Ottawa travellers will soon have a second non-stop flight to Europe, as Air Canada is set to fly from Canada’s capital to London, England.
Air Canada will launch its non-stop service between the Ottawa International Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday.
The first flight is scheduled to depart Ottawa at 6:55 p.m. Monday, March 31. The Air Canada website shows a flight from Heathrow to the capital will arrive in Ottawa at 4:25 p.m.
Air Canada and the Ottawa International Airport will hold an event to mark Air Canada reinstating non-stop service between Ottawa and Heathrow Airport.
According to the schedule, flights will depart Ottawa for London on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The flights from London to Ottawa will also depart Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The airline will operate flights four days a week on its Dreamliner fleet.
Air Canada operated a non-stop flight from Ottawa to London Heathrow before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Air France launched non-stop service between Ottawa and Paris in 2023. Last summer, the airline expanded its service to seven days a week and upgraded to bigger planes on the Ottawa-Paris route.
