Direct Nanaimo to Toronto flights coming in June Dec 1, 2017 8:21 AM

NANAIMO — Next summer, it’ll be easier to travel to the heart of Canada.

Air Canada announced Friday, Dec. 1 they’re starting several seasonal flights from Toronto to the West Coast, including Nanaimo, from late June to early October. The flight from Nanaimo will leave four times a week — Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday — at 12:15 p.m.

Angela Mah, Air Canada spokesperson, said the numbers showed Nanaimo could handle more than their daily, year-round flights to Vancouver.

“It says a lot about Nanaimo and Vancouver Island that we’ve seen a lot of demand, particularly during the summer, into this area…and we saw the opportunity to put in additional flights.”