Air Canada Further Extends its U.S. Network

Air Canada today announced that effective July 9, 2001, it will further expand its U.S. network by offering customers 12 additional destinations via Denver, in cooperation with its Star Alliance partner United Airlines. In addition, Air Canada will also offer codeshare service to five additional destinations beyond Chicago, in cooperation with its codeshare partner United Express carrier, Atlantic Coast Airlines. Seats are now available for sale through travel agents or Air Canada Reservations.

"We are delighted to offer our customers in Western Canada improved access to a number of U.S. destinations," said Doug Port, Senior Vice President, Customer Service. "With the expansion of our U.S. network, we are now providing codeshare service to 44 points via Denver and to over 50 destinations via Chicago."

Out of Western Canada, Air Canada offers three daily non-stop flights to Denver and eight daily non-stop flights to Chicago with convenient connections to the following additional destinations:

VIA DENVER VIA CHICAGO

- San Jose, California - Orlando, Florida - Nashville, Tennessee
- Sacramento, California - Miami, Florida - Memphis, Tennessee
- Las Vegas, Nevada - Tampa, Florida - Saginaw, Michigan
- Saint-Louis, Missouri - Atlanta, Georgia - Akron-Canton, Ohio
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - Philadelphia, - Jacksonville, Florida
Pennsylvania
- Kansas City, Montana - Cleveland, Ohio

Atlantic Coast Airlines, one of the five largest regional airlines in the
U.S., is part of Star Alliance member United Airlines' extensive U.S. network.
Aeroplan members thus benefit from accumulation and redemption of qualifying
Aeroplan miles when travelling on Atlantic Coast Airlines flights in the same
way they can accumulate and redeem miles on United Airlines flights.