- 1,000+ Team Canada athletes and delegation members will
board Air Canada flights to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
- Airline's Flight Deck at Canada Olympic House Paris will
showcase best of Canadian hospitality and culture, with a special
Canadiana night at Canada Paralympic House Paris celebrating Team
Canada.
- Punch Your Ticket Contest will connect Team Air Canada
athlete ambassadors to passionate messages of support from fans at
home.
MONTREAL, July 25,
2024 /CNW/ - Yesterday evening at Toronto Pearson
International Airport, Air Canada hosted the official send-off
celebration for Team Canada athletes and delegation members, now on
their way to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games onboard a Boeing 777
complete with a special celebratory livery for Team Canada. In
addition, plans are underway for the next send-off celebration,
which will take place when the Team Canada athletes and delegation
members for the Paralympic Games depart before the Opening Ceremony
on August 28.
Air Canada will provide an
exceptional travel experience for Team Canada to and from the
Games, supported by its Going for Gold employee program, ensuring
the athletes arrive rested and ready to compete at their best. The
program involves the careful choreography of more than 250 Air
Canada employees working across 20 branches and coordination of
multiple airports throughout its global network, all working
together to ensure a smooth and efficient travel experience for
Team Canada.
"Team Canada represents the
very best of who we are as a country and inspires all of us as
Canadians to pursue our own dreams," said Andy Shibata, Vice President, Brand of Air
Canada. "As we ramp up the celebrations for these remarkable
athletes, Air Canada is thrilled to be
uniting Canadian fans in Paris,
at home and around the world with a series of activations
celebrating Team Canada's pursuit of their Olympic and Paralympic
dreams this summer."
Bringing the best of Canada
to the world
Designed to reflect the signature elements of aviation and
showcase Canada's rich and vibrant
culture, the Air Canada Flight Deck at Canada Olympic House in
Paris will provide a space for
hospitality, community and connection. The venue will play host to
a series of events for both fans and athletes, featuring Canadian
comfort food and beverages, and some of Canada's best musical talent, including
Arkells and LOUD. The elements representing Canadian culture will
also be featured in Team Canada celebrations at Canada Paralympic
House in Paris during the
Paralympic Games.
Celebrating with Canadian fans in Paris, at home and around the world
Additionally, to help even more Canadians experience the
excitement of the Games, Air Canada has teamed up
with CBC-Radio Canada and Canadian icons France Beaudoin and Olympian Phylicia George.
Together, they will report on the Games experience as they mingle
with fans and athletes at the Air Canada Flight Deck and follow
Team Air Canada athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Audiences across
Canada can watch all this action
on CBC, Radio-Canada and all associated platforms.
To bring Team Canada and its fans closer together, Air Canada
will launch the Punch Your Ticket contest to coincide with
the Games opening ceremony. The contest will provide a platform for
Canadians to share their messages of support to Team Air Canada
Olympic and Paralympic athletes via social media while giving
entrants the chance to win one of nine pairs of round-trip tickets
to any destination where Air Canada flies.
Celebrating the power of dreams
The airline's inspirational new brand spot, Ticket to
Dream, was released on social platforms on July 17 and will premiere on TV, cinema and
online on July 26. The spot connects
the stories of two generations of one Canadian family and honours
the perseverance and resilience of Team Canada athletes on their
journey to represent their country at the Games.
Through the Air Canada Foundation, which focuses on improving
children's health and well-being, the airline is also bringing the
excitement of the Games to children in hospital. Air Canada will also fly two young fans to
Paris to meet their Team Canada
heroes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games and be inspired by their
stories of perseverance and overcoming adversity.
Proud to Fly the Flag as Official Airline for Team
Canada
Air Canada is honoured to be
the Official Airline of the Canadian Olympic Team since 1988 and
Canadian Paralympic Team since 2007. As Team Canada's Official
Airline for the next four Olympic and Paralympic Games, the
long-standing partnership showcases the airline's ongoing
commitment to sharing the best of Canada at home and around the world.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country's flag
carrier and a founding member of Star
Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation
network. Air Canada provides
scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in
Canada, the United States and Internationally on six
continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air
Canada's Aeroplan program is
Canada's premier travel loyalty
program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world's
largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an
extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental partners.
Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than
any other Canadian tour operator to hundreds of destinations
worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, day
tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo,
provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of
destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger and
freighter aircraft. Air Canada
aims to achieve an ambitious net zero emissions goal from all
global operations by 2050. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the TSX
in Canada and the OTCQX in the
US.
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