Summary
- Passengers can now fly and connect through Air Canada’s bus services within the Toronto area with ease and convenience.
- Buses operate under Air Canada flight codes, offering a luxury experience featuring generous legroom, leather seats and free WiFi.
- Expansion potential for connection services with Landline to other regional Canadian airports in the long run.
Air Canada has partnered with “flight-on-a-bus” operator Landline to launch recent connection services for its passengers within the Toronto area. The airline’s bus services will operate with Air Canada flight numbers, allowing passengers to fly and connect on a single itinerary.
Air Canada adds bus flights
From May 1st, the Canadian flag carrier will connect two airports within the Hamilton and Waterloo Region – John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) and Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) – to Toronto Pearson International (YYZ) via a luxury motorcoach, enabling passengers to travel with “the identical advantages as those making air-only connections” under a single itinerary. Motorcoach and shuttle firm Landline will operate six day by day roundtrips on each routes, with buses traveling under an Air Canada flight code.
Photo: Air Canada
Alexandre Lefèvre, vice chairman of network planning for North America at Air Canada, commented,
As reported by The Points Guy, the comfort and quality of the buses is reportedly just like a premium economy experience, featuring 36 seats in a 1-2 configuration with a 35″ pitch. Built by Canadian manufacturer Provost, motorcoaches offer leather seats, power outlets, overhead storage, an onboard lavatory and even free WiFi.
François Tremblay, president of Prevost and Volvo Group Canada, added,
These first two routes will be the starting of a broader land expansion should the service prove successful, with Air Canada stating, “.” Coach connections like this may help the carrier reclaim regional connections lost from its network lately, while also aiding its sustainability goals.
The way it all works
Passengers starting their journey at Hamilton or Regional of Waterloo will check in on the airport to receive boarding passes. They are going to then proceed to the designated departure point before boarding the bus, described as a “luxury, Air Canada-branded motorcoach.”
Photo: Air Canada
After arriving at Toronto Pearson, passengers can go on to security, and any checked bags will robotically be loaded onto the plane. Members of Air Canada’s Aeroplan program will proceed to earn points on each land and air segments of itineraries as normal.
About Landline
Landline was established by former Alaska Airlines network planners Ben Munson and David Sunde, who wanted to interchange regional flight connections with coach services, targeting routes between 50 and 250 miles – or around one to 3 hours – from a significant airport.
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The corporate partnered with American Airlines in 2022 – launching a service from Philadelphia (PHL) to Allentown (ABE), and Atlantic City (ACY) where passengers actually arrive ‘airside’ – and likewise works with United Airlines and Sun Country Airlines. Nonetheless, Air Canada is the firm’s first partner outside of the US.
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