAN24 787-9 (AC in NW22 operated 1 daily 777-200LR and 3 weekly 787-9)
Vancouver – Tokyo Narita eff 26DEC23 450-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily
Previously reported changes:
Calgary – Frankfurt eff 29OCT23 Service cancelled
Halifax – London Heathrow eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 737 MAX 8
Montreal – Athens Service extends to 26NOV23 for 2023, 3 weekly 787-9
Montreal – Barcelona eff 28OCT23 Service extends to year-round, 4 weekly 787-8 in NW23
Montreal – Delhi eff 29OCT23 Planned 787-9 replaces 777-200LR unchanged. Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 5 from 05DEC23
Montreal – Lima 2 weekly 787-8 from 29OCT23 cancelled
Montreal – Milan Malpensa eff 28OCT23 A330-300 continues to operate this route, replacing 787-8. 4 weekly flights
Montreal – Paris CDG
eff 28OCT23 1 of 2 daily AC874/875 A330-300 service maintained, replacing initially filed 787-9
08JAN24 – 13FEB24 Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, 450-seater 777-300ER
Montreal – Sao Paulo Guarulhos Revised operational frequencies, 787-9 operating
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 3 weekly (Previous: 5 weekly)
eff 01DEC23 5 weekly (Previous: 6 weekly)
Montreal – Shanghai Pu Dong Service remains cancelled in NW23
Montreal – Tokyo Narita eff 29OCT23 450-seater 777-300ER continues to operate this route, replacing 787-9. Increase from 3 to 4 weekly (777 replaces 787-9 from 21SEP23)
Toronto – Amsterdam 1 daily service scheduled for entire NW23, instead of initially filed 3-5 weekly. 787-8 replaces A330-300 (Selected dates by -9)
Toronto – Athens Service in 2023 extended to 25NOV23, 4 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Beijing Capital Service remains cancelled in NW23
Toronto – Bogota eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A330-300
Toronto – Brussels Service during Northern winter season removed
Toronto – Copenhagen 787-9 replaces initially filed A330-300, 3 weekly (4 weekly during following period: 18DEC23 – 08JAN24, 04MAR24 – 30MAR24)
Toronto – Dublin eff 04NOV23 Reduce from initially filed 5 weekly to 4, 787-9 operating
Toronto – Edinburgh Service extends to year-round except 08JAN24 – 29FEB24, 3 weekly 787-9 in NW23
Toronto – Hong Kong Service remains cancelled in NW23
Toronto – Lima 3 weekly 787-8 from 29OCT23 cancelled
Toronto – London Heathrow eff 28OCT23 2 daily 400-seater 777-300ER for nonstop terminator, instead of initially filed 787-9 (Selected dates in February 2024 is scheduled with A330-300 and 787-9)
Toronto – London Heathrow – Mumbai eff 28OCT23 1 daily 787-9 (Seasonal service resumption)
Toronto – Munich 28OCT23 – 04DEC23 Planned reduction from 7 to 6 weekly removed. Initially filed 787-9 aircraft for NW23 replaced by following aircraft
28OCT23 – 30NOV23 777-200LR
eff 01DEC23 A330-300
Toronto – Santiago de Chile Previously filed 6th weekly flight (reported on AeroRoutes in late-May/early-June) for November 2023 removed. 787-9 operates 5 weekly flights for entire season
Toronto – Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Buenos Aires Ezeiza eff 27OCT23 Northern winter season increases from 4 to 5 weekly (6 from 06DEC23. Overall service for Sao Paulo during Northern winter remains unchanged at 7 weekly). 787-9 operating
Toronto – Shanghai Pu Dong Service remains cancelled in NW23
Toronto – Tel Aviv 09JAN24 – 28FEB24 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly. 5 of 6 weekly 787-8 replaces -9
