Air Canada Launches Four New Sun Routes, Increases Capacity

Air Canada has announced the upcoming launch of four new routes to Sun destinations for Winter 2023/2024. Additionally, Canada’s largest airline will add capacity from airports across the country to popular warm destinations in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. 

Air Canada has also made a noteworthy expansion to the number of flights from its West Coast hub of Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to various warm-weather destinations.

Air Canada’s New Sun Destination Routes from Toronto

Air Canada has announced details of four new routes to Sun destinations for the Winter 2023/2024 season and beyond.

To begin, it will launch a new year-round flight from from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Monterrey, Mexico (MTY), beginning on October 29, 2023.

Monterrey is Mexico’s third-largest city, and is located in the northeastern part of the country. The start of this route is subject to final government approval.

The flight times on the Toronto (YYZ) – Monterrey (MTY) route are as follows:

• AC1358 Monterrey (MTY) to Toronto (YYZ), departing 10:05am and arriving 2:55pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
• AC1359 Toronto (YYZ) to Monterrey (MTY), departing 6pm and arriving 9:35pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday

Air Canada will fly its two-cabin Airbus A220-300 aircraft on the route, and flights are available to be booked with cash and Aeroplan points throughout the schedule.

The next new route to a Sun destination that will depart from Toronto (YYZ) this winter is to Fort-de-France, Martinique (FDF). This is a seasonal, once-weekly route that is scheduled to begin on December 16, 2023, and end on March 30, 2024.

The flight times on the Toronto (YYZ) – Fort-de-France (FDF) route are as follows:

• AC950 Toronto (YYZ) to Fort-de-France (FDF), departing 8:15am and arriving 2:20pm on Saturday
• AC951 Fort-de-France (FDF) to Toronto (YYZ), departing 3:25pm and arriving 8:05pm on Saturday

Air Canada will operate the route with a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with economy and business class cabins. The flights are loaded onto the Air Canada website, and may be booked with cash or points.

Air Canada’s New Sun Destination Routes from Montreal

In addition to the two new routes from Toronto (YYZ), Air Canada will launch two new routes from Montreal (YUL) to Sun destinations.

First off, Air Canada…