Air Canada has announced its schedule for the boreal summer season with the resumption of 34 transatlantic and transpacific routes.
Beginning next month, it will resume services from Toronto (YYZ) to Tel Aviv (TLV), Paris (CDG), Tokyo (NRT), and Amsterdam (AMS), representing a recovery in demand for long-haul flights. Also from Montreal, it will reinstate non-stop operations to Nice (NCE), Casablanca (CMN), Algiers (ALG), Rome (FCO), Tel Aviv (TLV) and Narita (NRT). From Vancouver (YVR) seasonal services return to Frankfurt (FRA), Dublin (DUB), and Zurich (ZRH).
Air Canada is also relaunching service to popular European tourist destinations. Those are Copenhagen (CPH), Madrid (MAD), Milan (MXP), Venice (VCE), and Budapest (BUD). The latter of which the Canadian carrier will be the only North American carrier with non-stop service to the Hungarian capital.
The company is also bringing back transatlantic operations from Halifax (YHZ) with the restart of the route to London Heathrow (LHR). This one will be operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with daily flights.
Several of Air Canada’s European destinations remained suspended since March 2020. At the same time, some seasonal services were without operations since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and health restrictions.
Resuming flights
“Air Canada’s recovery is underway and gaining momentum, and we are pleased to expand our international network across four continents as we respond to pent-up demand, our extensive and growing network has been built to conveniently increase connectivity to and from global destinations through our hubs in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver,” said Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s senior vice president of network planning and revenue management.
The resumption of international routes builds on the Canadian carrier’s major expansion in North America, with the launch of seven new routes and the restart of 41 previously suspended routes. Air Canada is preparing for the summer season to be one of the leading operators in the transatlantic market and to be the Canadian airline with the largest international offering.
International route restarts for the 2022 northern summer season
| From | To | Start Date | Frequency | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | *Tel Aviv (TLV) | March 1 | Daily | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | *Paris (CDG) | March 2 | Daily | Boeing 777-300ER |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | *Amsterdam (AMS) | March 2 | Daily | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Lisbon (LIS) | March 26 | 5 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | *Vienna (VIE) | March 26 | Daily | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Athens (ATH) | March 27 | Daily | Boeing 777-300ER |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Rome - Fiumicino (FCO) | March 27 | Daily | Boeing 777-300ER |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Venice (VCE) | April 15 | 3 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | *Tokyo - Narita (NRT) | April 27 | Daily | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | *Copenhagen (CPH) | May 2 | Daily | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Budapest (BUD) | May 3 | 3 times per week | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Barcelona (BCN) | May 4 | 5 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | *Madrid (MAD) | May 19 | 5 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Edinburgh (EDI) | May 30 | Daily | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Manchester (MAN) | May 30 | 5 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Toronto - Pearson (YYZ) | Reykjavik (KEF) | June 1 | 4 times per week | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Vancouver (YVR) | Frankfurt (FRA) | May 1 | Daily | Boeing 777-300ER |
| Vancouver (YVR) | Dublin (DUB) | June 1 | 4 times per week | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Vancouver (YVR) | Zurich (ZRH) | June 17 | 5 times per week | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Rome - Fiumicino (FCO) | March 26 | Daily | Boeing 777-300ER |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Lisbon (LIS) | March 27 | 5 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Athens (ATH) | March 28 | Daily | Boeing 777-300ER |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Venice (VCE) | April 16 | 2 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Tel Aviv (TLV) | May 1 | 3 times per week | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Cairo (CAI) | May 3 | 4 times per week | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | *Casablanca (CMN) | May 4 | 6 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Barcelona (BCN) | May 6 | 5 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Nice (NCE) | May 12 | 3 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | *Milan - Malpensa (MXP) | May 21 | 5 times per week | Airbus A330 - 300 |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Reykjavik (KEF) | June 2 | 3 times per week | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Dublin (DUB) | June 2 | 3 times per week | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | *Tokyo - Narita (NRT) | June 4 | 2 times per week | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Montreal - Trudeau (YUL) | Argiers (ALG) | June 8 | 3 times per week | Airbus A330-300 |
| Halifax (YHZ) | London Heathrow (LHR) | April 30 | Daily | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
*Year-round service
Air Canada’s international schedule is subject to change due to the current health situation.
See also: Air Canada expands its North American offering for the 2022 northern summer season
