Air Canada announces Calgary to Tokyo Narita service in 2010

Air Canada has announced new flight service connecting Western Canadian city Calgary, Alberta and Tokyo Narita Airport in Japan. 

The new flights will commence on March 27, 2010 and will be operated on 211-seat Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft.  Air Canada also will focus on connections in Tokyo to a number of Star Alliance partner airline flights throughout the Asia-Pacific region including to Hong Kong, Manila, Seoul and Singapore. 

Initially, the airline will offer three weekly flights with a goal of daily service in the near future.  The Star Alliance partner airlines that will connect in Tokyo with the new Calgary Air Canada flight are ANA, Asiana, Thai and United Airlines. 

Air Canada currently operates daily service to Tokyo Narita from both Toronto and Vancouver.