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Emirates and Etihad are boosting frequencies on the lucrative run to Toronto from the Gulf, but Emirates appears to have beaten Etihad to the punch.

Emirates, which has flown to Canada for 10 years, will introduce two additional flights to its Toronto (YYZ) service from 18 August 2018 and will operate on a Saturday departing Dubai as EK241 at 03.30 and arrive in Toronto, Canada’s biggest city, at 09.30. The return flight, EK242, leaves Toronto at 14.25 and arrives in Dubai at 11.40 the next day. On Sundays, EK241 will depart at 03.30 and arrive in Toronto at 09.30. The return flight, EK242, will leave Toronto at 1430 and arrives in Dubai at 11.25 the next day.

Both flights will be operated by A380s.

Etihad Airways, meanwhile, will increase its flights from Abu Dhabi to Toronto, from three to five weekly services, from 28 October 2018. The flights will be operated by B777-300ER aircraft, featuring 40 seats in business class and 340 in economy class.

Etihad Airways has a codeshare partnership in place with Air Canada, with the Canadian flag carrier placing its ‘AC’ code on Etihad services from Toronto to Abu Dhabi and from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi. Under the agreement, Etihad Airways places its ‘EY’ code on Air Canada’s multiple daily services from Toronto to points across Canada including Montreal, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, St Johns, Halifax, Regina, and Fort McMurray.

Edited by Peter Needham