Air Canada has announced that they will start thrice weekly direct flights from Toronto Pearson airport to Dubai from November 2015. This will be the first direct Air Canada flight to the Middle East.
After the introduction of the 787 Dreamliner to its fleet, Air Canada has been expanding its international network. In the last one year it has announced new international service to Delhi, Amsterdam, Rio de Janeiro, Osaka, Tokyo-Haneda and Panama City. Including Dubai, Air Canada now serves or has announced service to a total of 66 international destinations on five continents from its Toronto global hub.