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operates with smaller jet and turboprop aircraft that have lower trip costs than conventional large jet aircraft, allowing
Jazz to provide service to Air Canada's customers in lower density markets and also in higher density markets at off-
peak times throughout Canada and to certain destinations in the United States.
Routes and Schedules
Air Canada
Air Canada (excluding Jazz) operates, on average, approximately 580 average daily departures to 15 destinations
in Canada, 31 destinations in the United States and 56 destinations in the Canada-Europe, Canada-Pacific, Canada-
Caribbean/Central America and Canada/South America markets. Domestic, transborder and international departures
account for 50%, 33% and 17%, respectively, of the approximately 580 average daily departures. Air Canada's current
route network extends to 40 countries and territories.
Air Canada, together with Jazz, operates on average approximately 1,300 scheduled flights each day and carries
over 32 million passengers annually in the domestic, transborder and international markets. Air Canada, together with
Jazz, provides direct passenger service to 161 destinations and, through commercial agreements with other unaffiliated
regional airlines, to an additional 15 destinations, for a total of 176 direct destinations on five continents.
Air Canada's hubs are located in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary, each of which has extensive access to
domestic, transborder and the international markets.
Toronto Pearson Airport is the largest hub in Canada and a significant airline origin and destination market in
North America. For the year ended December 31, 2006, Air Canada operated on average 182 daily departures from
Toronto. Vancouver International Airport is the second largest hub in Canada and is Air Canada's gateway to the
Pacific Rim. For the year ended December 31, 2006, Air Canada operated on average 65 daily departures from
Vancouver. Montreal Trudeau Airport is the third most important hub in Air Canada's network. For the year ended
December 31, 2006, Air Canada operated on average 58 daily departures from Montreal. Calgary International Airport
is Air Canada's fourth largest hub. For the year ended December 31, 2006, Air Canada operated on average 39 daily
departures from Calgary.
Domestic Services
As of December 31, 2006, Air Canada, together with Jazz, provides the largest network and most extensive
product offering in Canada, with scheduled direct passenger service to 59 Canadian destinations. The most important
Canadian routes, in terms of operating revenues, are the transcontinental routes linking Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa
with major Western Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. Air Canada, together
with Jazz, operates several short-haul commuter routes, including Rapidair routes, linking Toronto, Montreal and
Ottawa. Air Canada also offers frequent service linking major centres within Western Canada, and operates numerous
flights between Calgary and Vancouver and between Calgary and Edmonton. In addition to transcontinental and
commuter routes, Air Canada, together with Jazz, provides service between and within Central Canada, the Prairies and
the Atlantic Provinces.
Unaffiliated regional carriers replace Jazz in markets not sufficiently large enough to be served directly. As of
December 31, 2006, these airlines operate flights under Air Canada's designator code and provide service to an
additional eight domestic destinations under commercial agreements with Air Canada. Air Canada does not own equity
interests in any of these carriers.
Following CanJet Airlines' announcement to discontinue its scheduled passenger services on September 10, 2006,
Air Canada, together with Jazz, added flights and larger aircraft to serve Eastern Canada on an as-needed basis in
September 2006 and increased capacity, as measured by ASMs, by 16% in Eastern Canada during the period starting
from October 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006.
Transborder Services
With the most non-stop destinations and flights from Canada to the United States, Air Canada, together with Jazz,
carries more passengers between Canada and the United States than any other airline. Air Canada, together with Jazz,
directly serves 46 U.S. destinations (including six seasonal destinations) as of December 31, 2006. Air Canada's
network reach is also increased by its extensive connections to, and code-sharing flights with, United Airlines, one of
its Star AllianceⓇ partners.View entire presentation