'Next generation lie-flat seats': Air Canada commences non-stop Dreamliner Melbourne to Vancouver flights

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'Next generation lie-flat seats': Air Canada commences non-stop Dreamliner Melbourne to Vancouver flights

By Anthony Dennis
Air Canada next generation lie-flat bed.

Air Canada next generation lie-flat bed.

If you could somehow export civility and modesty as commodities, the Canadians would be the richest people on the planet (though, of course, they don't do too badly as it is).

So it should be no surprise that Canada's national airline has tended to cruise a little under the radar, as it were. But now the carrier with the blush red maple leaf on its tailwings really has something to boast about.

Not only is it due to begin non-stop, thrice-weekly Dreamliner flights from Melbourne to Vancouver on Sunday (June 3, 2018), with connections to a host of Canadian and US destinations, it's also introduced a snazzy new business offering.

Air Canada Signature Class.

Air Canada Signature Class.

Signature Class and its next generation lie-flat seats are set to be available not just on services between Australia and Canada, but also on selected domestic Canadian and US routes.

Air Canada, which also operates regular services from Sydney and Brisbane, last year also launched its refurbished Maple Leaf Lounge at Vancouver International Airport, consistently voted North America's best airport, for eligible premium passengers.

The luxurious lounge, following its 18-month makeover, includes artworks and furnishings created by leading Canadian artists and designers as well as even a concierge service for hotel and theatre bookings.

Maple Leaf Lounge.

Maple Leaf Lounge.

Air Canada, aside from upping the luxe ante, is also positioning Canada as the perfect gateway to the US with Stateside-bound passengers, including those from Australia, able to pass more seamlessly through both Canada and US customs at its Vancouver and Toronto hubs.

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Right. Well, that's probably far more than enough boasting any Canadian, let alone its reinvigorated national carrier, can likely handle for now.

See aircanada.com

See also: Why Airbus will only build seven of the world's longest-range airliner

See also: 10 things Australians need to understand about Canadians

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