Air Canada completed its inaugural Montreal to Amsterdam flights today, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner using sustainable aviation fuel.
Air Canada completed its inaugural Montreal to Amsterdam flights today, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner using sustainable aviation fuel. (CNW Group/Air Canada)
Coinciding with the launch of Air Canada’s second route from Amsterdam to Canada, the airline is further advancing initiatives in its Climate Action Plan by expanding its partnership with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer Neste in Europe to now incorporate Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM in some of its flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Use of SAF could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 80%* over the fuel’s life cycle, compared to use of conventional jet fuel. This reduction is calculated based on a full lifecycle assessment.
Air Canada’s flights between Montreal and Amsterdam are operated on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft featuring three classes of service. The five times weekly flights for Summer 2023 complement Air Canada’s year-round flights between Toronto and Amsterdam. With up to double daily flights between Canada and Amsterdam from two of Air Canada’s global hubs, customers on both sides of the Atlantic have convenient choices to visit and explore each other’s continents.
* When used in neat form (i.e. unblended) and calculated with established life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies, such as CORSIA methodology.
With the arrival of two flights in Europe on June 2, Air Canada has inaugurated two strategic nonstop routes from its Montreal global hub to Europe.
Air Canada Inaugurates International Flights from Montreal to Toulouse and Copenhagen. (CNW Group/Air Canada)
Air Canada’s nonstop, year-round service to Toulouse is the airline’s fourth destination in France and marks the only year-round service between North America and southwestern France, connecting two global aerospace centres, as well as two dynamic francophone cities.
Additionally, Air Canada’s seasonal services from Montreal to Copenhagen complement its year-round services to the Danish capital from Toronto.
Flights to Toulouse are operated on an Airbus A330 aircraft featuring three classes of service.
Air Transat Airbus A330-243 C-GUBT (msn 732) LGW (Richard Vandervord). Image: 960465.
Air Transat has unveiled the details of its 2023-2024 winter flight program for Quebec travellers, slated to begin on November 1, 2023. The airline continues to develop its operations, and will offer, at the peak of the season, more than 180 direct flights per week from Montreal and Quebec City to over 30 destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States and Europe.
At the peak of the season, Air Transat’s overall program will include over 300 direct flights per week departing from eight Canadian cities. In addition to Montreal and Quebec City, it will also offer flights from Toronto, Ottawa, London, Hamilton, Halifax and Moncton.
Sun destinations: more accessible than ever
Compared to last year, over 30 additional flights will be scheduled from Montreal and Quebec City, reinforcing the airline’s commitment to meet travellers’ needs while offering even greater travel day flexibility.
In particular, the company is strengthening its position as the primary Canadian airline serving the Dominican Republic. At the peak of the season, two additional direct flights will be offered each week between Montreal and Punta Cana, while one additional direct flight will be offered between Quebec City and Punta Cana and between Quebec City and Puerto Plata.
Air Transat is also significantly enhancing its Cuba offer with two additional flights departing from Montreal to Cayo Coco, three to Holguín, two to Varadero and one to Santa Clara.
The company continues to develop its Mexican market, with one additional flight departing from Montreal and one from Quebec City to Cancún, as well as two additional flights from Montreal to Puerto Vallarta.
Air Transat is also setting its sights on high-growth markets such as Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Saint Martin. Each week, one additional direct flight will be departing from Montreal to Cartagena, Liberia, Philipsburg, San José and San Salvador.
Destination
From Montreal
From Quebec City
ACAPULCO – Mexico
1
CANCÚN – Mexico
14
5
CARTAGENA – Colombia
3
CAYO COCO – Cuba
5
2
FORT-DE-FRANCE – Martinique
3
LIBERIA – Costa Rica
4
HAVANA – Cuba
2
HOLGUÍN – Cuba
6
1
MONTEGO BAY – Jamaica
4
PHILIPSBURG – St. Maarten
3
POINTE-À-PITRE – Guadeloupe
3
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti
1
PUERTO PLATA – Dominican Republic
6
2
PUERTO VALLARTA – Mexico
7
2
PUNTA CANA – Dominican Republic
14
6
RIO HATO – Panama
2
SAMANA – Dominican Republic
5
1
SAN JOSÉ – Costa Rica
4
SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico
1
SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador
2
SANTA CLARA – Cuba
3
2
VARADERO – Cuba
6
2
Number of weekly flights at the peak of the season
Direct flights to Europe year-round
Departing from Montreal, Air Transat will be offering direct flights to seven European destinations. In accordance with the strategy announced earlier this year, the airline is reducing the seasonal nature of its operations in Europe by offering year-round service to Marseille and Lyon and by extending its flights to Nantes until mid-January.
