Air Canada is adding a new route and boosting frequencies to popular Europe destinations for the summer, highlighted by new service from Montreal to Edinburgh, Scotland. The carrier is also adding close to 1,300 weekly seats to Paris and Athens, and is also extending its peak Toronto to Rome schedule until October.
The Edinburgh route will operator three times a week (Mon-Thurs-Sat) from June 26 through Sept. 6 and will complement the carrier’s existing summer services from Toronto to the Scottish capital city.
“Air Canada is excited to add the only non-stop flights between Montreal and Edinburgh! Our new flights will link Scotland to Canada’s second largest metropolitan area, bringing additional travel choices to the legendary land of castles, lochs and more through our extensive network at our Montreal hub,” said Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning, & President, Cargo.
“We are also adding flights to Paris, Athens and Rome from our Toronto global hub this summer to meet expected demand. At Air Canada, we are proud to support tourism as well as connect people visiting friends and family. We look forward to welcoming customers onboard our flights.”
Additionally, the carrier will offer the following route enhancement:
Canada to Paris
- Three new flights added from Toronto on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Up to 10 weekly flights from Toronto, 14 weekly flights from Montreal
Canada to Athens
- Two new flights added from Toronto on Tuesday and Friday
- Additional frequencies extended until October
- Up to 10 weekly flights from Toronto, 10 weekly flights from Montreal
Canada to Rome
- Up to 4 additional weekly frequencies extended until October
- Up to 12 weekly flights from Toronto, 9 weekly flights from Montreal
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