Another New Airline for RI: Air Canada to Fly Direct From T.F. Green To Toronto
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Air Canada is the newest addition to the growing number of airlines flying directly to top U.S. cities and abroad from T.F. Green.
The announcement came at a press conference at the airport led by Governor Gina Raimondo, Airport Corporation Chair Jonathan Savage, and Airport CEO Iftikhar Ahmad.
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In the past year, Green has more than doubled the number of direct flights and now flies direct to Europe, the Caribbean, and now Canada.
Air Canada previously flew from Green, but left. Today's announcement was part of a national rollout for Air Canada.
"We continue to strategically expand our already extensive North American transborder network to offer the only services from Canada to Sacramento, Omaha, Providence, and flights from additional Canadian airports to Baltimore, Pittsburgh and San Francisco," said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada. "As the largest foreign carrier serving the USA, we are pleased to offer customers even more non-stop travel choices between Canada and the US, as well as the ability to conveniently connect onward through our extensive global network at our Canadian hubs on North America's Best Airline as rated by Skytrax."
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