Possible Air Travel Disruption: VIA Rail Prepared

MONTRÉAL (Québec), March 8, 2012 – In light of the current labour relations uncertainty at Air Canada, VIA Rail has indicated that it will continue to operate a full train schedule over the coming days, and will add capacity as required.

"We feel it is proper to reassure passengers about their travel options when events could impact Canada’s travel system. Within this context and from a customer service perspective, VIA Rail will use all of its resources to offer the public the best level of service possible," said Steve Del Bosco, VIA's Chief Marketing and Sales Officer.

About VIA Rail Canada
As Canada’s national rail passenger service, VIA Rail Canada’s (www.viarail.ca) mandate is to provide safe, efficient, more environmentally sustainable and cost-effective passenger transportation, in the country’s two official languages. Every week, VIA operates 503 intercity, regional and transcontinental trains linking 450 communities across its 12,500-kilometre route network. Winner of the 2011 RAC Safety Award, VIA transports over four million passengers annually.  Since 2007, the Government has invested nearly one billion dollars in VIA in order to improve and revitalize Canada’s rail passenger service for the future. Learn more at viarail.ca/transformingVIA. Follow VIA on Twitter at twitter.com/via_rail. Visit VIA on Facebook at facebook.com/viarailcanada.

For more information or to reserve your ticket now, visit viarail.ca web or call 1 888 VIA RAIL (1 888 842 7245) or 1 888 842 6348 (hearing-imapaired).