Air Canada boosts Heathrow-Edmonton flights

Air Canada has announced plans to increase the frequency of its flights between Heathrow Airport and Edmonton later this year.

The carrier said that it will boost the schedule for these non-stop flights from three services a week to daily ones in time for the winter.

Passengers heading to Edmonton on this service may also benefit from increased winter flight connections to Canadian locations such as Ottawa, Winnipeg, Fort McMurray and Vancouver.

"Air Canada is the first airline to offer year-round, daily international scheduled flights from Edmonton with its non-stop flights to London Heathrow, reflecting global travel demand to and from the robust energy region of northern Alberta," commented Daniel Shurz, vice president of network planning at Air Canada.

Edmonton is the fifth biggest municipality in Canada and plays host to more than 30 festivals every year, including the annual Labatt Blues Festival, the North of Nowhere Expo and the Edmonton International Film Festival.

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