MONTREAL — Air Canada announced today the launch of six Canadian English and French live sports and news channels on some of its aircraft and domestic routes.
Part of the airline’s complimentary inflight entertainment, the channels include Bell Media’s TSN, TSN2 and RDS sports channels, CTV News Channel and BNN Bloomberg, as well as Groupe TVA’s LCN (Le Canal Nouvelles).
These live channels are now available on Air Canada domestic flights operated with a live TV-enabled aircraft. The air carrier currently has 40 Boeing 777, Boeing 787, Airbus A330 and Airbus A220 aircraft that are live TV-enabled, according to a press release.
Air Canada expects at least 50% of its domestic flights operated by mainline aircraft to offer live TV by the second quarter of 2023, the release says.
“We are thrilled to launch Live TV as the newest addition to our unparalleled onboard entertainment,” said John Moody, senior director of product design at Air Canada, in the release. “Customers will be able to enjoy content from great Canadian channels in both English and French. Sports fans flying with us can enjoy the exhilaration of watching regular season, playoff and championship games in real time, while business news junkies will appreciate remaining connected to market trends and current events, right from their seat.
“As we continue elevating the customer experience, we look forward to expanding Live TV to more flights, and bring even more leading content and features in 2023,” Moody said.
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