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Air Canada to launch Vancouver–Sapporo nonstop in December 2026 — North America's first scheduled link to Hokkaido

Air Canada will launch a three-times-weekly seasonal nonstop between Vancouver (YVR) and Sapporo/New Chitose (CTS) from 17 December 2026 through late March 2027, operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliners. It becomes the first North American carrier to offer scheduled nonstop service to Hokkaido.

Discovered 2026-01-21T07:19:07.300786-08:00 | 2026-01-21T07:19:07.300786-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Key operational facts: three-times-weekly seasonal service from 17 Dec 2026 through late March 2027, flown with Boeing 787 Dreamliners, and the first scheduled nonstop between North America and Hokkaido.

  • Strengthens Vancouver’s West Coast long‑haul position and intensifies West Coast transpacific competition; see recent expansions out of Seattle that are reshaping route dynamics on the Pacific rim (source:ed1f6a76-f901-4c99-b622-2e2c7fa93694).

  • Continues Air Canada’s strategy of using 787 Dreamliners for seasonal long‑haul leisure markets, following recent seasonal launches that deploy the type to open new international links (source:f6a1b250-15ea-474e-9404-ced47b1c6d53).

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2026-01-21T07:19:07.300786-08:00
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2026-01-27T12:15:12.596665-08:00
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