Air Canada to operate seasonal Montreal – Bordeaux flights

Air Canada has announced the introduction of new seasonal Montreal and Bordeaux service between June 15 and September 15, 2019.

A winery in Bordeaux, France. (CNW Group/Air Canada)

Flights will operate four days a week with Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 and are timed to optimize connectivity to Air Canada’s extensive North American network, including major cities along the US east coast including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, also allowing easy connections from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas/Fort Worth.

Air Canada has configured its Boeing 737 MAX with two cabins of service: Premium Economy and Economy. Features of the new aircraft include:

• An upgraded in-flight entertainment system with a sleek, new 15 language user interface. Coming soon, passengers will be able to stream video and audio to their own devices;
• High speed Wi-Fi will be available on these flights so customers can use their devices in-flight just as they would on the ground making travelling more relaxing as well as productive;
• Premium comfort and ambiance with improved seats and innovative LED mood lighting along the ceiling;
• Upgraded overhead storage space compartments offer additional space for every single passenger to bring a carry-on bag;
• The latest quiet engine technology with up to 40 per cent noise reduction, offering more peace and quiet for customers when flying;
• The Boeing 737 MAX burns 20 per cent less fuel per seat than the previous Next-Generation 737.

About Air Canada in France

The introduction of the Montreal to Bordeaux service adds to an already extensive schedule of 37 weekly flights between Canada and France. During the summer season from Montreal, Air Canada flies twice daily in Paris, as well as five times a week into Lyon on our mainline aircraft, as well as four flights a week to Nice and three per week to Marseille on Air Canada Rouge. Air Canada also flies from Toronto to Paris once a day and from Vancouver to Paris four times a week.