Skip to content
Go to Home Page
News

Air Canada to Resume 'Full India Schedule'

Ben Mutzabaugh
Ben Mutzabaugh
Managing editor
Ben Mutzabaugh is one of the nation's longest-tenured journalists covering aviation, having started with USA Today's groundbreaking "Today in the Sky" blog in 2002. From the inaugural flight on Virgin America to the final flight on US Airways, Ben has been at the forefront of aviation news in the U.S. for two decades.
July 23, 2019
•
2 min read
air-canada-dreamliner-tail
Air Canada to Resume 'Full India Schedule'
The cards we feature here are from partners who compensate us when you are approved through our site, and this may impact how or where these products appear. We don’t cover all available credit cards, but our analysis, reviews, and opinions are entirely from our editorial team. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. Please view our advertising policy and product review methodology for more information.

Air Canada will resume service its "full India schedule" by this fall, the carrier announced Tuesday.

The airline's Vancouver-Delhi flights will "restart" Aug. 1 while routes from Toronto to both Delhi and Mumbai will resume in October.

Air Canada suspended its India service in May after Pakistan closed its airspace amid heightened tensions with neighboring India.

Related: The Best Ways to Get to India With Points and Miles

"We are very pleased to resume our daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flights in time for Diwali celebrations," Mark Galardo, Vice President, Network Planning at Air Canada, said in a statement. "With our Delhi flights returning to normal together with our seasonal return to Mumbai for fall firmly demonstrating our long term commitment to this vibrant market, we look forward to operating our full schedule to India."

  • Toronto-Delhi: Flights resume Oct. 1; daily service.
  • Vancouver-Delhi: Flights resume Aug. 1.
  • Toronto-Mumbai: Seasonal service resumes Oct. 27 and runs through March 28.
Daily Newsletter
Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter
Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG’s experts

Once all the routes resume, Air Canada will have offer up to 18 combined weekly flights to Delhi and Mumbai from its hubs in Toronto and Vancouver.

Air Canada was not alone in suspending its India service this spring.

Related: See All of TPG's Air Canada Coverage

United also put its India flights on hold, but plans to resume its Newark-Delhi and Newark-Mumbai flights in September. Separately, United will launch another India route — San Francisco-New Delhi — on Dec. 5.

Air Canada and United are the only US and Canadian carriers currently serving India. However, Delta plans to launch its own service to India this winter with nonstop flights between New York JFK and Mumbai.

Featured image by Photo courtesy of Air Canada.