Air Canada to increase China flights as Canada lifts restrictions – World

HONG KONG: Air Canada will increase direct flights between China and Canada from December, the news arm of China’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday, after Ottowa last week removed a 2022 limit on how many services Chinese carriers could fly to Canada.

CAAC News, the official newspaper of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said the increased flights between China and Canada would bolster trade and their economies and promote further recovery of China-Canada air transport.

Flights between Canada and China did not ramp back up after COVID-era travel restrictions ended and are around 90% lower today than in 2019.

Air Canada, which currently flies four times a week from Vancouver to Shanghai, will operate seven flights a week…