Air Canada Inaugurates Daily Non-Stop Service Between Toronto and Amsterdam

Air Canada inaugurated daily non-stop service between Toronto and Amsterdam when flight AC838 (CP3838) left Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport yesterday at 2020 en route to the Netherlands. The new service is also offered on a codeshare basis by Canadian Airlines.

``Our new service is indicative of the ongoing commitment on the part of Air Canada and Canadian Airlines to offer our customers and freight forwarders more non-stop services to more international destinations,'' said Stephen Markey, Air Canada Vice President, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs. ``With the introduction of non-stop Toronto-Amsterdam service, we now serve 11 major European cities and provide a fast and convenient link between Canada and the Netherlands, which is the fourth largest travel market in Europe.''

Flights on the new route are operated with Air Canada wide body Boeing 767-200 aircraft featuring the airline's acclaimed Executive First and Hospitality service.

Air Canada flight AC838 (CP3838) leaves Toronto at 2020 and arrives in Amsterdam at 1000 the next day. From Amsterdam, AC839 (CP3839) leaves at 1350 and arrives in Toronto at 1610 the same day. Air Canada's schedule has been designed to ensure maximum convenience and a great choice of connecting flights between Toronto and key Canadian and U.S. destinations.

To promote the new service, Air Canada is offering double bonus miles when travelling round trip for the first time on the new route betweenJuly 3 and August 31, 2000.