Air Canada adds new routes and more capacity for summer 2024, including Tulum and Charleston

MONTREAL — Air Canada has announced several new offerings for summer 2024, including wo new destinations, five new routes, increased flight frequencies on key routes, and earlier resumption of popular seasonal routes.

Newly added for the season are Tulum, Mexico from Toronto and Montreal, as well as Charleston, SC from Toronto. With the launch, Air Canada will become the first Canadian airline to offer service to both destinations. Flights to Tulum go on sale starting Dec. 15, 2023.

For summer 2024, Air Canada will be serving 120 destinations in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean, with up to 520 flights each day, translating to approximately 66,000 seats being dispatched, representing an increase of 5% North America and Caribbean seat capacity from 2023.

“We are excited to add two brand new destinations to our global network, Tulum, Mexico from our Toronto and Montreal hubs, and Charleston, South Carolina from Toronto, plus new Austin and St. Louis flights from Montreal in summer 2024,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning at Air Canada. “These new destinations and routes reflect Air Canada’s market leadership and network diversification strategy of adding capacity to in-demand leisure destinations such as Tulum and fast-growing, key metropolitan areas in the U.S.”

Galardo added: “We are also very pleased to grow our North American network from coast to coast with additional frequencies in key markets including Ottawa, Calgary, Saskatoon and Regina, in regional markets, and by resuming major seasonal routes earlier. By adding scale to our Canadian hubs, we are offering more travel choices and unparalleled access to and from our worldwide network. We look forward to welcoming our customers onboard

TULUM, MEXICO

Toronto (YYZ) – Tulum (TQO), year-round starting May 3, Fridays and Sundays, departs 08:15, arrives 11:20
Tulum (TQO) – Toronto (YYZ), year-round starting May 3, Fridays and Sundays, departs 12:30, arrives 17:35
Montreal (YUL) – Tulum (TQ), year-round starting May 4, Saturdays, departs 08:15, arrives 12:00
Tulum (YQO) – Montreal (YUL), year-round starting May 4, Saturdays, departs 13:10, arrives 18:45

CHARLESTON, SC

Toronto (YYZ) – Charleston (CHS), year-round starting March 28, daily, departs 18:40, arrives 20:58
Charleston (CHS) – Toronto (YYZ), year-round starting March 29, daily, departs 10:00, arrives 12:21

ADDITIONAL NEW FLIGHTS

Air Canada is also adding new flights to Austin and St. Louis from its Montreal hub, complementing its flights from Toronto and Vancouver to Austin, and from Toronto to St. Louis.

Montreal (YUL) – Austin (AUS), year-round starting May 2, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, departs 17:15, arrives 20:32
Austin (AUS) – Montreal (YUL), year-round starting May 3, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, departs 10:15, arrives 15:13
Montreal (YUL) – St. Louis (STL), summer starting May 1, daily, departs 19;30, arrives 21:05
St. Louis (STL) – Montreal (YUL), summer starting May 2, daily, departs 12:00, arrives 15:23

NORTH AMERICA SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS

Air Canada will be boosting its North American network from coast to coast with more flights added on major routes, and by resuming seasonal routes earlier.

To meet projected demand, additional flights have been added to key markets including Ottawa, Calgary, Saskatoon and Regina, as well as to growing regional markets.

MONTREAL HUB:

Montreal (YUL) – Boston (BOS), increases to 4 daily flights from 3
Montreal (YUL) – Las Vegas (LAS), increases to 2 daily flights from 1
Montreal (YUL) – Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP), increases to 2 daily flights from 1
Montreal (YUL) – Phoenix (PHX), increases to 5 weekly flights from 3
Montreal (YUL) – Pittsburgh (PIT), resumes May 1, daily flights
Montreal (YUL) – Raleigh/Durham (RDU), resumes May 1, daily flights
Montreal (YUL) – San Diego (SAN), resumes May 1, daily flights
Montreal (YUL) – Edmonton (YEG), increases to 3 daily flights from 2
Montreal (YUL) – Gander (YQX), resumes June 14, daily flights
Montreal (YUL) – Iles de La Madeleine (YGR), resumes May 17, daily flights
Montreal (YUL) – Victoria (YYJ), increases to 5 weekly flights from 3

