MONTREAL, May 1 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada, through its regional affiliate
Jazz, launched today new non-stop year-round flights between Ottawa and four
new markets: the only twice daily, year-round non-stop service between Ottawa
and Washington (Reagan National), D.C.; and the only daily, year-round
non-stop service between Ottawa and Saskatoon, Thunder Bay and Charlottetown.
    "Air Canada has been steadily building its Ottawa presence in response to
market demand and it now connects the capital to 23 destinations with non-stop
service. This summer's schedule provides for a 19 per cent increase in
departing capacity over the previous summer, "said Daniel Shurz, Vice
President, Network Planning. "Residents of the National Capital Region now
have more choice than ever when flying and visitors arriving for both business
and leisure will enjoy unprecedented access. This includes international
destinations through Air Canada's new non-stop Ottawa-Frankfurt flight
beginning June 1 and its continuing non-stop Ottawa-London service."

    Ottawa-Washington (Reagan National Airport) - twice daily, year-round
non-stop service between Ottawa and Washington National. Operated with
50- seat, Bombardier regional jet aircraft, this is the fastest way to
downtown Washington. Flights will depart Ottawa at 6:50 a.m. and 6:10 p.m.
Return flights depart Washington at 9:00 a.m. and 8:15 p.m.

    Ottawa-Saskatoon - daily, year-round non-stop service using 75-seat,
Bombardier CRJ-705 regional jet aircraft, featuring both Executive and Economy
Class seating and personal audio-visual entertainment at every seat, this is
the only daily non-stop service between the two cities. Flight AC8981 will
depart Ottawa at 9:40 a.m. and arrive in Saskatoon at 11:20 a.m. Flight AC8982
will depart Saskatoon at noon and arrive in Ottawa at 5:15 p.m. This route
will also feature one-stop same-plane service to and from Montreal with AC8981
departing Montreal at 8:25 a.m. and AC8982 arriving in Montreal at 6:38 p.m.

    Ottawa-Thunder Bay - daily, year-round non-stop service using 50-seat,
Bombardier regional jet aircraft, this is the only daily, non-stop between the
two cities. AC7769 will depart Ottawa at 11:25 a.m. and arrive in Thunder Bay
at 1:25 p.m. AC 7768 will depart Thunder Bay at 1:55 p.m. and arrive in Ottawa
at 3:40 p.m. This route will also feature one-stop same-plane service to
Montreal with AC 7769 departing Montreal at 10:15 a.m. and AC 7768 arriving in
Montreal at 4:50 p.m.

    Ottawa-Charlottetown - daily, year-round service using 50-seat,
Bombardier regional jet aircraft, this is the only daily, non-stop service
between the two cities. AC8618 will depart Ottawa at 11:50 a.m. and arrive in
Charlottetown at 2:05 p.m. Flight AC8619 will depart Charlottetown at
2:40 p.m. and arrive in Ottawa at 3:15 p.m.

    Montreal-based Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air
transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 170 destinations on five
continents. Canada's flag carrier is the 14th largest commercial airline in
the world and serves more than 33 million customers annually with a fleet
consisting of more than 340 aircraft. Air Canada is a founding member of Star
Alliance, providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.