Air Canada has finally chosen to take on Emirates directly. Starting November 3rd of 2015 there will be direct non-stop service between Toronto and Dubai flown with their 787 Dreamliner. The flights will operate 3x weekly with the following schedule
AC056 YYZ2055 – 1840+1DXB 788 2
AC056 YYZ2055 – 1840+1DXB 789 46
AC057 DXB2355 – 0500+1YYZ 788 3
AC057 DXB2355 – 0500+1YYZ 789 57
The flights will be available for booking on December 16th. (Source Airlineroute.net)
This is exciting news for you dedicated Air Canada and Aeroplan fans who have chosen to fly via Frankfurt to get to Dubai via Air Canada and Lufthansa as now you can now fly direct!