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’s Montreal–Madrid 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

Air Canada’s expanded 2024 summer schedule will include 51 routes to 30 cities in Europe, Africa, 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:

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