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Air Canada launching non-stop Ottawa-London Heathrow service in March 2025
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Ottawa travellers will be able to fly non-stop to London's Heathrow Airport next spring, the second overseas destination out of Canada's capital.
Ottawa travellers will be able to fly non-stop to London's Heathrow Airport next spring, the second overseas destination you can fly to directly from Canada's capital.
Air Canada has announced it will launch non-stop international flights from Ottawa to London's Heathrow on March 31, 2025.
Flights will be operated four times weekly with Air Canada's Dreamliner fleet.
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.
"With continued demand for visiting friends, relatives, leisure and tourism, as well as supporting business and corporate travel, this route gives customers from both the National Capital Region and abroad direct, convenient international travel options to and from Ottawa," Mark Galardo, executive vice president – revenue and network planning at Air Canada, said in a statement.
Air Canada operated a non-stop flight from Ottawa to London Heathrow before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has been meeting with airline executives to expand overseas flights out of Ottawa.