Air Canada applies for LA-Sydney route
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 - 3:31 pm
Air Canada today announced that as a result of new market opportunities presented by the recently expanded Open Skies Agreement for Canada and the United States, the airline will apply to Canadian and Australian authorities to commence daily Toronto-Los Angeles- Sydney service during the first half of 2007 .
Canada and the USA concluded the Open Skies Agreement on November 10, 2005. It comes into effect September 2006. In addition to providing for more choice and competitive pricing for consumers, the agreement allows for carriers of each country to carry passengers via the other country to third countries, referred to as “fifth freedom” rights.
A Boeing 777 westbound flight time is 21 hours and 15 minutes, three and a half hours off current Air Canada routings.
AC already operates between the U.S. and Australia on its Vancouver-Honolulu-Sydney service using existing route authorities. (Source: Air Canada press release)
