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Air Canada has announced it will launch a daily flight from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), starting May 26, 2017. Air Canada will operate the route using Embraer 175 aircraft with a capacity of 73 seats. The flight will depart DFW daily at 11:50 AM and arrive in Montréal at 4:35 PM with the return flight departing Montréal at 8:10 AM and arriving in DFW at 11:15 AM. "Canada continues to be an important trading partner for our region and we are pleased that they have chosen to expand their network from DFW with a new flight to Montréal, Canada's second largest city," said John Ackerman, executive vice president of Global Strategy and Development for DFW Airport. "The addition of this flight service further enhances our international route network by adding more than 52,000 seats a year." The service to Montréal will become the third destination offered by Air Canada from DFW. Air Canada currently serves DFW with daily flights to Toronto and flights between DFW and Vancouver are scheduled to start in February. The airline has served Toronto from DFW since 1976. "We are delighted to add non-stop flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Montréal next year! Our new service will offer more travel options for local residents, both to visit Canada or to connect conveniently to our international network," said Lisa Pierce, senior director, USA Sales & Market Development at Air Canada. Air Canada flights originate from DFW in a newly renovated section of Terminal E, which features a variety of concession options to further enhance the overall DFW customer experience. Some of the newly opened concessions include Love Shack, Texas celebrity chef Tim Love's burger joint at E11, along with Marshall-Rousso, offering women's fashion at E12, and Camille's Ice Cream Bars located at E13. DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAYS "BONJOUR" TO MONTRÉAL WITH NEW AIR CANADA SERVICE Air Canada Grows At DFW With Its Third Destination To Canada Key factors such as the number and size of hotels in the city, the aver- age room rate, the distance between downtown and the airport, the aver- age cost of a three course meal at a mid-range restaurant, and the num- ber of violent crimes per 100,000 people were some of the criteria that the site analyzed in order to create the Top 20 list. "The data points that SmartAsset studied is what gives this ranking real credence in the marketplace," said Archer. "The nuts and bolts of win- ning a bid very much focuses on the attributes that they considered," she added. "It is great to see more recognition for the many benefits our City pro- vides to visitors and conventioneers. It is especially telling that of the top 20 cities listed, Madison appears to be the only mid-market, Midwest city," said Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. "We faced some pretty stiff competition and scored exceptionally well." The GMCVB is honored to play a key role in supporting the more than 21,000 Dane County jobs supported by tourism. Promoting tourism in Madison since 1972, the GMCVB continues to work strategical- ly to expand upon the nearly $2 billion dol- lars in total business sales in Dane County every year. For the most up-to-date infor- mation, visit visitmadison.com. B M & T ••• January/February 2017 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 7