Toronto – Tokyo Narita eff 28OCT23 Reduce from previously filed 7 weekly to 3. 450-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9
Toronto – Zurich
eff 28OCT23 777-200LR replaces previously filed 787-9
Service reduces from 7 to 6 weekly during following periods: 05NOV23 – 12NOV23, 10JAN24 – 23JAN24
Vancouver – Auckland eff 02DEC23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-9 (Previous: increase from 3 to 5 weekly)
Vancouver – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
eff 01DEC23 Seasonal service resumption, 4 weekly 787-9
16JAN24 – 19FEB24 5th weekly flight restored (AC initially filed 5 weekly for entire season from 01DEC23, but removed in by July 2023)
Vancouver – Beijing Capital Service remains cancelled in NW23
Vancouver – Brisbane
eff 28OCT23 400-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-9 unchanged
05NOV23 – 03DEC23 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
Vancouver – Delhi Service remains cancelled in NW23
Vancouver – Dubai eff 28OCT23 4 weekly 787-9, new route
Vancouver – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 27OCT23 4 weekly service maintained, instead of 1 daily. 787-9 operating
The following is Air Canada’s intercontinental network overview, excluding Caribbean and Central America, as of 09OCT23:
Calgary – London Heathrow 1 daily 787-9 (09FEB24 – 23FEB24: 4 weekly 787-9, 3 weekly 400-seater 777-300ER)
Halifax – London Heathrow 5 weekly 737 MAX 8
Montreal – Athens 3 weekly 787-9 (until 26NOV23)
Montreal – Barcelona 4 weekly 787-8
Montreal – Bogota 3 weekly A330-300
Montreal – Brussels 1 daily A330-300 (Selected dates by 787-9 in Feb 2024)
Montreal – Casablanca 3 weekly A330-300
Montreal – Delhi 4 weekly 787-9 (eff 05DEC23: 5 weekly)
Montreal – Frankfurt 1 daily 777-300ER
Montreal – Geneva 4 weekly A330-300 (eff 01DEC23: 5 weekly)
Montreal – Lisbon 3 weekly A330-300 (17JAN24 – 05FEB24: 2 weekly)
Montreal – London Heathrow 1 daily 787-9 (Selected dates by 787-9 and 400-seater 777-300ER in Feb 2024)
Montreal – Lyon 3 weekly A330-300 (eff 04DEC23: 4 weekly)
Montreal – Milan Malpensa 4 weekly A330-300
Montreal – Paris CDG 1 daily 450-seater 777-300ER, 1 daily A330-300 (08JAN24 – 13FEB24: 1 daily 450-seater 777-300ER)
Montreal – Rome Fiumicino 3 weekly 450-seater 777-300ER (eff 01DEC23: A330-300; 2 weekly 26JAN24 – 11FEB24; eff 01MAR24: 400-seater 777-300ER)
Montreal – Sao Paulo Guarulhos 3 weekly 787-9 (eff 01DEC23: 5 weekly)
Montreal – Tokyo Narita 4 weekly 450-seater 777-300ER
Montreal – Toulouse 3 weekly A330-300 (eff 04DEC23: 4 weekly)
Toronto – Amsterdam 1 daily 78708 (selected dates by -9)
Toronto – Athens 4 weekly 787-9 (until 25NOV23)
Toronto – Bogota 3 weekly A330-300
Toronto – Copenhagen 3 weekly 787-9 (4 weekly 18DEC23 – 08JAN24, 04MAR24 – 30MAR24)
Toronto – Delhi 1 daily 777-200LR
Toronto – Dubai 1 daily 400-seater 777-300ER
Toronto – Dublin 4 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Edinburgh 3 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Frankfurt 13 weekly A330-300/400-seater 777-300ER (eff 01DEC23: 14 weekly 787-9/777-300ER)
Toronto – Lisbon 4 weekly A330-300 (15JAN24 – 04FEB24: 3 weekly)
Toronto – London Heathrow 2 daily 400-seater 777-300ER (Selected dates 450-seater)
Toronto – London Heathrow – Mumbai 1 daily 787-9
Toronto – Madrid 3 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Munich 1 daily 777-200LR (eff 01DEC23: A330-300)
Toronto – Paris CDG 1 daily A330-300 (16JAN24 – 11FEB24: 6 weekly)
