Summary

  • Air Canada’s busiest domestic route is Toronto (YYZ) to Montreal (YUL) with over 630 round trips scheduled in July.
  • YYZ to YVR is the second-most busy route with 800+ round trips and an average of 240 seats per flight.
  • The third most served route is YYZ to YYC with 384 round trips, over 125,000 seats offered, and codeshare partners.

The Canadian flag carrier, founded in 1937, is the largest airline in Canada by size and passengers carried. The airline operates scheduled flights to over 190 destinations worldwide using a fleet of over 350 aircraft, including its subsidiaries. Air Canada operates more domestic flights than any other Canadian airline. Data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, shows the airline’s most frequent domestic routes in July.

5

Calgary (YYC) to Vancouver (YVR)

Number of flights in July: 260

Offerings Numbers
Flight Distance 428 miles
Average number of seats per departure 166
Number of seats offered in July 43,147
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) 18,466,748

At the bottom of our list of Air Canada’s most frequently served domestic routes is scheduled flights between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR), two of Canada’s largest airports. In July, the airline scheduled 520 round trips between the city pair.

Air Canada on apron with ground vehicles

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On a given day in July, the airline operates up to 10 daily flights from YYC to YVR. The flights are spaced by approximately one hour in the mornings and by two hours in the evening. The airline operates a variety of single-aisle jets on the 90-minute hop, including the Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737 MAX 8, and CRJ-900 aircraft.

The popular route is also operated by WestJet using its Boeing 737-700/800s and low-cost carrier Flair using its Boeing 737 MAX 8s. Air Canada offers 86,294 round-trip seats in July, translating into nearly 27 million Available Seat Miles (ASMs).

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4

Toronto (YYZ) to Ottawa (YOW)

Number of flights in July: 301

Offerings Numbers
Flight Distance 226 miles
Average number of seats per departure 144
Number of seats offered in July 43,189
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) 9,760,714

Number four on our list is scheduled flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Ottawa International Airport (YOW) in the capital city. In July, the airline scheduled 602 round trips between the city pair.

In July, the airline will operate up to 10 daily flights from YYZ to YOW, operating on its Airbus A320 family (A319, A320, A321) and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Airbus A320 C-FDRH Air Canada landing at YOW Ottawa airport

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The flag carrier competes with Porter Airlines, which operates up to four daily flights using the Embraer ERJ-195 aircraft. In July, Air Canada offered over 86,000 round-trip seats, translating into nearly 20 million ASMs.

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3

Toronto (YYZ) to Calgary (YYC)

Number of flights in July: 332

Offerings Numbers
Flight Distance 1,676 miles
Average number of seats per departure 192
Number of seats offered in July 63,714
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) 106,784,664

Number three on our list is scheduled flights between Toronto (YYZ) and Calgary (YYC) airports. In July, the airline scheduled 384 round-trip flights between the city pairs. In July, the airline will operate up to 10 daily flights from YYZ to YYC, operating on its Airbus A320 family (A319, A320, A321) and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

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Other major Canadian airlines, including WestJet, Flair, and Porter Airlines, operate multiple daily flights between the two cities. In July, Air Canada offered over 125,000 round-trip seats, translating into nearly 210 million ASMs. The carrier’s codeshare partners include Lufthansa, Avianca, and TAP Portugal Airlines.

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2

Toronto (YYZ) to Vancouver (YVR)

Number of flights in July: 400

Offerings Numbers
Flight Distance 2,085 miles
Average number of seats per departure 240
Number of seats offered in July 95,964
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) 200,084,940

The runner-up on our list is one of the busiest cross-country routes for the Canadian flag carrier. The airline offers more than 800 round-trip rotations between Toronto (YYZ) and Vancouver (YVR). Operating a variety of single-aisle and widebody aircraft, Air Canada offers an average of 240 seats per flight.

On a given day in July, the airline operates up to 14 daily flights from YYZ to YVR. The 4-hour 50 minutes flights are operated using Airbus A220-300s, A321, and Boeing 737 MAX 8 single-aisle aircraft. Over half of daily flights are operated on widebody airliners, including Boeing 777-200LR, 777,300ER, 787-8, and 787-9 Dreamliners.

WestJet, Porter Airlines, and Flair compete on the route with multiple daily flights each. In July, Air Canada offered over 192,000 round-trip seats, translating into over 400 million ASMs.

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1

Toronto (YYZ) to Montreal (YUL)

Number of flights in July: 425

Offerings Numbers
Flight Distance 315 miles
Average number of seats per departure 168
Number of seats offered in July 71,341
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) 22,472,415

Topping our list of Air Canada’s most frequently served domestic routes is between Toronto (YYZ) and Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in Montreal. In July, the airline scheduled 630 round trips between the city pair.

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On a given day in July, the airline operates up to 15 daily flights from YYZ to YUL. On the 75-minute hop, Air Canada operates a variety of single-aisle jets, including the Airbus A220-300, A320 family (A319, A320, A321), and Boeing 737 MAX 8.

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Porter Airlines also operates the route using its Embraer ERJ-195s. In July, Air Canada offered over 140,600 round-trip seats, translating into nearly 45 million ASMs.

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