Air Canada today announced the strategic expansion of its winter sun network that includes 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 airline is also deploying a substantial increase in capacity from its Vancouver hub to sought after 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.
- New flights from Toronto to Monterrey and Fort-de-France
- New flights from Montreal to La Romana and Los Cabos
- Overall 8% more sun capacity versus 2019 pre-pandemic schedule
- Up to 50% more capacity from Vancouver to Mexico, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas
Air Canada’s winter sun schedule anticipates an 11 per cent capacity increase from 2022 and plans to operate eight per cent more than its 2019 pre-pandemic sun schedule. 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 Europethrough Air Canada’s Toronto global hub.
| Flight | From | To | Days of Week | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Flight Begins |
| AC1359 | Toronto (YYZ) | Monterrey (MTY) | Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun | 18:00 | 21:35 | Oct. 29 |
| AC1358 | Monterrey (MTY) | Toronto (YYZ) | Mon, Tue, Thur, Sat | 10:05 | 14:55 | Oct. 30 |
Toronto-Fort-de-France, Martinique (seasonal)
- Air Canada is the leading carrier between Canada and the French Caribbean, featuring new flights from its Torontohub this winter complementing its 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 Montrealhubs, bringing more people to discover Martinique.
| Flight | From | To | Days of Week | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Flight Begins |
| AC950 | Toronto(YYZ) | Fort-de-France (FDF) | Sat | 08:15 | 14:20 | Dec. 16 |
| AC951 | Fort-de-France (FDF) | Toronto (YYZ) | Sat | 15:25 | 20:05 | Dec. 16 |
Montreal- Los Cabos, Mexico (seasonal)*
- New flights from Montreal complements services from Toronto and Vancouver to this popular Mexican leisure destination.
| Flight | From | To | Days of Week | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Flight Begins |
| AC975 | Montreal (YUL) | Los Cabos (SJD) | Fri | 08:00 | 12:40 | Dec. 1 |
| AC974 | Los Cabos (SJD) | Montreal (YUL) | Fri | 13:40 | 21:05 | Dec. 1 |
Montreal-La Romana (seasonal)
| Flight | From | To | Days of Week | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Flight Begins |
| AC1756 | Montreal (YUL) | La Romana (LRM) | Sun | 09:10 | 15:10 | Dec. 17 |
| AC1757 | La Romana (LRM) | Montreal (YUL) | Sun | 16:10 | 20:05 | Dec. 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) |
*subject to final government approval