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About Air Canada Rouge

Air Canada Rouge is Canada's new leisure airline, serving predominantly leisure markets within Canada. The airline operates to/from a number of domestic destinations within Canada, key cities within the US, and a number of key cities within Europe. Destinations in Europe include Manchester, Edinburgh, Venice, Athens, Lisbon, Dublin, Nice, Barcelona, Budapest, and Warsaw. Destinations in the Caribbean include Cuba, Jamaica, Curaçao, Haiti, the Bahamas, Grenada, Barbados, St. Maarten, and the Dominican Republic.

Top Tip: Read our full guide to domestic flights within Canada for more travel advice!

The airline was launched in December 2012 and began services on July 1, 2013. It is part of the Air Canada Leisure Group. At the time of the launch it had a fleet of four aircraft, 2 Airbus A319s and 2 Boeing 767s, transferred from the parent company. Its fleet has expanded since then, and the airline now has 62 aircraft.

 

Image Credit: Iasta, Wikipedia Commons

 

Pay for flights on Air Canada Rouge with PayBright

Spread the cost of your Air Canada Rouge flights into manageable monthly instalments with PayBright, a Canadian finance option which we offer at Alternative Airlines. Make flying more affordable by choosing PayBright with monthly payment plans of 6 or 12 months. Only available to Canadian residents. For further information, visit our page on PayBright.

Pay for flights in Canadian Dollars

Through Alternative Airlines, you can even choose to pay for flights using Canadian Dollars, along with 160 other currencies. Find out more about how to pay using Canadian Dollars here.

 

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Baggage Allowance

Carry-On Baggage

Regardless of destination, passengers can bring 1 standard piece of hand luggage + 1 personal item. The standard piece must measure 55cm by 23 cm by 40 cm, including wheels/handlers, and must be light enough to store in the overhead bin without assistance. The personal item, measuring 33cm by 16cm by 43cm, must fit under the seat in front of you.

Checked Baggage

Checked baggage allowance will depend on a number of factors, including fare type and route, and will be confirmed during the Alternative Airlines booking process. Additional bags can be added to your booking if required.

Bags that exceed allowance (in number, size and/or weight) will be subject to additional checked baggage charges.

 

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Air Canada Check-In

Check-In Online

Passengers can check-in online from 24 hours before departure. Online check-in closes 45 minutes before departure for flights within Canada (20 minutes for flights departing from Toronto’s city airport, YTZ) and 60 minutes before departure for flights between Canada and other countries.

Airport Self-Service Kiosk

Airport self-service kiosk check-in opens 12 hours before departure and closes 45 minutes before departure for flights within Canada (20 minutes for flights departing from Toronto’s city airport, YTZ) and 60 minutes before departure for flights between Canada and other countries.

 

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Economy Class

Economy Class Facilities

Entertainment: There is no personal entertainment system. However, passengers can stream the best new releases and top TV shows onto their tablet, smartphone or laptop. Passengers just need to simply download the Air Canada app at the Apple Store or Google Play before boarding.

Economy Class Seating

Economy provides advanced aircraft seating technology with adjustable headrests. Passengers can also pre-book a seat with extra legroom for added comfort.

 

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Business Class

Air Canada Rouge’s Business product is called Premium Rouge.

Business Class Facilities

Before boarding, breeze through the airport with priority check-in and boarding. Premium Rouge passengers are also entitled to extra baggage allowance. On eligible flights, passengers can relax in the Maple Leaf Lounge, at available airports.

Entertainment: Onboard, Premium Rouge passengers can enjoy Hollywood new releases on a complimentary iPad.

Business Class Seating

Premium Rouge is in an exclusive cabin, with wider seats and more space to stretch.

 

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Air Canada Rouge Meals

Meals for Economy passengers: On flights within North America and the Caribbean, a range of high quality light meals and snacks are available for purchase. On flights outside North America, Central America and the Caribbean, enjoy a complimentary hot meals, non-alcoholic beverages and tasty snacks.

Meals for Business passengers: Meals: Enjoy complimentary gourmet hot meals, served on quality dishware accompanied with a selection of wine, spirits, beverages and snacks.

Drinks and Alcohol

A variety of soft drinks and hot drinks are complimentary. Alcohol is also complimentary for Business passengers; onboard fares will apply for those travelling in Economy who would like to purchase alcohol.

