Air Canada is expanding its winter sun network for the 2025-26 season, announcing its largest-ever Latin America schedule.
According to a press release, the updated winter program offers 16% more seat capacity than last year and introduces four new destinations: Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City, and Guadalajara.
The carrier will also launch 13 new routes and boost frequencies to several existing sun destinations across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.
In total, Air Canada will operate more than 55 daily flights and offer over 80,000 seats weekly to the region.
“Air Canada is delivering on its New Frontiers strategy with the expansion of its Latin America presence this winter,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, and President, Cargo at Air Canada. “We are excited to be adding Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City and Guadalajara to our global network.”
The airline is also introducing new routes from several Canadian cities including Halifax, Quebec City, Ottawa and Vancouver to destinations such as the Bahamas, Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Mexico.
Among the new South America routes:
Toronto to Rio de Janeiro: 3x weekly (Dec. 4 – Mar. 28)
Toronto and Montreal to Cartagena: weekly Saturday flights (Dec. 20 – Apr. 11)
Montreal to Santiago: 3x weekly (Dec. 16 – Feb. 27)
New Central America and Caribbean routes include:
Montreal to Guatemala City: 2x weekly (Oct. 2 – Apr. 25)
Toronto to Guadalajara: 3x weekly (Nov. 4 – Apr. 28)
Quebec City to Fort-de-France: weekly on Sundays (Dec. 7 – Apr. 26)
Sun-seekers in Halifax and Ottawa will also benefit from direct flights to Nassau and Montego Bay, while Vancouver gains a weekly service to Huatulco.
Additional capacity increases are planned in Toronto to Los Cabos, Nassau, and Montego Bay; Montreal to Punta Cana and Montego Bay; and Vancouver to Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.
“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,” added Galardo. (https://www.travelpulse.ca/news/airlines-airports/air-canada-adds-13-routes-4-new-destinations-in-latin-america-boost)
