Air Transat and Turkish Airlines Solidify Partnership

Air Transat and Turkish Airlines are pleased to announce their interline and codeshare agreement is now in effect.

The partnership will see 2025 Skytrax Best Leisure Airline, Air Transat, and Turkish — the airline that flies to more countries than any other — place their codes on some of each other’s flights, beginning with their respective Toronto-Istanbul routes. Connecting flights will be added in the following months.

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Passengers will be able to check their bags from their departure airport all the way through to their destinations and travel on a single ticket to places including Tehran, Delhi, Colombo, and Beirut. 

“We’re proud to partner with Turkish Airlines to offer our clients seamless access to one of the world’s most extensive networks,” said Sebastian Ponce, Chief Revenue Officer at Transat. “This collaboration not only reconnects our travellers with Istanbul but also opens the door to vibrant destinations throughout Türkiye, Asia, and beyond.”

As part of this new cooperation, Air Transat will add a third weekly flight on its year-round Toronto–Istanbul route, every Thursday, beginning May 28, 2026.

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