MONTREAL — Air Canada has released new details about its 2024 Europe schedule.
The airline will offer a new, year-round route between Montreal and Madrid starting next May as part of its expanded international summer 2024 flying schedule.
Air Canada also plans to operate 100% of its peak summer 2019 trans-Atlantic capacity next year.
“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 centrepiece of today’s announcement is our new Montreal-Madrid flight. This will be the only year-round service between Montreal and the Spanish capital, complementing our long-standing Toronto-Madrid flights, and offering compelling options for leisure customers and also returning business travellers,” Galardo added.
Air Canada’s Montreal-Madrid service will be operated with a 255-seat B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with three cabins of service, including Signature Class with lie-flat seats, Premium Economy and Economy Class.
Flight 834 will depart Montreal at 8:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, arriving in Madrid at 9:40 a.m. On the return leg, flight 835 will leave Madrid at 1:15 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, arriving back in Montreal at 3:20 p.m.
Meanwhile, from Atlantic Canada, Air Canada will offer some 51 routes to 30 cities in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India.
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“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.
Here’s a look at the key increases in Air Canada’s trans-Atlantic services for summer 2024 …
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 |
