=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SF Gate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/news/archive/2003/09/03/i= nternational2056EDT0828.DTL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, September 3, 2003 (AP) Air Canada to expand flights to Cuba (09-03) 17:56 PDT MONTREAL (AP) -- Air Canada said Wednesday it would expand service to Cuba, with a total = of 25 scheduled flights per week from across the country to various destinations on the Caribbean island. The new routes, including nonstop flights from Toronto to Havana three times a week, will begin this winter, said Montreal-based Air Canada, which is completing a bankruptcy restructuring. Overall, Air Canada will offer the 25 scheduled flights along with two charter flights weekly from seven Canadian cities to five Cuba destinations. "This is a major expansion of services to Cuba that positions Air Canada as the international airline of choice serving the Caribbean's largest island nation," said Bill Bredt, Air Canada's vice president of network and revenue management. Unlike the United States, Canada has diplomatic relations with Cuba and Canadians regularly spend winter holidays on the Caribbean island's beaches. Air Canada's nonstop flights to Cuba will originate from Calgary, Albert= a; Toronto; London, Ontario; Ottawa; Montreal; Moncton, New Brunswick; and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The nation's dominant airline, Air Canada has been operating under bankruptcy-court protection since April 1. =20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2003 AP