Air Canada’s inaugural flight, AC037 Boeing 787 Dreamliner service, departed Vancouver December 1, 2017 in the late evening, and arrived Sunday morning, December 3, 2017 to a water cannon welcome salute at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. This arrival marks the only nonstop service linking Canada and Melbourne, Air Canada’s third destination served in Australia. Seasonal service now operates four times weekly between Vancouver and Melbourne until February 4, 2018 and year-round service begins June 1, 2018.
Air Canada’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft features 30 International Business Class lie-flat seat suites, 21 Premium Economy and 247 Economy Class seats with upgraded, and personalized in-flight entertainment at every seat throughout the aircraft.
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Flight |
From |
To |
Days of Operation |
Depart |
Arrive |
|
AC037 |
Vancouver (YVR) |
Melbourne (MEL) |
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat |
10:45 p.m. |
09:45 a.m. +2 days |
|
AC038 |
Melbourne (MEL) |
Vancouver (YVR) |
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun |
11:40 a.m. |
07:30 a.m. |
Copyright Photo: Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner C-FRSR (msn 37178) SCL (Alvaro Romero). Image: 938302.
