Air Canada expands European schedule

i By September 6, 2023 No Comments

Air Canada is expanding its schedule to European destinations. The carrier announced yesterday that it is adding a new, year-round route between Montreal and Madrid beginning next May, increasing its service to Italy, and offering earlier seasonal start-ups from Montreal and Toronto to key European cities.

“Air Canada saw a tremendous rebound in international flying this past summer, particularly on the trans-Atlantic, and we expect Europe will remain popular next year. In anticipation of this, we are expanding our flying schedule to offer customers more choice and flexibility as they begin to plan their 2024 holidays,” said Mark Galardo, executive vice-president of Revenue and Network Planning at Air Canada. “The centerpiece of today’s announcement is our new MontrealMadrid flight. This will be the only year-round service between Montreal and the Spanish capital, complementing our long-standing TorontoMadrid flights, and offering compelling options for leisure customers and also returning business travelers.”

Air Canada’s MontrealMadrid service will be operated with a 255-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with three cabins of service, including Signature Class with lie-flat seats, Premium Economy and Economy Class.

Montreal – Madrid Schedule

Flight  

From  

Departure  

To 

Arrival 

Frequency 

AC 834  

Montreal  

20:30

Madrid  

09:40 (+1)  

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun  

AC 835  

Madrid  

13:15

Montreal  

15:20  

Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun  

Air Canada Atlantic (European) Services

Air Canada’s expanded 2024 summer schedule will include 51 routes to 30 cities in EuropeAfrica, the Middle East and India. Its Toronto and Montreal hubs will respectively rank third and fifth largest in North America, in terms of average daily trans-Atlantic seats; the airline is committed to further developing both hubs’ trans-Atlantic footprint in the coming years.

“We are excited to announce a significant expansion of our service offering to Italy, with a combined three daily flights from Toronto and Montreal to Rome, as well as daily services to Milan and Venice. This underpins the importance of Italy in Air Canada’s global network, as we are the largest carrier between Canada and Italy, and the only one connecting the two countries on a year-round basis,” said Galardo.

In response to projected strength in leisure demand, Air Canada will expand frequencies to popular Mediterranean destinations and bring forward the start-up of several seasonal European services next summer. Key increases in Air Canada’s trans-Atlantic services for summer 2024 include:

From Montreal to: 

Destination 

Service Improvement in Summer 2024 vs Summer 2023 

Athens

Increase to 3 weekly frequencies in April, daily from May to October

Amsterdam

Earlier seasonal start on March 30th, 2024, increase to daily service

Barcelona 

Increase to 4 weekly frequencies in April, 5 in May, 6 from June to October      

Casablanca 

Increase to 6 weekly frequencies from June to September

Copenhagen     

Earlier seasonal start on May 2nd, 2024

Lisbon

Increase to 4 weekly frequencies in April, 5 from May to October

Milan 

Increase to daily service from June to September

Nice

Increase to 5 weekly frequencies from June to September

Rome 

Increase to 9 weekly frequencies from May to September

Venice 

Increase to 3 weekly frequencies from June to October 

From Toronto to: 

Destination 

Service Improvement in Summer 2024 vs Summer 2023 

Athens 

Increase to 4 weekly frequencies in April, daily from May to October

Brussels 

Earlier seasonal start on May 1st, 2024

Barcelona 

Increase to 5 weekly frequencies in April, daily from May to October

Copenhagen      

Increase to daily service from May to September

Edinburgh

Earlier seasonal start on March 1st, 2024 (operates from March to January)     

Lisbon

Increase to daily service from April to October

London

Increase to 4 daily services from April to October

Manchester

Increase to 6 weekly frequencies from June to September

Rome 

Increase to 12 weekly frequencies from May to September

Venice 

Increase to 4 weekly frequencies from June to October