> >Air Canada Announces 14 New Tango Routes; Provides Canadians with Low=20 >Fare, High Value Air Service from Coast to Coast - 2002 Summer Service=20 >Grows to 68 Daily Departures > > > > > > MONTREAL, Jan. 31 /CNW/ - In response to rapidly growing customer= demand >for its low fare, high value Tango service, Air Canada is pleased to= announce >today the addition of nine new destinations and 14 new routes to its Tango >network for the summer 2002 schedule, as follows: > > NEW DAILY SERVICE COMMENCING MAY 1 NEW SERVICE COMMENCING JUNE 1 > --------------------------------- ----------------------------- > Kelowna-Toronto Toronto-Abbotsford (daily) > Winnipeg-Edmonton (twice daily) Toronto-Calgary-Victoria (daily) > Qu=E9bec City-Montreal-Winnipeg Toronto-Deer Lake (three times > Qu=E9bec City-Toronto weekly) > Fredericton-St.John-Toronto Toronto-Gander (twice weekly) > Toronto-Charlottetown (twice= weekly) > Ottawa-Winnipeg (daily) > > MORE SERVICE BETWEEN MONTREAL, TORONTO, OTTAWA AND HALIFAX; MORE= AIRCRAFT > = ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > In addition, Air Canada will add a fourth daily Tango flight between >Montr=E9al-Toronto to meet current demand and a second daily flight to both= the >Montr=E9al-Halifax and Ottawa-Halifax routes to meet peak summer demand.= Tango's >rapid growth will include an expansion of the current fleet of six Airbus= A320 >aircraft in a 159-seat, all-economy configuration to include eight A320 >aircraft (with an eventual fleet of 13 A320's planned) and eight Boeing= B737- >200 aircraft (with more anticipated) in a 120-seat, all-economy= configuration >for a total of complement of 16 aircraft. > "With this latest expansion we are giving Canadians from coast to= coast >what they are telling us they want: low fare, no frills, reliable air= service >coupled with Air Canada's reputation for the highest operational= standards," >said Robert Milton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada.= "With >Tango, we will continue to reassign existing capacity to meet growing= consumer >demand for low fare travel, while ensuring our mainline customers receive= the >value they expect from a full service airline," he said. > Tickets on the new routes will be available for sale starting February= 7. >All Tango fares are available with no minimum stay and no advance purchase >requirement. Further information on the schedule and fares for the new= Tango >services announced today will also be available on February 7. > With new Tango service to St. John's since January 7, with Thunder= Bay, >Regina, and Saskatoon service commencing April 1, and with the summer= addition >of nine new destinations and 14 new routes announced today, the Tango= network >expands to include 21 Canadian cities from coast to coast. By summer 2002, >Tango will offer up to 68 daily departures, compared to 36 daily departures >currently available. > Recent survey results indicate strong support among Canadians for Air >Canada's provision of a low fare carrier. A nationwide telephone survey of= 500 >Canadians conducted by Ipsos-Reid between November 30 and December 6, 2001 >found that 82 per cent of Canadians would fly a low fare, no frills airline >operated by Air Canada and evidence to date strongly bears this out. > > AIR CANADA FOCUSES ON COSTS > --------------------------- > Tango's passenger servicing costs are significantly lower than for >comparable mainline Air Canada flights as a result of its efficient= aircraft >seating configuration, web booking tools, call center distribution system= and >use of electronic tickets. Over 80 per cent of Tango flights are booked on= its >dedicated website at <http://www.flytango.com>www.flytango.com. > Air Canada continues its planning exercise for the launch of its stand >alone low cost carrier, pending further consultation with governments and >communities. No launch date has been announced. > > ABOUT TANGO > ----------- > Tango by Air Canada, a separately branded Air Canada service,= commenced >operations November 1, 2001. For the summer 2002 schedule Tango will offer >service to Victoria, Vancouver, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Edmonton, Calgary, >Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Qu=E9bec City, >Montr=E9al, Halifax, Fredericton, St. John, Charlottetown, St. John's, Deer= Lake >and Gander. > Tango offers consumers a no frills air travel alternative= complementing >Air Canada's full service operations. Tango operates a fleet of distinctly >branded aircraft, offering a unique "all extras are optional" in-flight >service, including a menu selection of snacks and refreshments at= reasonable >prices and short feature audiovisual entertainment. The aircraft cabin= offers >an all-economy seating configuration matching Air Canada's industry-leading >levels of in-flight comfort. > > ATTENTION PHOTO EDITORS: High resolution, downloadable Tango aircraft >photos are available at <http://www.flytango.com>www.flytango.com by=20 >selecting "What's Tango?" then >"Photo Gallery". 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