It formed part of the transcontinental service for both systems.

But on Thanksgiving Day, the airline plans to offer its first nonstop, transcontinental service - for $99 one way.

The Canadian is a transcontinental service linking Toronto with Vancouver.

This maintained transcontinental service and allowed Via to operate its government-mandated service to small communities along the line.

Over 150 scheduled trains per week were in operation, including transcontinental services, regional trains, and corridor services.

Canada 3000 was the first airline to offer transcontinental service from Abbotsford to Toronto in June 2000.

The announcement represents the latest in a wave of new transcontinental service by JetBlue, which has been in business for five years.

These improvements combine to increase the 737's range by 900 nmi, permitting transcontinental service.

The airline impudently claimed the 30-minute flight as the "fastest transcontinental service in North America".

The flight, on an Airbus A319, will be the only nonstop transcontinental service out of Hartford.