Air Canada plans out aggressive long haul expansion next summer

Air Canada has officially announced a major round of aggressive capacity upgrades and additional frequencies to its European and Asian network as the carrier looks to ward off any potential threat from Air Transat, Westjet as well as capitalize on its strong following versus Air France-Alitalia on certain key market segments. 

The main highlights are as follows:

YYZ/AMS - capacity increased from daily B763ER to daily A333

YYZ/MXP - capacity increased from daily B763ER to daily A333

YVR/PVG - capacity increased from daily B788 to daily B77W

YYC/NRT - capacity increased from daily B763ER to daily B788 

YUL/CDG - capacity upgraded to double daily B77Ws (high density)

YYZ/FCO - capacity upgraded from daily A333 to daily B77W

YYZ/MAD - capacity increased from daily B763ER to daily B788

YYZ/ZRH - capacity increased from daily B788 to daily B789

YYZ/TLV - capacity increased from daily B788 to daily B789 

YUL/FCO - capacity upgraded from daily B763ER to daily A333

YVR/DUB - new 3 weekly nonstop flights using a B763ER effective 10JUN

YVR/LHR - frequencies increased to double daily i.e. daily B77W + daily B789 

YYZ/IST - capacity increased from daily B763ER to daily B789