Air Canada has announced the expansion of its winter sun network with four new routes from Toronto and Montreal to Monterrey and Los Cabos in Mexico and La Romana and Fort-de-France in the Caribbean. The lineup features 8% more sun capacity versus the airline's 2019 pre-pandemic schedule.
The airline is also deploying a substantial increase in capacity from its Vancouver hub to sun destinations such as Mexico, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Diego, and additional flights from coast to coast to popular winter vacation destinations in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean.
"We are seeing strong, ongoing interest for winter leisure travel, and as the leading carrier from Canada to popular sun destinations with up to 683 weekly flights planned this winter, we are thrilled to add exciting new services from Toronto and Montreal to the Caribbean and Mexico and significant increases from our Vancouver hub in response to pent up demand," said Mark Galardo, EVP, Revenue and Network Planning.
Galardo also points out that Air Canada has extended several European routes to year-round, including Toulouse, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Lisbon, Rome, Madrid and Copenhagen.
Mark Galardo, Air Canada (Mark Galardo, Air Canada)
"We have optimized our schedule to conveniently connect Europe to popular leisure destinations in Florida and Mexico, enabling customers from Spain, France, Italy, the UK and Denmark to enjoy one-stop travel to sought-after North American vacation destinations this winter," Galardo said.
Air Canada's winter sun schedule anticipates an 11 per cent capacity increase from 2022. Key highlights include up to 20 routes from across Canada to Florida, increased flights from across Canada to Cancun, Montreal to Palm Beach, Toronto to Fort Myers, and from Vancouver to Miami, Cancun, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Las Vegas and Phoenix.
New route details:
Toronto - Monterrey, Mexico (year-round)
Air Canada becomes the only Canadian airline to offer flights between Canada and Monterrey, Mexico's third largest metropolis that is home to business headquarters and commercial interests as well as historical culture, art and architectural attractions. Flights have been timed for convenient connections between Monterrey and Europe through Air Canada's Toronto global hub.
Toronto-Fort-de-France, Martinique (seasonal)
New flights from its Toronto hub this winter complement AC's year-round flights from Montreal. With 7 weekly flights from Canada to Martinique this winter peak, Air Canada has also optimized connections to and from its Toronto and Montreal hubs, bringing more people to discover Martinique.
Montreal-Los Cabos, Mexico (seasonal)
New flights from Montreal will complement services from Toronto and Vancouver to this popular Mexican leisure destination.
Montreal-La Romana (seasonal)
Sunday flights from Montreal to this Dominican Republic destination will kick off on December 17.
Increased capacity from Vancouver year-over-year is as follows:
Route | Increase from 2022 |
Vancouver-Las Vegas | 14 weekly flights (up from 7) |
Vancouver-Phoenix | 14 weekly flights (up from 7) |
Vancouver-Puerto Vallarta | 7 weekly flights (up from 3) |
Vancouver-Cancun | 7 weekly flights (up from 4) |
Vancouver-Miami | 6 weekly flights (up from 3) |
Vancouver-Los Cabos | 5 weekly flights (up from 3) |
Vancouver-San Diego | +110% capacity increase with larger aircraft |
Increased capacity from across Canada on key routes year-over-year are as follows:
Route | Increase from 2022 |
Halifax-Cancun | 3 weekly (up from 2) |
Montreal-Cancun | 14 weekly (up from 11) |
Montreal-Barbados | 4 weekly (up from 3) |
Montreal-Fort-de-France | 6 weekly (up from 4) |
Quebec City-Cancun | 4 weekly (up from 3) |
Ottawa-Cancun | 3 weekly (up from 2) |
Ottawa-Punta Cana | 4 weekly (up from 2) |
Toronto-Cancun | 21 weekly flights (up from 11) |
Toronto-Fort Myers | 21 weekly flights (up from 14) |
Toronto-Grenada | 4 weekly flights (up from 2) |
Toronto-Punta Cana | 14 weekly flights (up from 10) |
Toronto-Saint Vincent | 4 weekly flights (up from 2) |
Edmonton-Cancun | 3 weekly flights (up from 2) |
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