Air Canada announced a strategically expanded winter network, including year-round service from Manchester and Copenhagen to Toronto as well as increased winter services to Latin America and the addition of Quito to its network.
Flights from Manchester and Copenhagen to Toronto will become year-round as of October, further building scale at Air Canada’s primary global hub.
Both routes will be operated onboard the airline’s newest fleet type, the Airbus A321XLR, featuring the first Air Canada narrow-body aircraft to offer Signature Class lie-flat seats.
These additions are enabled by the airline’s new Airbus A321 XLR base at Toronto-Pearson, complementing a previously announced base at Montreal-Trudeau.
The expanded winter schedule provides even more connectivity for UK travellers, offering fast and convenient connections via the airline’s home hubs in Toronto and Montréal, to destinations across North America, Latin America and beyond.
Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, and President of Cargo at Air Canada, said: “With a comprehensive network spanning all six inhabited continents, Air Canada’s expanded winter schedule further cements our hubs as premier global gateways, facilitating fast, convenient travel.
“These exciting new additions and enhancements are a catalyst to facilitating tourism, trade and connectivity, and deliver more compelling opportunities for our customers and Aeroplan Members to travel almost anywhere in the world to, from or via Canada.
“We are continuing our strategic expansion into Latin America, taking advantage of continued demand strength and cargo opportunities, while leveraging a new Airbus A321 XLR base at our Toronto-Pearson global hub to enable year-round service from Copenhagen and Manchester.”
From the UK, customers can now benefit from onward connectivity to Quito, Ecuador’s capital, known for its rich history, which will be served three times per week from Montréal, and one flight per week from Toronto.