Departing from Quebec City, the number of flights to Paris will rise to two per week.
Destination
From Montreal
From Quebec City
LISBON – Portugal
2
LONDON – UK
3
LYON – France
3
MALAGA – Spain
3
MARSEILLE – France
2
NANTES – France (until January 13, 2024)
2
PARIS – France
7
2
Number of weekly flights at the peak of the season
Air Transat has also unveiled the details of its 2023-2024 winter flight program for Ontario travellers, slated to begin on November 1, 2023. The airline continues to develop its operations and will offer, at the peak of the season, more than 110 direct flights per week from Toronto, Ottawa, London and Hamilton to over 20 destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America and Europe.
At the peak of the season, Air Transat’s overall program will include over 300 direct flights per week departing from eight Canadian cities. In addition to Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and London, it will also offer flights from Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton and Halifax.
Sun destinations: more accessible than ever
Compared to last year, over 20 additional flights will be scheduled departing from Ontario, reinforcing the airline’s commitment to meet travellers’ needs while offering even greater travel day flexibility.
In particular, the company is strengthening its position as the primary Canadian airline serving the Dominican Republic. At the peak of the season, four additional direct flights will be offered each week between Toronto and Punta Cana, while one additional direct flight will be offered between Toronto and Puerto Plata, as well as Toronto and Samana. One additional direct flight will connect Ottawa and London with Punta Cana.
Air Transat is also significantly enhancing its Cuba offer with two additional flights departing from Toronto to Cayo Coco and one additional flight to Holguín, Varadero and Santa Clara.
The company continues to develop its Mexican market, with four additional flights departing from Toronto to Cancún and two to Puerto Vallarta. One additional flight will depart from Ottawa and London to Cancún.
Destination
From Toronto
From Ottawa
From London
From Hamilton
CANCÚN – Mexico
14
3
2
1
CARTAGENA – Colombia
1
CAYO COCO – Cuba
5
1
1
LIBERIA – Costa Rica
4
LA ROMANA – Dominican Republic
1
HOLGUÍN – Cuba
5
MONTEGO BAY – Jamaica
7
PHILIPSBURG – St. Maarten
1
PUERTO PLATA – Dominican Republic
5
1
1
PUERTO VALLARTA – Mexico
4
PUNTA CANA – Dominican Republic
14
3
2
1
RIO HATO – Panama
2
SAMANA – Dominican Republic
3
SAN JOSE – Costa Rica
3
SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico
1
SANTA CLARA – Cuba
3
1
VARADERO – Cuba
5
1
Number of weekly flights at the peak of the season
Direct flights to Europe year-round
Departing from Toronto, Air Transat will be serving six European destinations, for a total of 20 direct flights to Europeeach week. The airline is boosting the frequency of its weekly service to Faro to two direct flights.
Destination
FromToronto
FARO – Portugal
2
GLASGOW – UK
1
LISBON – Portugal
2
LONDON – UK
7
MANCHESTER – UK
2
PORTO – Portugal
2
Number of weekly flights at the peak of the season
Top Copyright Photo: Air Transat Airbus A330-243 C-GUBT (msn 732) LGW (Richard Vandervord). Image: 960465.
Emirates has announced it will launch a new daily service from Dubai to Montréal, starting on July 5, 2023. Montréal becomes Emirates’ second gateway in Canada, complementing its passenger services to Toronto, which have been operating to Ontario’s capital city since 2007.
The flights will operate with timings as follows (all times are local):
Dates
Flight
Departure
Arrival
From 5 July 2023
EK243 (DXB/YUL)
02:30
08:00
EK244 (YUL/DXB)
10:20
06:30 (next day)
From 5 November 2023
EK243 (DXB/YUL)
02:30
07:15
EK244 (YUL/DXB)
09:30
06:40 (next day)
From 10 March 2024
EK243 (DXB/YUL)
02:30
08:00
EK244 (YUL/DXB)
10:20
06:30 (next day)
Emirates has been operating to Toronto since 2007 and its flagship A380 service on the Dubai-Toronto route since 2009. From 20 April, Emirates will be serving Toronto with a daily A380 service. With the addition of Montréal to its expansive network, the airline will provide a choice of two points for travellers planning trips to and from Canada. This will also grow Emirates’ network across the Americas to two points in Canada, 12 U.S. cities, and four destinations across Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
To support the movement of commodities and goods around the world, Emirates provides cargo services to Canada with a capacity to carry 20 tonnes in the bellyhold of its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft and up to 15 tonnes aboard its A380 aircraft.
