Six more flights a week are being added at YVR this fall. By the end of October, travellers will have a choice of 32 weekly flights between Vancouver and mainland China. That means more options for people visiting family and friends, travelling for business or planning a holiday as well as additional service to get high-value BC products to export markets abroad.

Canada and China agreed to the six additional weekly flights during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing earlier this year. Air China’s additional flights began September 27. China Southern Airlines will add flights on October 25 and Xiamen Airlines on October 29.

Once the added flights are in place by the end of October, YVR’s mainland China service will include 32 weekly flights:

· Air China: five flights a week, an increase of two

· China Southern Airlines: four flights a week, an increase of two

· Xiamen Airlines: three flights a week, an increase of one

· Sichuan Airlines: two flights a week

· China Eastern Airlines: two flights a week

· Beijing Capital Airlines: one flight a week

· Hainan Airlines: one flight a week

· Air Canada Vancouver–Beijing: seven flights a week

· Air Canada Vancouver–Shanghai: seven flights a week

More connections are coming beyond China too. Air Canada will launch nonstop winter service between Vancouver and Sapporo, Japan, on December 17, with three flights a week through March 2027. Its seasonal service to Osaka is scheduled to resume on February 2, 2027, about a month earlier than 2025, giving travellers more time to explore Japan. Together with the new Guangzhou route planned for May 2027, these additions further expand Air Canada’s growing trans-Pacific network from YVR.

The additional widebody flights also provide more cargo capacity, helping B.C. and Canadian exporters get their products to new customers across the Aia Pacific region. In fact, YVR’s cargo volumes rose 13 per cent this summer compared to 2025, and the airport is on track for yet another record-setting cargo year.

Together, these new and expanded services strengthen YVR’s role as a key connecting hub and Canada’s Pacific gateway to Asia and beyond. Watch highlights from Beijing Capital Airlines’ return to YVR on October 2 HERE.

While taking in the magic of the Northern Lights is a bucket list item for many, it isn’t the only activity you can do in this capital city, which borders the shore of Great Slave Lake and is about 400km south of the Arctic Circle. Whether you’re a nature lover or adventure seeker, there is something for everyone in Yellowknife, from dog sledding and ice fishing to cross-country skiing and snowboarding.

Connecting Vancouver and Yellowknife will prove beneficial for the residents of both cities, offering those travelling from the Northwest Territories direct service to Vancouver – timed for seamless onwards connections through YVR – while also giving British Columbians more choice and opportunity to explore the Northwest Territories.

The route is operated on a Boeing 737-500 with 122 seats. The twice-weekly service optimizes weekend travel, departing YVR every Monday and Friday at 1:25 p.m. PT and arriving in Yellowknife at 4:55 p.m. local time.

For more information about this service, please view Air North's release, here.

Previously, United flew this route on weekends in summer 2019. This resumption of this service from YVR to IAD and an increase to daily flights will allow more choice for travellers.

This resumed service is also an indication of increasing demand for additional travel destinations, and added convenience for further connections across the U.S. and beyond.

Service to Dulles is also offered by our partners at Air Canada. The two Star Alliance members are loyalty plan partners, allowing Aeroplan or MileagePlus members to accumulate and redeem miles, as well as reciprocal elite benefits for status members.

This route will be flown using Boeing 737 Max 8’s from the airline’s fleet.

For more information about flight times and to book, visit: www.united.com