Air Canada has announced its international 2024 flying schedule, with plans to operate 100 per cent of its peak summer 2019 trans-Atlantic capacity.
"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 new schedule includes a new, year-round route between YUL and MAD beginning MAY 2024. The new service will be operated with a 255-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with three cabins of service, including Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class. The schedule for the YUL-MAD route can be found below.
|
Flight |
From |
Departure |
To |
Arrival |
Frequency |
|
AC 834 |
YUL |
20:30 |
MAD |
09:40 (+1) |
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun |
|
AC 835 |
MAD |
13:15 |
YUL |
15:20 |
Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
Atlantic Services
In summer 2024, Air Canada will operate 51 routes to 30 cities in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India. According to the airline, its Toronto and Montreal hubs will respectively rank third and fifth largest in North America, in terms of average daily trans-Atlantic seats.
According to Galardo, Air Canada will be expanding its service offering to Italy, with a combined three daily flights from YYZ and YUL to Rome, as well as daily services to MXP and VCE.
Additionally, 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 YUL to:
|
Destination |
Service Increase in Summer 2024 over Summer 2023 |
|
ATH |
Increase to 3 weekly frequencies in APR, daily from MAY to OCT |
|
AMS |
Earlier seasonal start on 30MAR 2024, increase to daily service |
|
BCN |
Increase to 4 weekly frequencies in APR, 5 in MAY, 6 from JUN to OCT |
|
CMN |
Increase to 6 weekly frequencies from JUN to SEP |
|
CPH |
Earlier seasonal start on 02MAY 2024 |
|
LIS |
Increase to 4 weekly frequencies in APR, 5 from MAY to OCT |
|
MXP |
Increase to daily service from JUN to SEP |
|
NCE |
Increase to 5 weekly frequencies from JUN to SEP |
|
FCO |
Increase to 9 weekly frequencies from MAY to SEP |
|
VCE |
Increase to 3 weekly frequencies from JUN to OCT |
From YYZ to:
|
Destination |
Service Improvement in Summer 2024 vs Summer 2023 |
|
ATH |
Increase to 4 weekly frequencies in APR, daily from MAY to OCT |
|
BRU |
Earlier seasonal start on 01MAY 2024 |
|
BCN |
Increase to 5 weekly frequencies in APR, daily from MAY to OCT |
|
CPH |
Increase to daily service from MAY to SEP |
|
EDI |
Earlier seasonal start on 01MAR 2024 (operates from MAR to JAN) |
|
LIS |
Increase to daily service from APR to OCT |
|
London |
Increase to 4 daily services from APR to OCT |
|
MAN |
Increase to 6 weekly frequencies from JUN to SEP |
|
FCO |
Increase to 12 weekly frequencies from MAY to SEP |
|
VCE |
Increase to 4 weekly frequencies from JUN to OCT |
According to Air Canada, seats are now available for purchase. For more information, visit Air Canada's website.
