Air Canada starts direct Vancouver to Manila flights
Water cannon salute for Air Canada upon touchdown in Manila – Photo from NAIA
MANILA, Philippines — Air Canada landed its inaugural direct flight from Vancouver to Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 6:03 am on Thursday, April 3.
The aircraft was welcomed with a water cannon salute—a tradition held for inaugural flights.
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“With more than one million Filipinos living in Canada representing an important market, direct air services are a catalyst to facilitating tourism, trade and connectivity, and represent the fastest way of traveling to Manila,” Air Canada executive vice president for revenue and network planning Mark Galardo said.
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