Lynx Air (Lynx) has announced a further expansion of its Montréal network, with the introduction of services between Montréal and Vancouver from June 23, 2023.
Lynx will offer six flights per week between Montréal Trudeau International Airport (YUL) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The airline recently announced services from Montréal to Calgary and St John’s commencing on June 5, 2023. With the addition of Vancouver services, the airline will be operating over 6,400 seats to and from Montréal.
This announcement represents a continuation of Lynx Air’s network ramp-up, as the airline prepares to expand its fleet to 9 brand new Boeing 737 aircraft over the coming months. By Summer 2023, Lynx will serve 16 destinations across North America with over 240 flights per week, which equates to over 45,000 seats.
Lynx Air Summer Schedule
Calgary to/from Fredericton**
Toronto to/from Edmonton
Calgary to/from Halifax**
Toronto to/from Fredericton
Calgary to/from Hamilton
Toronto to/from Halifax
Calgary to/from Kelowna
Toronto to/from Kelowna**
Calgary to/from Las Vegas
Toronto to/from Orlando
Calgary to/from Los Angeles
Toronto to/from St. John’s
Calgary to/from Montréal
Toronto to/from Vancouver
Calgary to/from Phoenix
Toronto to/from Winnipeg
Calgary to/from St. John’s**
Montréal to/from St. John’s
Calgary to/from Toronto
Montréal to/from Vancouver
Calgary to/from Vancouver
Vancouver to/from Winnipeg
Calgary to/from Victoria
Vancouver to/from Hamilton**
Calgary to/from Winnipeg
Edmonton to/from Halifax**
Edmonton to/from St. John’s**
*Available for a limited time; fares are accurate at the time of release and include taxes and fees; fares vary by destination and date. **Operating as through flights with a single boarding pass and baggage transferred to the final destination. Visit the website for full schedule details.
Air Transat Airbus A321-271NX WL C-GOIW (msn 10287) LGW (Robbie Shaw). Image: 956048.
Air Transit has announced that, for the second time this year, it is expanding its operations in the French market, most notably on two exclusive direct routes departing from Montreal.
Following the annualization of its service to Lyon announced earlier this winter, the airline is also adding Marseille and the region of Provence to its roster of year-round destinations. In addition, the nonstop service to Nantes will also be extended.
Flights that initially ended in the fall will now be operated until January 24, 2024, in order to offer travellers more flexibility when travelling to western France.
Air Transat is the only airline to offer direct flights from Canada to the airports of Marseille and Nantes. A total of seven French cities will be served non-stop this year, including three on a year-round schedule, namely Paris, Lyon, and now Marseille.
The route will mainly be operated with new generation Airbus A321LR aircraft.
Top Copyright Phone: Air Transat Airbus A321-271NX WL C-GOIW (msn 10287) LGW (Robbie Shaw). Image: 956048.
Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner C-FVND (msn 38361) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 960271.
Air Canada today announced the addition of new, nonstop seasonal flights between Montreal and Amsterdam for this summer.
Air Canada today announced the addition of new, non-stop seasonal flights between Montreal and Amsterdam for this summer. (CNW Group/Air Canada)
Flights will operate five-times weekly with the airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, and conveniently link to and from Air Canada’s extensive North American network at its Montreal global hub.
Schedule:
Flight
From
To
Departs
Arrives
Operates
AC900
Montreal (YUL)
Amsterdam (AMS)
22:10
11:00 + 1 day
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, SatJun 2-Oct 14
AC901
Amsterdam (AMS)
Montreal (YUL)
14:00
15:30
Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, SunJun 3-Oct 15
Top Copyright Photo: Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner C-FVND (msn 38361) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 960271.
Air Transat Airbus A321-271NX WL C-GOJC (msn 10521) YYZ (TMK Photography). Image: 956884.
Air Transat has announced that it will offer a nonstop service between Montreal (Trudeau) and Lyon next winter, thus becoming the only airline to operate this route year-round.
In winter 2023-2024, this route will operate three days a week from Montreal on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Air Transat already flies up to seven times per week between Montreal and Lyon in the summer season. It services a total of eight French cities including two on a year-round schedule, namely Paris and now Lyon.
The route will be operated with new generation Airbus A321LR aircraft featuring spacious cabins, state-of-the-art in-seat entertainment systems and the lowest fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and NOx) in their class.
Top Copyright Photo: Air Transat Airbus A321-271NX WL C-GOJC (msn 10521) YYZ (TMK Photography). Image: 956884.
