Air Canada Significantly Expands its Schedule to Latin America this Winter with Four New Destinations, 13 New Routes and 16% More Capacity

May 05 2025 13:00 BST

Toronto - Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadalajara
Montreal – Santiago, Cartagena, Guatemala City
Quebec City – Fort-de-France
Halifax – Nassau, Montego Bay
Ottawa– Nassau, Montego Bay
Vancouver – Huatulco

MONTREAL , May 5, 2025 /CNW/ - Air Canada today announced its winter sun schedule, reflecting its largest network expansion to Latin America to date with 16 per cent more seat capacity over last winter. Highlights of the carrier's exciting new services for the Winter 2025-26 season include new destinations to Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City, and Guadalajara. As well, 13 new routes including to Santiago, Pointe-a-Pitre, Fort-de-France, Nassau, Montego Bay, and Huatulco are being introduced, along with additional frequencies to popular vacation destinations. In total, with over 55 daily flights and more than 80,000 seats weekly, Air Canada will offer the most comprehensive offering of any Canadian carrier flying to Latin America. All flights are now available for sale at aircanada.com, through Air Canada Contact Centres and via travel agents.

"Air Canada is delivering on its New Frontiers strategy with the expansion of its Latin America presence this winter. We are excited to be adding Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City and Guadalajara to our global network, and increasing service to Santiago with new flights from Montreal. Our Latin America winter schedule has been built to serve both Canadian and global Sixth Freedom connecting travellers, as well as capitalize on growing cargo opportunities," said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, and President, Cargo at Air Canada.

"We are also very pleased to add new winter routes from Halifax, Quebec City, Ottawa and Vancouver, to the Bahamas, Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Mexico, and increase capacity to popular sun vacation destinations."

"With the breadth and depth of Air Canada's network, our upcoming winter schedule offers a multitude of travel options for customers wherever they are. Whether people are connecting from Europe to Santiago, Guatemala and Guadalajara, Canadians looking to visit sunny climates, or travellers interested in exploring new adventures anywhere on the six continents we fly to, customers can plan and book their winter travels now. We look forward to welcoming you onboard our flights," concluded Mr. Galardo.

Air Canada's new South America routes:

Flight	From	To	Depart	Arrive	Days of Operation	Season
AC84	Toronto (YYZ)	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	23:30	10:45 +1 day	Tue, Thu, Sat	Dec. 4, 2025 - Mar. 28, 2026
AC85	Rio de Janeiro (GIG)	Toronto (YYZ)	21:30	07:00 +1 day	Wed, Fri, Sun	Dec. 5, 2025 - Mar. 29, 2026
AC936	Toronto (YYZ)	Cartagena (CTG)	08:15	13:40	Sat	Dec. 20, 2025 – Apr. 11, 2026
AC937	Cartagena (CTG)	Toronto (YYZ)	14:40	20:25	Sat	Dec. 20, 2025 – Apr. 11, 2026
AC52	Montreal (YUL)	Santiago (SCL)	17:50	07:00 +1 day	Tue, Thu, Sat	Dec. 16, 2025 – Feb. 27, 2026
AC53	Santiago (SCL)	Montreal (YUL)	08:35	17:45	Wed, Fri, Sun	Dec. 17, 2025 – Feb. 28, 2026
AC1388	Montreal (YUL)	Cartagena (CTG)	08:15	14:00	Sat	Dec. 20, 2025 – Apr. 11, 2026
AC1389	Cartagena (CTG)	Montreal (YUL)	15:00	20:25	Sat	Dec. 20, 2025 – Apr. 11, 2026

Marcelo Freixo, President of Embratur - Brazilian Tourism Board, said, "Rio de Janeiro is one of those unique places in the world where you can go hiking, swim in the ocean, experience the rich Afro-Brazilian culture, admire breathtaking landscapes, and enjoy an authentic and diverse gastronomy. The relaunch of this route meets a growing demand from Canadian travellers for genuine and sustainable experiences. That is why we remain committed to working in partnership to strengthen this and many other connections between Brazil and Canada."

