Air Canada continues its growth in Vancouver with the announcement of a new non-stop flight to Manila. This comes on the heels of the announcement of new and expanded routes to the U.S. earlier this week.
“We are thrilled to add Manila to our global network with new, year-round, non-stop service from Vancouver, Air Canada’s Pacific gateway hub. We continue to pursue our international network strategy of expanding to large, fast-growing markets that are presently unserved directly by Air Canada. The Philippines is an important market reflecting longstanding family ties between our two countries with growing business connections and tourism opportunities. With an extensive domestic and transborder network in Vancouver designed to connect seamlessly to our international flights, we are making travel between North America and the Philippines even more convenient for leisure and business travellers alike. It is with great excitement that we look forward to welcoming our customers onboard next spring,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning, and President, Cargo at Air Canada.
The new Vancouver to Manila route
This new route will be operated four times weekly with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (During the first month of operation it will be 3x weekly)
Here is the schedule for this new route:
| Flight | From | To | Day of Week |
Departure Time |
Arrival Time |
Effective Dates |
| AC17 | Vancouver (YVR) |
Manila (MNL) |
Mon, Wed, Fri |
01:55 | 06:20+1 day |
April 2 – April 30, 2025 |
| AC18 | Manila (MNL) | Vancouver (YVR) |
Tues, Thurs, Sat |
09:25 | 06:20 | April 3 – May 1, 2025 |
| AC17 | Vancouver (YVR) |
Manila (MNL) |
Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sun |
01:55 | 06:20+1 day |
Effective May 1, 2025 |
| AC18 | Manila (MNL) | Vancouver (YVR) |
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat |
09:25 | 06:20 | Effective May 2, 2025 |
Earning points & miles on these flights
Most people who fly on these new and existing routes 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 American 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 new Vancouver to Manila flights fall into Aeroplan’s 5,000 – 7,500 distance band for award flights across the Pacific This band sees most one way Economy class rewards fall in between 45,000 – 80,000 points, Premium Economy 60,000 – 140,000 points and Business for 75,000 – 175,000 points (approx. 80% of all awards should fall into these ranges)
Here’s a random look at the Aeroplan points pricing for a flight on May 1, 2025:
Award pricing for Air Canada is fully dynamic so those points ranges are simply a guideline and the actual points required may end up being lower or higher than what is published (as shown in the example below the chart). Don’t forget you can also receive preferred award pricing on this route by having an Aeroplan co-brand credit card
Wrapping it up
Air Canada has made a big push for the Asia market over the past couple of years with new routes from Vancouver to Bangkok and Singapore and now Manila. Add in the expanded and new U.S routes and you can see the airline is really reasserting its dominance at their Western Canadian hub.
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