TORONTO HUB:

Toronto (YYZ) – Kansas City (MCI), resumes June 1, daily flights
Toronto (YYZ) – Nashville (BNA), increases to 2 daily flights from 1
Toronto (YYZ) – Phoenix (PHX), increases to 2 daily flights from 1
Toronto (YYZ) – Portland (PDX), resumes May 1, daily flights
Toronto (YYZ) – Nassau (NAS), increases to 6 weekly flights from 4
Toronto (YYZ) – Sacramento (SMF), resumes May 1, 5 weekly flights
Toronto (YYZ) – Salt Lake City (SLC), resumes May 1, 4 weekly flights
Toronto (YYZ) – Gander (YQX), resumes June 1, daily flights
Toronto (YYZ) – Vancouver (YVR), increases to 14 daily flights from 13
Toronto (YYZ) – Victoria (YYJ), increases to 3 daily flights from 2

VANCOUVER HUB:

Vancouver (YVR) – Anchorage (ANC), resumes May 14, daily flights
Vancouver (YVR) – Austin (AUS), resumes May 1, increases 4 weekly flights from 2 weekly
Vancouver (YVR) – Portland (PDX), increases to 4 daily flights from 3
Vancouver (YVR) – Washington Dulles (IAD), increases to daily from 5 weekly
Vancouver (YVR) – San Diego (SAN), increases to 3 daily flights from 2
Vancouver (YVR) – Sacramento (SMF), increases to 2 daily flights from 1
Vancouver (YVR) – Cranbrook (YXC), increases to 2 daily flights from 1
Vancouver (YRV) – Fort St. John (YXJ), increases to 4 daily flights from 3
Vancouver (YVR) – Halifax (YHZ), resumes May 1, 2 daily flights
Vancouver (YRV) – Prince George (YXS), increases to 4 daily flights from 3
Vancouver (YVR) – Terrace (YXT), increases to 5 daily flights from 4
Vancouver (YVR) – Toronto (YYZ), increases to 14 daily flights from 13
Vancouver (YRV) – Smithers (YYD), increases to 2 daily flights from 1

SASKATCHEWAN:

Regina (YQR) – Toronto (YYZ), increases to 4 daily nonstop flights from 3 daily
Regina (YQR) – Montreal (YUL), resumes June 1, daily nonstop standalone flights from one-stop
Saskatoon (YXE) – Toronto (YYZ), increases to 4 daily nonstop flights from 3 daily
Saskatoon (YXE) – Montreal (YUL), resumes June 2, daily nonstop standalone flights from one-stop
Saskatoon (YXE) – Vancouver (YVR), increases to 4 daily flights from 3 daily

ROUTES FROM OTHER AIRPORTS:

Ottawa (YOW) – Washington-National (DCA), resumes May 1, daily flights
Ottawa (YOW) – Calgary (YYC), resumes May 1, daily flights
Ottawa (YOW) – Winnipeg (YWG), resumes May 1, daily flights
Ottawa (YOW) – Vancouver (YVR), operating 3 daily flights, including 1 flight with 787 Dreamliner
Halifax (YHZ) – St. Johns (YYT), increases to 5 daily flights from 4 daily
Halifax (YHZ) – Vancouver (YVR), resumes May 1, up to 2 daily flights
Calgary (YYC) – Winnipeg (YWG), operating 2 daily flights with larger aircraft
Calgary (YYC) – Edmonton (YEG), increases to 4 daily flights from 3 daily
Edmonton (YEG) – Montreal (YUL), increases to 3 daily flights from 2
Victoria (YYJ) – Montreal (YUL), increases to 5 weekly flights from 3
Victoria (YYJ) – Toronto (YYZ), increases to 3 daily flights from 2