Air Canada to resume Transatlantic service out of Ottawa with flights to London Heathrow

Air Canada’s is bringing Transatlantic flights back to Ottawa with flights to London Heathrow set to return in 2025. The summer seasonal service will launch on March 31, 2025 and operate through to October 31, 2025. The new flights will be offered 4x weekly utilizing Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

The Ottawa to London Heathrow route schedule

This new route will be operate four times weekly as follows:

Earning points & miles on these flights

Most people who fly on this new route wlll 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 Ottawa-London LHR flight falls into Aeroplan’s 0 – 4,000 distance band for award flights from North America across the Atlantic. This band sees most one way Economy class rewards fall in between 35,000  – 60,000 points, Premium Economy 50,000 – 80,000 and Business 60,000 – 160,000 points.

Award pricing for Air Canada is fully dynamic so those points ranges are simply a guideline and the actual points required may end up being lower or higher than what is published (as shown in the example below the chart). Don’t forget you can also received preferred award pricing on this route by having an Aeroplan co-brand credit card