Air Canada will launch daily, non-stop, year-round service on May 1, 2018, from Edmonton (YEG) to San Francisco (SFO).

The flight will depart Edmonton at 4:10 p.m., arriving in San Francisco at 6:10 p.m. The return departs San Francisco at 11:50 a.m., arriving in Edmonton at 3:35 p.m. Flights are timed to connect conveniently with Air Canada’s regional flight network in Edmonton and with Star Alliance partner United Airlines in San Francisco.

A Bombardier CRJ-705/900 jet will operate the flight under the Air Canada Express brand, offering a choice of 12 business-class seats and 64 economy seats; complimentary WiFi; and in-flight entertainment on personal touchscreens at every seat.

“Edmonton is one of Canada’s growing cities with a considerable young, entrepreneurial demographic marked by the unprecedented inclusion of three Edmonton restaurants in our recent Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants. Our new flights will give the increasing start-up, tech and innovator businesses in Alberta’s capital city direct access to California’s Silicon Valley, and additionally, a wide array of onward connections can be made at Star Alliance’s San Francisco global hub,” said Benjamin Smith, president, passenger airlines, Air Canada.