Vancouverites who visit the California capital of Sacramento will soon no longer have to change planes in another U.S. city, thanks to Air Canada, who just announced plans to have daily non-stop flights between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Sacramento International Airport.
The service launches May 17 and will be on CRA-705 planes, which can seat 75 passengers. The airline plans to designate 10 of those seats for business class.
Flights depart Vancouver at 8:55 a.m. and arrive in Sacramento at 11:05 a.m. Return flights leave Sacramento at 11:45 a.m. and arrive in Vancouver at 1:57 p.m.
“As Air Canada continues to expand its U.S. routes out of [Vancouver,] Sacramento is a welcome addition and will offer our passengers even more options for travel destination s as well as convenient connections,” said Craig Richmond, president and CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority.
He estimates that the new service will create close to 80 new jobs and contribute $5.8 million to B.C.’s GDP.
American Airlines has also announced that it will launch a new daily flights between Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and YVR on a seasonal basis, starting from May 4, 2018.
