Air Canada to relaunch Edinburgh to Toronto flights

Air Canada has announced that its seasonal flights between Edinburgh and Toronto will return for 2022.

The service will operate:

• six times weekly from 1st June to 2nd October

• four times weekly from 3rd October to 29th October

It will use a modern Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with three cabins – Economy, Premium Economy and what Air Canada calls ‘Signature Class’ with lie-flat beds.

As well as being convenient for connections to elsewhere in Canada, the airline also connects to 46 US cities from Toronto.

From Heathrow, Air Canada is currently operating flights to Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary.

Air Canada is a member of Star Alliance. Any redemption flights would need miles from a Star Alliance frequent flyer programme such as Lufthansa Miles & More or Singapore Airline Krisflyer, or of course Air Canada’s own Aeroplan. You can earn Aeroplan miles indirectly from UK credit cards as this HfP guide explains.

You can search exact flight times and dates on the Air Canada site here.

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How to earn Star Alliance miles from UK credit cards (March 2025)

None of the Star Alliance airlines currently have a UK credit card.

There is, however, still a way to earn Star Alliance miles from a UK credit card. 

The route is via Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty points convert to over 40 airlines at the rate of 3:1.

The best way to earn Marriott Bonvoy points is via the official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. It comes with 20,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every £1 you spend. At 2 Bonvoy points per £1, you are earning (at 3:1) 0.66 airline miles per £1 spent on the card.

There is a preferential conversion rate to United Airlines – which is a Star Alliance member – of 2 : 1 if you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at once.

The Star Alliance members which are Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are: Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

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