New service between Montreal and Fort McMurray, Alta., next June highlights Air Canada’s summer domestic schedule, which will see also see the carrier restore suspended services and increase frequencies on popular routes across the country as the company augments its Canadian network following the pandemic.

Among them are increased frequencies on Toronto-Kelowna, Winnipeg-Toronto, Montreal-Vancouver routes.

In total, Air Canada will offer 600 flights on 97 domestic routes to 51 Canadian airports. Flights will also synchronize with international service, which was released on Oct. 13.

Montreal-Fort McMurray

New service between Montreal and Fort McMurray will begin June 20. Flights will be operated year-round, three days a week, by Air Canada Rouge using an Airbus A319 aircraft with 136 seats in a Premium Rouge and Economy Class configuration. With its new Montreal and existing Toronto service, Air Canada will be the only carrier connecting Fort McMurray non-stop to Quebec and Ontario.

Air Canada also announced today the resumption of several seasonal routes and one previously suspended route. This includes:

• Daily Gander-Toronto flights beginning June 1
• London, Ont.-Montreal flights beginning June 17
• Four-times weekly Fort McMurray-Toronto flights resuming May 1
• Three-times weekly Calgary-Quebec City flights starting June 19
• Daily widebody service between the Ottawa-Vancouver route
• Multiple options to popular leisure destinations, such as Kelowna and Victoria through its three main hubs
• Increased frequencies on many routes, including Calgary-Toronto and Quebec City-Vancouver.

“Air Canada’s increased Canadian summer schedule further reinforces our role in providing critical connectivity to Canadians coast-to-coast,” says airline VP Mark Galardo. “With the prudent restoration of suspended routes and increased frequencies on others, we are improving our customers’ options for domestic travel.”