A new interline agreement between Air Transat and Turkish Airlines is now in effect, the airlines have announced. The partnership enables travellers to book itineraries combining flights from both airlines, enhancing connectivity between Canada and Türkiye, and key destinations across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
The interline agreement offers access to cities such as Tehran, Delhi, Colombo, and Beirut via Turkish Airlines’ global network. Under the codeshare agreement, both carriers will place their airline codes on each other’s services, starting with their respective Toronto-Istanbul flights. Additional connecting flights will be added in the coming months.
“We’re proud to partner with Turkish Airlines to offer our clients seamless access to one of the world’s most extensive networks,” said Sebastian Ponce, Chief Revenue Officer at Transat. “This collaboration not only reconnects our travellers with Istanbul but also opens the door to vibrant destinations throughout Türkiye, Asia, and beyond.”
As part of this new cooperation, Air Transat will add a new weekly flight on its year-round Toronto-Istanbul route, every Thursday starting May 28, 2026, bringing the total to three flights per week.
Turkish Airlines celebrated the 15th year anniversary of its Toronto operations last year and offers additional flights from Montréal, and Vancouver.
Ghana
Meanwhile, also announced it is expanding its Summer 2026 program with a new non-stop service from Toronto to Accra (ACC), Ghana. The route will operate from June 17 to Oct. 22, 2026, with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays.
The flights will be the first direct connection between Canada and the African nation.
“This non-stop service between Toronto and Accra aligns with our growth strategy on the African continent and directly responds to the needs of the Ghanaian diaspora in Ontario as well as the increasing interest in travelling to Ghana,” said Sebastian Ponce, Chief Revenue Officer at Transat. “It will also provide travellers with an entirely new, simplified connectivity option, eliminating the long European layovers that were previously required.”
The announcement follows the recent unveiling of new services to Dakar and Agadir, as well as the well-established year-round operation to Marrakech. Accra thus becomes the company’s fourth destination on the African continent.
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