Air Canada announced Monday it will launch daily service between Toronto and Copenhagen next summer as it further expands international flying at its major hub.
+ACI-Air Canada is building its Toronto hub and has now announced long-haul service to four new, major international destinations. The
addition of Copenhagen next summer is strategically important, +ACI- said Ben Smith, executive vice president of Air Canada.
Air Canada will begin non-stop, daily flights between Toronto and Copenhagen next June. The only non-stop service to Scandinavia from Canada will be operated with a Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft.
The Toronto-Copenhagen flights will operate daily in the summer, with reduced frequency in the winter, according to Air Canada.
The Montreal-based carrier said earlier this month it was planning more flights between China and the two busiest cities in Canada -- Toronto and Vancouver, after Canada received +ACI-approved destination status.+ACI- The Canadian government said tourism could get a 50-percent growth from the new status. In 2008, 159,000 Chinese visitors came to Canada, up 5 percent from the previous year.