TORONTO — Air Canada is heading to the Olympics with a renewed partnership that extends its status as Official Airline of Team Canada for a few more years.
The new agreement with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee extends through the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and includes Paris 2024, to which the airline will transport more than 1,000 Team Canada athletes and delegation members. In total, Air Canada will #FlyTheFlag as the Official Airline of Team Canada for the next four Olympic and Paralympic Games.
To celebrate the news, Air Canada unveiled a Boeing 777 in Toronto yesterday featuring a special livery to transport Team Canada Olympians and Paralympians, coaches and support staff to and from the Games.
“We’re honoured to extend our partnership with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees as Team Canada’s Official Airline through 2030, including for Paris 2024,” said Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada. “We’re looking forward to proudly sharing the very best of Canada with the world as we cheer the nation’s top athletes on to Olympic and Paralympic success.”
David Shoemaker, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of the Canadian Olympic Committee, added: “For more than 30 years, Air Canada’s passion for Team Canada has been remarkable. We’re grateful for the exceptional travel experience they consistently offer our athletes, helping them compete at their best on the world’s biggest stage.”
Air Canada will provide special service and transport for all Team Canada athletes travelling to the Games, as well as:
- Extending complimentary 35K Aeroplan Elite status through its Podium Program;
- Providing individual Care & Share packages to athletes for added comfort in-flight, including Amenity Kit items and memorabilia to share at the Games;
- Celebrating with significant on the ground presence at both Canada Olympic House and Canada Paralympic House in Paris, showcasing the best of Canada and aviation hospitality and cheering on Team Canada with attendees;
- Holding airport celebrations as athletes depart and return from the Games.
Air Canada has also announced 10 Team Air Canada athlete ambassadors whose embodiment of Canadian values and sporting excellence inspires the airline:
- Luguentz Dort – Basketball (Montreal, Quebec)
- Philip Kim – Breaking (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Pierce LePage – Athletics (Whitby, Ontario)
- Adriana Leon – Soccer (King City, Ontario)
- Josh Liendo – Swimming (Toronto, Ontario)
- Zak Madell – Wheelchair Rugby (Edmonton, Alberta)
- Summer McIntosh – Swimming (Toronto, Ontario)
- Cindy Ouellet – Wheelchair Basketball (Quebec City, Quebec)
- Marissa Papaconstantinou – Para Athletics (Toronto, Ontario)
- Aurélie Rivard – Para Swimming (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec)
The airline will extend this athlete ambassador initiative, with a new group of athletes, for each of the 2026, 2028 and 2030 Games.
Air Canada has been the Official Airline of the Canadian Olympic Team since 1988 and Canadian Paralympic Team since 2007. Furthering its support for Canadian sport, the airline also recently concluded agreements to become the Official Airline of Swimming Canada and Athletics Canada ahead of Paris 2024.
