Air Canada renews deal with The Landline Company

Following a successful year of operation, Air Canada has extended its agreement with The Landline Company to continue providing seamless, luxury motorcoach land-air connections between Toronto Pearson and the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and the Region of Waterloo International Airport.

Ranbir Singh, Director, Regional Airlines and Markets at Air Canada, said: “Air Canada has been very pleased with the response to this innovative initiative that we launched as a pilot program a year ago. The results show our multimodal strategy is a popular and effective means to increase connectivity within our network while offering customers additional, convenient travel options. With our extended partnership, we are working together with Landline to further develop this program both operationally, with the goal of advancing to a direct airside-to-airside service, subject to government approval, and geographically, by introducing it elsewhere in Canada.”

Nick Johnson, Vice President, Commercial for The Landline Company, said: “We’ve enjoyed working with the Air Canada team to help unlock a new, premium, stress-free connecting experience for passengers departing Hamilton and Waterloo Region. We are further refining our product, equipping our vehicles with new fast, free Wi-Fi next week, meaning all customers onboard can enjoy streaming video services and gaming on their personal devices. And we are working with Air Canada, airport partners, and regulators to establish airside-to-airside service, building an innovative, cost-effective solution that makes regional travel more efficient and enjoyable.”

Landline’s luxury motorcoaches, designed and built in Quebec by Prevost, provide premium features such as spacious leather seating, free Wi-Fi, power outlets, and full accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility.

The motorcoaches run multiple non-stop round trips daily from Hamilton and Waterloo Region airports to Toronto Pearson, offering Air Canada customers the same benefits as air-only itineraries, including boarding pass and bag tag printing at their regional airport, as well as, disruption protection, and Aeroplan point earning opportunities.