Air Canada is expecting enthusiastic take-up among business travelers for its new flight to Tokyo.
The airline has announced it will operate a year-round, daily service from Toronto to Tokyo Haneda (Tokyo International Airport) on July 1, 2014, and seats go on sale tomorrow.
It will be the only non-stop flight between Canada and Tokyo-Haneda, located less than 30 minutes from downtown Tokyo, and the first daytime flight to Tokyo-Haneda from anywhere in North America.
The service will operate on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and will be the first deployment of Air Canada’s Dreamliner in the Asian market.
The new route will complement Air Canada’s existing flights to Tokyo Narita International Airport from Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.
Air Canada executive vice president and chief commercial officer Ben Smith, said: "Tokyo-Haneda is Japan’s busiest airport and is popular with travelers going into the city.
"With North America’s only daytime flight to Tokyo-Haneda, the schedule is convenient for those who want to maximize productivity during their trip.
"It will also further strengthen our Toronto global hub, whose easy connection processes and shorter elapsed flying times make it ideal for travelers to and from the U.S. north-east."
