Air Canada Expands Latin America and Caribbean Offerings With 13 New Routes

Air Canada announced today that it’s significantly expanding its routes to Latin America and the Caribbean this winter with 13 new routes and 16% more capacity. One has to imagine this is in response to Canadians actively seeking to book away from the United States for their holidays.

Canada’s largest airline will have  55 daily flights and more than 80,000 seats weekly. This is the most comprehensive offering of any Canadian carrier flying to Latin America and the Caribbean. New routes include:

• Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to/from Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) (1x weekly; runs from December 5th to April 9th)
• Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to/from Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) (1x weekly; runs from December 5th to April 10th)
• Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to/from Cartagena’s Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) (1x weekly; runs from December 20th to April 11th)
• Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to/from Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport (GUA) (2x weekly; runs from October 2nd to April 26th)
• Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to/from Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (3x weekly; runs from December 26th to February 28th)
• Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to/from Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) (1x weekly; runs from December 7th to April 12th)
• Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to/from Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) (1x weekly; runs from December 5th to April 12th)
• Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) to/from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) (1x weekly; runs from December 7th to April 26th)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Cartagena’s Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) (1x weekly; runs from December 20th to April 11th)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) (3x weekly; runs from November 4th to April 29th)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Guadeloupe Maryse Condé Airport (PTP) (1x weekly; runs from December 20th to April 11th)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) (3x weekly; runs from December 4th to March 29th)
• Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to/from Huatulco International Airport (HUX) (1x weekly; run from December 7th to April 12th)

Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, and President, Cargo at Air Canada, said:

Air Canada is delivering on its New Frontiers strategy with the expansion of its Latin America presence this winter. We are excited to be adding Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City and Guadalajara to our global network, and increasing service to Santiago with new flights from Montreal. Our Latin America winter schedule has been built to serve both Canadian and global Sixth Freedom connecting travelers, as well as capitalize on growing cargo opportunities.

 

We are also very pleased to add new winter routes from Halifax, Quebec City, Ottawa and Vancouver, to the Bahamas, Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Mexico, and increase capacity to popular sun vacation destinations.

 

With the breadth and depth of Air Canada’s network, our upcoming winter schedule offers a multitude of travel options for customers wherever they are. Whether people are connecting from Europe to Santiago, Guatemala and Guadalajara, Canadians looking to visit sunny climates, or travelers interested in exploring new adventures anywhere on the six continents we fly to, customers can plan and book their winter travels now. We look forward to welcoming you onboard our flights.”

In addition to all of the new routes, Air Canada is also increasing frequency on many this winter. These include:

• Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to/from Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) (up to 4x weekly)
• Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to/from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) (up to 3x daily)
• Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to/from Saint Martin’s Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) (up to 4x weekly)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) (up to 1x daily)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) (up to 10x weekly)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Monterrey’s General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) (up to 4x weekly)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) (up to 12x weekly)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to/from Saint Martin’s Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) (up to 5x weekly)
• Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to/from Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) (up to 5x weekly)
• Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to/from Puerto Vallarta’s Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) (up to 1x daily)

Anthony’s Take: Air Canada is seeing demand to the United States drop and has put together an impressive list of warm weather destinations for this winter.

(Image Credits: Air Canada.)