Air Canada's new Central America, Caribbean and Mexico routes:

Flight	From	To	Depart	Arrive	Days of Operation	Season
AC1368	Montreal (YUL)	Guatemala City (GUA)	17:35	22:30	Thu, Sat	Oct. 2, 2025 – April 25, 2026
AC1369	Guatemala City (GUA)	Montreal (YUL)	10:50	16:50	Fri, Sun	Oct. 3, 2025 – April 26, 2026
AC960	Quebec (YQB)	Fort-de- France (FDF)	09:35	15:45	Sun	Dec. 7, 2025 – Apr. 26, 2026
AC961	Fort-de- France (FDF)	Quebec (YQB)	16:45	21:20	Sun	Dec. 7, 2025 – Apr. 26, 2026
AC946	Toronto (YYZ)	Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP)	08:15	14:10	Sat	Dec. 20, 2025 – Apr. 11, 2026
AC953	Pointe-à- Pitre (PTP)	Toronto (YYZ)	15:10	19:40	Sat	Dec. 20, 2025 – Apr. 11, 2026
AC1360	Toronto (YYZ)	Guadalajara (GDL)	16:45	21:10	Tue, Thu, Sat	Nov. 04, 2025 – Apr. 28, 2026
AC1361	Guadalajara (GDL)	Toronto (YYZ)	08:30	14:05	Wed, Fri, Sun	Nov. 05, 2025 – Apr. 29, 2026
AC1270	Ottawa (YOW)	Nassau (NAS)	07:15	11:05	Fri	Dec. 5, 2025 – Apr. 10, 2026
AC1271	Nassau (NAS)	Ottawa (YOW)	12:15	15:40	Fri	Dec. 5, 2025 – Apr. 10, 2026
AC1274	Ottawa (YOW)	Montego Bay (MBJ)	08:30	13:15	Sun	Dec. 7, 2025 – Apr. 12, 2026
AC1275	Montego Bay (MBJ)	Ottawa (YOW)	14:25	18:40	Sun	Dec. 7, 2025 – Apr. 12, 2026
AC1290	Halifax (YHZ)	Nassau (NAS)	17:10	20:20	Fri	Dec. 5, 2025 – Apr. 10, 2026
AC1289	Nassau (NAS)	Halifax (YHZ)	21:20	02:00 +1 day	Fri	Dec. 5, 2025 – Apr. 10, 2026
AC1278	Halifax (YHZ)	Montego Bay (MBJ)	09:25	13:30	Thu	Dec. 4, 2025 – Apr. 9, 2026
AC1279	Montego Bay (MBJ)	Halifax (YHZ)	14:30	20:00	Thu	Dec. 4, 2025 – Apr. 9, 2026
AC980	Vancouver (YVR)	Huatulco (HUX)	08:30	16:35	Sun	Dec. 7, 2025 – Apr. 12, 2026
AC981	Huatulco (HUX)	Vancouver (YVR)	17:35	22:15	Sun	Dec. 7, 2025 – Apr. 12, 2026

Additional capacity:

Route	Increase during peak periods
Toronto – Los Cabos	2 additional weekly flights; up to daily flights
Toronto - Nassau	5 additional weekly flights; up to 12 weekly flights
Toronto – Montego Bay	3 additional flights; up to 10 weekly flights
Toronto – Monterrey	Extended from summer season; 4 weekly flights
Toronto - St. Maarten	1 additional flight; up to 5 weekly flights

Montreal – Punta Cana	1 additional daily flight; up to 3 daily flights
Montreal – St. Maarten	2 additional flights; up to 4 weekly flights
Montreal – Montego Bay	1 additional flight; up to 4 weekly flights

Vancouver – Los Cabos	1 additional flight; up to 5 weekly flights
Vancouver – Puerto Vallarta	1 additional flight; up to daily flights

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