Air Canada announced the addition of a new transatlantic link insured all year round between Montreal and Madrid from next May, as part of the enrichment of its international flight offering for the summer season 2024.
The five weekly Montreal-Madrid flights, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, will be operated in a Boeing 787-8 with 255 seats and offering the choice between Air Canada Signature services with fully reclining seats, Premium Economy and economy . On the outward journey, flight AC834 will take off from Montreal at 8:30 p.m. to arrive in Madrid at 9:40 a.m. (the next day); the return flight AC835 will leave the Spanish capital at 1:15 p.m. to return to Montreal at 3:20 p.m.
Furthermore, the maple leaf airline plans to operate next year at 100% of its transatlantic capacity compared to the peak period of summer 2019, the pre-pandemic reference period, and take full advantage of the vigorous recovery in its largest international market.
For the 2024 summer season, Air Canada will operate 51 transatlantic connections to 30 cities in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India. The Toronto and Montreal airport hubs will respectively occupy the third and fifth largest positions in North America in terms of capacity per day for a transatlantic destination.
The Canadian airline plans to increase frequencies to popular destinations in the Mediterranean, including a notable expansion of three flights per day to Rome from Toronto and Montreal and daily service to Milan and Venice.
Here are Air Canada’s main transatlantic flights, the number of which will increase in summer 2024 compared to summer 2023:
Departing from Montreal
-Athens: Increase to 3 connections per week in April and daily connection from May to October
-Amsterdam: Season starting March 30, 2024, increase to daily service
-Barcelona: Increase to 4 connections per week in April, to 5 in May and to 6 from June to October
-Casablanca: Increase to 6 connections per week from June to September
-Copenhagen: Season which starts earlier, i.e. from May 2, 2024
-Lisbon: Increase to 4 connections per week in April and 5 from May to October
-Milan: Increase to daily service from June to September
-Nice: Increase to 5 connections per week from June to September
-Rome: Increase to 9 connections per week from May to September
-Venice: Increase to 3 connections per week from June to October
Departing from Toronto
-Athens: Increase to 4 connections per week in April, and daily connection from May to October
-Brussels: Season which starts earlier, i.e. from May 1, 2024
-Barcelona: Increase to 5 connections per week in April, and daily connection from May to October
-Copenhagen: Increase to daily service from May to September
-Edinburgh: Season which starts earlier, i.e. from March 1, 2024 (ongoing from March to January)
-Lisbon: Increase to daily service from April to October
-London: Increase to 4 connections per week from April to October
-Manchester: Increase to 6 connections per week from June to September
-Rome: Increase to 12 connections per week from May to September
-Venice: Increase to 4 connections per week from June to October