Toronto – Rome Fiumicino 4 weekly 450-seater 777-300ER (eff 02DEC23: 4 weekly; 23JAN24 – 12FEB24: 3 weekly; eff 29FEB24: 400-seater 777-300ER)
Toronto – Santiago de Chile 5 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Sao Paulo Guarulhos 2 weekly 787-9 (eff 06DEC23: 1 weekly)
Toronto – Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Buenos Aires Ezeiza 5 weekly 787-9 (eff 06DEC23: 6 weekly)
Toronto – Seoul Incheon 6 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Tel Aviv 1 daily 787-8/-9 (09JAN24 – 28FEB24: 6 weekly)
Toronto – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily 400-seater 777-300ER
Toronto – Tokyo Narita 3 weekly 450-seater 777-300ER
Toronto – Vienna 5 weekly 787-8/-9 (01DEC23 – 31DEC23: A330-300; 19JAN24 – 21FEB24: 5 weekly)
Toronto – Zurich 1 daily 777-200LR (10JAN24 – 23JAN24: 6 weekly)
Vancouver – Auckland 3 weekly 787-9 (eff 02DEC23: 4 weekly)
Vancouver – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 4 weekly (eff 01DEC23; 5 weekly 16JAN24 – 19FEB24)
Vancouver – Brisbane 5 weekly 777-300ER (eff 04DEC23: 1 daily)
Vancouver – Dubai 4 weekly 787-9
Vancouver – Hong Kong 1 daily 787-9
Vancouver – London Heathrow 1 daily 787-9 (eff 01DEC23: 400-seater 777-300ER)
Vancouver – Seoul Incheon 1 daily 787-9
Vancouver – Shanghai Pu Dong 4 weekly 787-9
Vancouver – Sydney 1 daily 777-200LR (02DEC23 – 23DEC23: 10 weekly 777-200LR; 26DEC23 – 16JAN24: 1 daily 777-200LR, 3 weekly 787-9
Vancouver – Tokyo Narita 1 daily 787-9 (eff 26DEC23: 450-seater 777-300ER)
The following is the flashback of Air Canada (AC) and Canadian Airlines International (CP)’s intercontinental network in Northern winter 1993/94 season, taken from ABC World Airways Guide, January 1994 edition. This list excludes service to Hawaii, Caribbean and Central America, and domestic segments of an international flight.
Air Canada (AC)
Calgary – London Heathrow 2 weekly 767
Edmonton – London Heathrow 2 weekly 767
Halifax – Glasgow 2 weekly 767 (selected weeks 1 weekly)
Halifax – London Heathrow 2 weekly 767
London Heathrow – Delhi 4 weekly 747-400COMBI
London Heathrow – Dusseldorf 2 weekly 767
London Heathrow – Lyon 2 weekly 767
London Heathrow – Nice 2 weekly 767
Montreal Mirabel – London Heathrow 1 daily 767 (Selected weeks 6 weekly)
Montreal Mirabel – Paris CDG 1 daily 747-400COMBI (Selected flights by 767)
St. John’s NFLD – London Heathrow 2 weekly 767
Toronto – Frankfurt 2 weekly 767, 4 weekly 747-200COMBI (selected weeks with aircraft variations)
Toronto – Frankfurt – Berlin Schoenefeld 1 weekly 767
Toronto – Glasgow – Manchester 3 weekly 767
Toronto – Paris CDG 4 weekly 767
Toronto – London Heathrow 1 daily 747-400COMBI
Toronto – Zurich 2 weekly 767
Toronto – Zurich – Vienna 1 weekly 767
Vancouver – London Heathrow 4 weekly 747-400COMBI, 3 weekly 767
Canadian Airlines International (CP)
Calgary – Frankfurt 4 weekly DC10
Calgary – London Gatwick 3 weekly 767-300ER
Edmonton – London Gatwick 2 weekly 767-300ER
Montreal Mirabel – Rome 1 weekly 767-300ER
Toronto – London Gatwick 5 weekly 767-300ER
Toronto – London Gatwick – Manchester 2 weekly 767-300ER
Toronto – Milan Malpensa – Rome 3 weekly 767-300ER
Toronto – Munich 3 weekly 767-300ER
Toronto – Sao Paulo Guarulhos 3 weekly 767-300ER
Toronto – Tokyo Narita 4 weekly DC10
Vancouver – Hong Kong 1 weekly 747-400
Vancouver – Hong Kong – Bangkok 6 weekly 747-400
Vancouver – Nagoya 2 weekly DC10 (eff 21FEB94: 1 weekly)
Vancouver – Taipei 4 weekly DC10
Vancouver – Tokyo Narita 5 weekly 747-400, 2 weekly DC10
