Air Canada today announced it is boosting its schedule serving Canada’s capital, Ottawa, by almost 60 per cent with flights to Calgary and Winnipeg now operating year-round, increased flights providing additional capacity to Halifax and Quebec City, and the addition of widebody service to Vancouver. Additional schedule improvements include more flights to popular leisure destinations Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Cancun and Punta Cana this winter.
Increased domestic schedule:
| From Ottawa | Schedule resumptions and service improvements |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Calgary (YYC) | Daily service resumed May 1 now extended to year-round |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Winnipeg (YWG) | Daily service resumed April 30 now extended to year- round |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Halifax (YHZ) | Increases to three times daily from once daily as of July 1 |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Quebec (YQB) | Increased to daily service as of May 1 |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Vancouver (YVR) | Two times daily, with one flight on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
Transborder schedule improvements:
| From Ottawa | Winter 2024 service improvements |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | Increases from four to six times weekly – seasonal |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Orlando (MCO) | Increases from two to four times weekly – seasonal |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Tampa (TPA) | Increases from one to two times weekly – seasonal |
Air Canada’s joint venture partner United Airlines is increasing Ottawa capacity this winter season with an additional frequency each day to Chicago and to Washington-Dulles. In total, the combined Air Canada and United Airlines U.S. schedule from Ottawa will offer (excluding services to Florida):
- Ottawa to Chicago (three times daily)
- Ottawa to New York-Newark (three times daily)
- Ottawa to Washington-Dulles (three times daily)
- Ottawa to Washington-Reagan (once daily)
Sun Destinations:
| From Ottawa | Winter 2024 service improvements |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Cancun (CUN) | Increase from three to four times weekly – seasonal |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Punta Cana (PUJ) | Increase from three to four times weekly – seasonal |