Special Meals

Special meals are available in all classes (Economy and Business) on all flights where a meal service is offered. Order your special meal at least 24 hours before the first flight in your itinerary. Special meal options are as follows:

 

Baby meal	Bland meal	Children's meal	Diabetic meal
Fruit plate meal	Gluten intolerant meal	Hindu meal	Kosher meal
Low-calorie meal	Low fat meal	Low lactose meal	Low salt meal
Moslem Meal	Vegetarian Asian/Hindu meal	Vegetarian Jain meal	Vegetarian Vegan Meal
Vegetarian meal (lacto-ovo)	Vegetarian oriental meal

 

Requesting a special meal when booking through Alternative Airlines: You can request a special meal easily at the time of booking, by selecting the special meal your require from the drop-down menu when entering your passenger information. If you would like you would like to add a special meal request to your reservation after making your online booking, this can be done by contacting our customer service team.

 

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Onboard WiFi

WiFi is available for purchase onboard select North American, Caribbean and international flights.

Device charging: All aircraft are outfitted with power outlets at every Business Class seat and on select Economy Class seats. USB ports for charging are available at every seat.

WiFi fees: A number of pass options can be pre-purchased, or purchased onboard the plane. A one-hour pass starts from $6.50 CAD; a one-way pass is $21.00 CAD

 

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Frequent Flyer Program

Aeroplan Miles

Air Canada Rouge offers rewards to frequent flyers through its (Star Alliance affiliate) 'Aeroplan' program. Earn miles when you book flights with Air Canada through Alternative Airlines - it's easy! Simply select 'Aeroplan' as your chosen frequent flyer program and input your personal Aeroplan number. Find out more here.

 

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Airline Alliance

Star Alliance

Star Alliance is one of the largest airline alliances in the world - you can learn more about the benefits of flying with a Star Alliance airline here. When you fly with a Star Alliance airline, you can have your Aeroplan account credited with the miles from your flight. Earn and redeem miles across the whole Star Alliance network, including Air Canada Rouge!

 

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Destinations

Domestic Destinations

Accurate 2019

 

CITY	AIRPORT
Abbotsford	Abbotsford International Airport
Calgary	Calgary International Airport
Charlottetown	Charlottetown Airport
Deer Lake	Deer Lake Regional Airport
Edmonton	Edmonton International Airport
Fredericton	Fredericton International Airport
Halifax	Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Kamloops	Kamloops Airport
Kelowna	Kelowna International Airport
Montréal	Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Moncton	Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport
Nanaimo	Nanaimo Airport
Ottawa	Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
Quebec City	Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
Saint John	Saint John Airport
St. John's	St. John's International Airport
Thunder Bay	Thunder Bay International Airport
Toronto	Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
Vancouver	Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Victoria	Victoria International Airport

 

Domestic Destinations

Accurate 2019

 

COUNTRY	CITY	AIRPORT
Bahamas	Nassau	Lynden Pindling International Airport
Bahamas	San Salvador	San Salvador Airport
Barbados	Bridgetown	Grantley Adams International Airport
Belize	Belize City	Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Colombia	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport
Colombia	Cartagena	Rafael Núñez International Airport
Costa Rica	Liberia	Daniel Oduber International Airport
Costa Rica	San José	Juan Santamaría International Airport
Croatia	Zagreb	Zagreb Airport
Cuba	Cayo Coco	Jardines del Rey Airport
Cuba	Havana	José Martí International Airport
Cuba	Holguín	Frank País Airport
Cuba	Santa Clara	Abel Santa María Airport
Cuba	Varadero	Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport
Czech Republic	Prague	Václav Havel Airport Prague
Dominican Republic	Puerto Plata	Gregorio Luperón International Airport
Dominican Republic	Punta Cana	Punta Cana International Airport
Dominican Republic	Samana	Samaná El Catey International Airport
France	Marseille	Marseille Provence Airport
France	Nice	Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Germany	Berlin	Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL)
Greece	Athens	Athens International Airport
Grenada	St. George's	Maurice Bishop International Airport
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Toussaint Louverture International Airport
Hungary	Budapest	Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Italy	Venice	Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)
Jamaica	Kingston	Norman Manley International Airport
Jamaica	Montego Bay	Sangster International Airport
Mexico	Cancún	Cancún International Airport
Mexico	Cozume	Cozumel International Airport
Mexico	Ixtapa	Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexico City International Airport
Mexico	Puerto Vallarta	Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
Mexico	San José del Cabo	Los Cabos International Airport
Panama	Panama City	Tocumen International Airport
Peru	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Poland	Warsaw	Warsaw Frédéric Chopin International Airport
Portugal	Lisbon	Lisbon Portela International Airport
Portugal	Porto	Porto Airport
Romania	Bucharest	Henri Coandă International Airport
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
Spain	Barcelona	Barcelona–El Prat Airport
St. Lucia	Vieux Fort	Hewanorra International Airport
St. Vincent & the Grenadines	St. Vincent	Argyle International Airport
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Piarco International Airport
Turks and Caicos Islands	Providenciales	Providenciales International Airport
United Kingdom	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Airport
United Kingdom	Glasgow	Glasgow Airport (GLA)
United Kingdom	Manchester	Manchester Airport
United States	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
United States	Fort Myers	Southwest Florida International Airport
United States	Las Vegas	McCarran International Airport
Los Angeles	Miami	Miami International Airport (MIA)
United States	Orlando	Orlando International Airport
United States	Palm Springs	Palm Springs International Airport
United States	Phoenix	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
United States	Portland	Portland International Airport (PDX)
United States	San Diego	San Diego International Airport
United States	Sarasota	Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
United States	Tampa	Tampa International Airport

