Air Canada’s latest schedule update sees them bringing back direct non-stop flights between Toronto and Osaka, Japan. According to Aeroroutes this route was last served by Air Canada in 2000 and will now resume on June 17, 2024.
The Toronto to Osaka route
This new route will be operated three times weekly with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
Here are the flight times (per Aeroroutes)
AC059 YYZ1400 – 1735+1KIX 788 135
AC060 KIX1905 – 1900YYZ 788 246
Earning points & miles on these flights
Most people who fly on this new route choose to credit these flights to Air Canada Aeroplan but you can also opt to credit these flights to any other Star Alliance or airline partner that provides for earning on Air Canada. .
When it comes to paying for flights on Air Canada your best bet to earning the most points is to use the AAmerican Express Aeroplan Reserve Card as it earn 3 points per dollar spent on Air Canada flights. Other options include the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card or the American Express Aeroplan Card which both earn 2 points per dollar on Air Canada flights.
Booking this flight with points
The Toronto-Osaka flight falls into Aeroplan’s 5,001 – 7,500 distance band for award flights from North America across the Pacific which sees most one way Economy class rewards fall in between 45,000 – 80,000 points, Premium Economy 60,000 – 140,000 and Business 75,000 – 175,000 points.
Award pricing for Air Canada is fully dynamic so those points ranges are simply a guideline and the actual points required may end being lower or higher than what is published (as shown in the examples below the chart).