 

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Air Canada Rouge Route Map

 

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Air Canada Rouge Popular Routes

Toronto Edinburgh

Toronto Kingston

Toronto San Jose

Montreal Athens

Toronto Punta Cana

 

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Air Canada Rouge's Fleet

As of 2019

 

AIRCRAFT TYPE	NUMBER IN SERVICE	NUMBER OF ECONOMY SEATS	NUMBER OF BUSINESS SEATS	NOTES
Airbus A319-100	22	124	12	/
Airbus A320-200	3	150	12	Former Interjet aircraft
Airbus A321-200	14	184-200	16	/
Boeing 767-300ER	25	258	24	Former Air Canada aircraft

 

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Hub Airport

Calgary International Airport

Calgary International Airport is the international airport that serves Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Calgary International Airport acts as the hub airport for Air Canada West Jet, WestJet Express Flair Airlines, Air Canada Rouge and Air Canada Express.

The airport has 4 runaways and can handle nearly 20 million passengers every year. Airlines which fly to and from Calgary International Airport include Air Canada, Air Canada Express, Air North, Air Transat, British Airways, Delta Airlines, KLM, Northern Air and many others.

 

Calgary's Domestic Terminal. Image Credit: Marek Ślusarczyk, Wikipedia Commons

 

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Special Assistance

Air Canada Rouge offers a wide range of services tailored to the needs of passengers requiring special assistance, including those travelling with motor, auditory, and visual impairments. The airline should be informed at least 48 hours before departure is any special assistance is required. If you have made a booking with Alternative Airlines, you can contact our customer service to discuss your needs. For more information you can read our guide to requesting special assistance and how Alternative Airlines can help.

 

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Flying with Children and Infants

Children (2-12 years)

Children above 2 will need their own seats. On flights within Canada and the US, the fare is that of an adult’s fare. On international flights, a reduced children’s fare applies (for children between 2 and 12). To ensure you are seated with your child, it is always better to select them when you book your flight.

When checking-in, those with children under 6 can head to the Family Check-in counter (available at Toronto-Pearson (YYZ) and for domestic or international flights from Montreal-Trudeau (YUL) and Vancouver International Airport) - kids can also pick up a special fee luggage tag. On flights within North America, an activity book will be provided onboard; on international flights, tote bag filled with goodies will be offered!

One stroller for each child can be checked in for free, plus applicable baggage allowance.

Babies (7 days-2 years)

Infants are below the age of 2. Within Canada, infants can sit on an adults lap for no charge; within the US, only taxes apply; on international flights, the fare is 10% that of an adult’s ticket. If a seat for the infant is preferred, children’s fares apply (see above).

Bassinets can be requested before flying - however, the airline will be unable to confirm availability until the time of the flight's departure.

One stroller for each infant can be checked in for free.

 

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Flying with Animals

You'll need to let the airline know in advance of travel if you plan on travelling with your cat or dog in either the cabin or in the baggage compartment. If you have made your booking through Alternative Airlines, this can be done by contacting Alternative Airlines’ customer service team. It is recommended that this is done within 24 hours of completing your booking in case amendments need to be made.

Flying with Pets

In the hold: Passengers are welcome to bring a cat or small dog in the cabin, as long as it is small enough to comfortably sit in its carrier under the seat in front. The pet will be classed as your baggage allowance. A charge of $50 USD applies on each one-way flight within Canada/US and $100 USD on other international flights.

In the cabin: Pets are allowed to be flown in the hold, but restrictions apply: max weight is 45 kg/100 lb (pet and kennel combined) and max size is 292 cm (115 in) in linear dimensions. Fees apply: $105 USD on each one-way flight within Canada/US and $270 USD on other international flights.

Flying with Service and Emotional Support Animals

To travel with a dog as an emotional support animal, passengers must advise the airline 48 hour in advance of travel, and provide supporting documentation upon checking-in (which should be done an hour ahead of recommended check-in time).

 

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